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. 8 V. {" k# R) x; S) g" N& o0 w1 {. H' M1 c- U0 i) h$ h
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. M2 S: T) o7 h) _3 }/ {' G
* B# J, I4 p5 O% |0 jHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire1 u# r/ e* @2 l# |6 k% ^
4 D, g4 \; ^4 `: XThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. ; Q9 F4 f* e- }' l/ Y+ p$ x7 N6 t, l
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. / \, a5 ~- m: h z) r/ g7 N. i# M0 U# T- }& [$ Q6 [4 R% X1 Q3 J3 _* k
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.3 Y6 f* K5 N$ _- [" m
# o4 r2 s5 T/ O6 a! F8 q9 e hAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.7 T( H) O+ R( ~0 `
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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.0 I o6 M4 N' r/ r% y7 a; W6 t4 ?
2 s. v5 B* H3 w7 mSinger-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.. m- |0 T7 O: L- b( b9 e( j