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. & \2 p3 e% e2 ?' C I: X 5 c; T8 P# L, LThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.3 L. A0 R" h- O
5 y! k% ^7 ?. K2 ZHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire s1 O8 O6 ]: i$ d: t
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.5 l5 Q8 C2 `+ ~& A
/ [( A& g ]; v) h! b# p3 B, O7 M2 CThe 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. & R$ X6 X8 u! t4 z' C) ^6 N9 Y; Q$ E% t) ]0 d4 a. l7 o( s
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 7 L" ^0 r5 F9 ^+ n! ?* ]9 O% z3 a' W' l ^# `8 A' c! d( }
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.! o5 g# [8 x4 U" u. e4 Q8 k& {
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She 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.* T) a/ m: T. S5 R7 c
# }( F0 H% n: M/ `9 e: cSinger-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.; m. |' `9 x; Q+ H! I. i: S+ U