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. 1 y4 ^% h% d, u: C+ o3 [ B5 y
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 4 n" I* C, b* o& P$ k9 @+ |9 R: p m, m6 h' V0 y6 N* n
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire & ^% J1 Q8 K8 ~' H: p ^0 F: E, w) @/ y' b: a4 ~' i1 RThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. ' |# F* F" e# ^2 ]+ I3 G& Z7 U 8 ^: q7 H# C/ BThe 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.: ?( y6 x/ p p6 f
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US." J. j; b0 l; q" \3 D9 K: |. s
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. , ^, H r. G8 D5 a + D( C8 }; Q1 S7 a2 u$ d7 n8 CShe 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.& T9 M8 F g2 r$ h& G6 z3 L7 K9 x
& Y" B! @4 v8 q/ y- G0 {5 n' E) k, tSinger-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.3 P7 h, |0 y' o8 F- {1 j
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