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 N/ E4 W P4 @: K 6 n; B: [5 G4 D# }' S; Y" d: Z- XThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. : U$ m: L* O7 \7 T& @( K! { ) ^5 C$ P/ X7 ^* }, hHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 9 ~! J& T8 e9 E" T$ p1 j8 U 2 x$ R. z7 S# \6 R$ ZThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.8 h- n4 z6 T8 ~
! E0 t! U7 L1 qThe 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. 0 O/ V3 h) M* H+ T" G6 \, Y # ~1 S( t( r( V5 @2 T) }It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 3 A3 ~5 m: ?( k8 l, `; x/ Q W% e M3 p$ j+ b* u
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.$ x) |7 v- a7 _, ~4 Q9 \
# h! ?, P2 H; m$ i) O3 wShe 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.: r% B+ ]* O5 t4 d- R) ?) G! F
9 u- H* u3 ^% HSinger-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.! S$ z a# w: R2 `' O9 }. `; H
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