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. : J" r a3 Z3 s1 ?2 l0 n0 C- v$ j+ a9 R& i9 _; c u
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.& l% O% h: L+ G
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire7 D8 g& q4 g, Q7 p* s4 `& e
' Z+ V# L& j' N8 n7 T6 fThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 1 G Z2 ^1 D0 i% a2 [/ s# B 6 U' a- Y- ^; ~' y' IThe 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.% v9 O3 e3 C- s9 A* _4 a9 E. D
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 5 C) B. e3 A6 P8 r' Q& D$ A H5 S9 K+ m2 g8 Z/ F. n: k& D
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.6 A U/ V4 P+ S2 P8 p8 F: ?
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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.! A- d( a# i& w; m3 x
3 l% J# e8 l( T8 d$ `4 D o; lSinger-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. 5 @0 O W3 N: R; z3 ], [4 p/ H, F/ ?5 _