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.8 M$ `6 F: U+ V: G! f* w# N
8 x! q* d6 r* a8 b& M+ o- IThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.: S5 {( Y3 T$ y. c0 I
2 |9 i" ~+ [ n6 Y* E( fHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire $ r; S* s+ j' o/ A% `$ g& e, p g2 Z2 `& t
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.8 H3 t8 g! q& }. ]9 W, A3 L
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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. - _$ ?: p4 E' c9 ]2 o+ R5 o7 | B; D( O: F" A R! e7 p/ g
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. j6 x+ I) v+ P9 ^6 g! b & L+ @+ T3 f# HAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. % [& j0 q7 Z" k) \% E8 X, n$ z0 s6 L( g( \
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. 8 { q/ E/ j# ?& j V ) k9 l8 H# N- l/ I$ |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. 9 j% h/ K5 e( U; e( M5 J9 q2 P; e: ]
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm