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 w; d9 J- \9 d m: j$ _5 N' @, W0 K9 b. m# G
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.' [3 f2 H+ A; R
) h6 M$ c8 ]5 `; l/ T- gHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 9 G% I1 n: A1 S6 M" H! p. R, q5 R3 _9 L6 O% L0 g0 a
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. # u! S8 S* A7 Q \: v0 q& N0 Y " w, l5 P k% s; t2 n# SThe 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.( N* h$ N+ P" V2 r
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. , C. ^9 U. @8 E+ Q- ~* u3 x ; j9 |* c6 [. `/ p+ u" RAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.! f3 E3 c& ?. O1 B
0 @$ H% T: P" jShe 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.$ F0 [0 R' c1 {* C! d B& M
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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.9 l1 l: j$ k2 {1 k1 P& |
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