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.' E; S1 k: e3 U8 f8 C! T+ @& O) 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. ! t1 }1 E+ `$ I ! ?$ {& ?% Q* ?3 kHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire " _5 ]$ x" j' d0 h7 {1 \ W . Z' }$ F( O" w1 |$ qThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.7 L0 |) k8 k) T( M6 j- N# X
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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. 7 m- d J" \ A( ?. S 3 r- R" ^( z8 aIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ! N3 J% b$ W# B1 Y4 c7 M; Y v 0 J5 z# p+ T+ O: I( c0 uAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.5 t: S ]. I) c% z) H+ |8 c% L
2 V& Z/ D% I/ } ?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.: k, V$ \2 f* w; U# E
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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.+ `2 G1 D0 Q. E/ C! o: x, \0 d, S
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