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. + K- r6 [0 E/ v1 U# f * h* D# c. H3 R, c+ W, y) a, KThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.) B. u* V* ?2 n$ q% J n# l
- F9 R' Q3 O$ @( f1 M2 J: Y9 UHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire+ l: ~( X% c+ K7 k% a7 ]/ z3 {9 \) }
. I4 ^, y+ B3 s7 r- [2 R) iThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.6 O1 I1 \( `2 ^+ X" h% L( a. r9 ~
0 d3 X3 ]3 X- uThe 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. ' P, v! w2 p( j( O S . }. r+ }/ o% {; R7 V* @8 ^, vIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US." g; b6 a9 l# `
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'., G( o3 F' t. X& r3 `4 }
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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. i# ?5 I: q" d+ @& ~2 q/ U" L! P' V8 l* G0 E
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. . B% j4 n1 o, d( S1 e5 r: a2 ?/ t X( v