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./ {( t, u) K$ u4 X8 j I6 U
+ v9 p! T" t2 t5 e1 lThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.6 E b0 V) u, |" _
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire- g% g1 ]( s6 u$ h) P# ?% m
0 p& m* [ _5 ^' j; VThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 5 U/ p3 H) A: I% u# l; b4 z9 L 0 Y0 T- c/ f, a3 b/ d S& N0 y, X& KThe 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, h) I; U; j: L' `$ t- k) x- O: g5 w9 P: j: R N
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ( M9 `* T$ @( S. ~1 }6 e% I0 D. z3 A0 g0 M6 O
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 0 n+ H9 V1 V8 B( B9 }9 P7 Z9 {, I: d! I# J: [* ^* @. k/ v
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 d3 ~6 ]/ w% V0 a9 f" A
1 B( U4 g! B$ i- ~. 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. 9 P! V5 _. H8 M' |; D! }$ Y: G! Z" U- V' K; Y8 y' d1 s
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