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.9 l/ f3 I$ j1 V; n2 F
" ^, ^4 S" A) r5 e5 @The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.! c2 c" d, }( q- U l! q
* S2 t9 q* B. }; mHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ! E/ f. g% _! N l2 g 7 t/ W: k7 J, f* S8 D& M3 w6 qThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. ~# ]& d% E! W$ s 5 K0 H, `' {8 F7 J* ]$ oThe 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.3 u% z' F8 z6 }5 e: G6 t
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ^# x, d7 j9 \( }+ v
8 i4 w/ S0 \* A$ }( ?Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.( ^* r' Z* I' v8 v/ j) T( L Q
3 _1 h+ @) L2 l( zShe 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.# _- x. O" a7 F; W# W9 a! Z
) J/ Q2 Q+ Z' C3 A" E1 D, QSinger-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.8 ]& M' z I" b @6 s