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., p5 A- X1 h8 P: q% h% r3 x
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The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 8 C; j+ v5 X* R( `; D1 ]* g0 f7 S8 G 6 @% d' I/ E/ ], Q! s# v# WHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire0 q- V* z- \8 ]% ^8 M9 X/ r3 R
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.' e5 b! d) a' S" B7 x" Y
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The 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.' U$ l. O9 ?& g
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.( a" u- r. j% m2 G. ?
# U% u* ]9 Z, Q$ eAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.2 G5 h, F6 y5 ~
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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.$ j2 l" ~. f9 ~6 G, N+ m# `9 x8 W
s; K1 _3 R- E, 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.. {1 r; m. Z: l1 n) g. \( o4 w) L