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.: t8 e5 D% y! B- W- F0 S
% }7 @, R0 f8 u2 G8 x2 ^& BThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.$ B9 \1 K) y+ h. u* K0 z M
4 M, h; j" Z+ o( u1 r7 o( IHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire $ C; n6 A' d4 [9 E% q. @( v( e+ i" ` B+ R8 O# }. c# s8 l
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 7 l- B/ Q7 V. m! {. y ! P) I. U' S& K2 t8 XThe 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.4 ]* ^- Z/ f5 q, F" s
$ W4 p4 a4 r& G ^2 m$ G# {It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 6 x5 w) i5 T# O' q5 W! i 1 l* C# C8 [4 c7 A/ z/ ~) |( T& tAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.8 s& k# a9 l) H( O6 {
; P: X+ e& I( Q9 oShe 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. ; F3 Z, s% `8 H7 l% [' L- P ) h1 K& h- q, L* bSinger-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. " R9 Q. i T R& Q% ^2 T8 F8 ]5 x. g: @; p
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