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 k& O" V6 Q& K3 ]
0 U! }5 ~; x1 l6 w% L9 wThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.; N4 Z; h/ W& @: X( a G1 S& N" t
* f: {7 v0 `/ |- bHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" N: z8 p( 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'. / C Y) G/ }( W4 G6 S. w& f8 ^4 ?8 {0 H8 \' G' b7 d
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. ) T. K" J; T/ a c5 [# l1 E- q. w' m: E! ], K
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US./ u/ |" o. Q- M8 R
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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'. , v7 D+ b7 I$ Z - d" s- s! x* P$ @$ h/ {2 o1 ~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. $ @$ H5 R4 t% M* b4 B 0 ~2 ~0 \0 e1 m0 U) F/ r$ _Singer-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.! H. {/ ?2 Y/ m% x, d
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