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. ! f9 `0 L3 I1 u% U& F$ c \& ~# a6 q% ^2 i# o8 V/ G& e+ sThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.4 h/ k1 q+ z6 E
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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 Empire ; ]- K9 _- p1 C5 q5 o: h. {# B# j1 u
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.& A, J( _, G6 W
* \+ i7 O7 c+ L( _/ I$ Y' `8 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.7 o3 s; H" G8 j; w2 p
* v# R2 K+ w b& X0 J0 V5 YIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 9 ?, @+ z+ s; _# a. e+ Y* E , [4 d! p# C( jAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.! S9 B# f; b) A& _( `) t9 m/ ?
( p! Y. P* a5 b3 @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. 5 c5 z+ L0 _) Q5 @' @4 l 4 ~3 i3 m/ l/ _, s. f5 x- _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.! t0 i1 [7 j8 x6 u