标题: 【Daily Reading】 Adele to receive her MBE [打印本页] 作者: vivian 时间: 2013-12-18 22:50 标题: 【Daily Reading】 Adele to receive her MBE Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. 4 _" d* |( J, q9 {5 T$ k# @2 e8 R2 ]) k
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.8 W& {% |; a, `4 M4 X
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire2 `* G) }$ W# b9 w1 G6 E
; o/ r. P" H' O: O1 r- m" gThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.2 _, }3 Y7 L, o b( h! P2 c
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The record topped the charts in more than 30 countries and was number one in the UK for 23 weeks, selling more than seven million copies in the country. 6 v. W* Y" t. f$ f5 ^ |) g4 V0 K) X" h& `2 t/ cIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.+ _3 ]* @2 i: h* K4 |7 D- Q
- k% z s- T. ]9 ?! gAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'., p; J' |1 b" w, Y$ P
8 k! x) g' n$ [& Y' R0 KShe is rumoured to be planning the release of her third studio album sometime next year but has been busy being a mum after giving birth to her son Angelo with partner Simon Konecki in October last year. : ~# x' W/ y/ Y V # }4 u3 v) D8 f$ |- W7 W4 vSinger-songwriter PJ Harvey, broadcaster Aled Jones and author Joanne Harris were also on the list for MBEs, while broadcaster Claire Balding was honoured with an OBE. 0 }6 H/ U }8 E1 {, W- G! J' q, f! Y! j9 g5 U7 `. ]