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. ' V; M6 s4 w. m& f( _# h, j! K x2 e& o6 F2 x% D9 K c" l
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 2 G2 Q: }0 f" R$ q1 l9 l ; u U- {- [5 {3 W9 rHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire4 u+ B7 [ D( C. w2 L! `$ d' M
* W1 t: V2 \9 x& p& PThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 6 O1 T, y- B/ c& [! a" f6 j @& V* C0 O7 b9 R/ o
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.# V9 C$ f+ z* `! w* l- C8 X8 }7 |
& p+ r8 l6 v% J0 x9 g: Q3 BIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. % M5 V+ c2 ^" L: |7 s, J! M; u$ B+ c1 N+ g2 Y& O
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.& o' R+ K' p1 L/ B# d- C1 U2 J
# g m% D/ i) F zShe 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.4 `$ y- ?6 p9 _- }% H8 p% Y3 K
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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. ) }/ A. X7 ? e1 f1 h8 g' }* d+ \! Z! L4 Y7 L, A7 L