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.0 m+ E! \1 N% j1 `( t' V6 e2 ~
3 D. M2 h5 y F \3 g, }+ Y9 n8 uThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ( h" s, o! N/ T. n / Y8 c( N9 K, t4 E! tHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire5 Y! N+ s7 N+ N% v' @3 Z0 F
+ @# x( b) I- m+ n% B3 _% w# CThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.7 H# V6 n& W/ |2 a! y
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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. . }( F b1 p. u5 O $ A" x k6 I& {8 k/ l! t6 yIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 5 z9 h2 F3 p7 u1 A, D4 [0 d% ~% @ 3 c6 S$ K5 p$ N, x, x4 o9 f, lAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.1 R% I: K( g' S9 n
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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. - l. p7 [+ n4 s; j$ k2 m0 R$ K% R / C+ v% _: C% _) x4 G6 N1 P/ ~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. \9 }' I2 Z/ T1 A- W+ n9 A- l; X/ {