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. ' |) n' p: W `4 o& d. ^0 X8 O; I$ K9 u1 M9 ~8 J' q# w j; G
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 0 S' Q, Y; O& C. g$ g9 X9 h% L% ~, u& @! F+ d0 \8 q$ {: H* B
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire , P8 s1 y2 ]' f7 \4 B1 m" [/ ]4 V' @
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. * y2 }( u/ w. p$ q7 R3 Y- v, ?% l- I% \8 {/ j% x3 Q
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. 9 O0 g; u2 o9 v: e" X) ~$ d: k% e2 |% e& R( n7 s
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 7 |) s9 U8 O+ Z& E ~ - e3 t8 g' X. C6 H# m6 P7 |Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. & ]0 g! M P8 ?+ ~ q0 w2 D% n0 @* W& I8 h. @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.9 O# t, o: T I
# `- N6 r+ n2 O/ C5 BSinger-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. & d0 _( g/ a; ~/ `; t+ Z2 O7 D5 x; w4 G+ j