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. * S! [' {9 O+ |) Z- u! t; { $ K) l w3 _) z Q. }* [( lThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. o! N# K) I/ Z; Q * N7 ^" s8 C$ `/ R8 Z VHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire " U* l5 G! `0 U1 j 0 E$ s( s* `) _( g- B2 V6 [6 FThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.# _; K7 l7 J2 D6 i
; z5 n) _: Z8 y: X5 @$ Y( V% uThe 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 a+ F7 M" r1 H, ~; g; d- j- x4 r" \7 _1 u) }
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ; O; ~0 O; ~& r; C6 F8 r1 { ! F% k* f1 N) ?8 K4 \& GAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.+ a5 V' y4 X9 L* U
8 W i, J0 ]- [$ P* N. [* H; A( K- b( j AShe 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.3 F+ x1 d7 Q, S V* _
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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. ; V6 l' Z A/ k4 h 7 O' O1 { z; | W* Z* @! y4 [ X( C8 ?" G. }
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