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.5 E$ i, M% O$ M
+ k: t+ E8 U, kThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. . l( y( ~( g! q1 ]' \; b* ^9 ?! D+ B0 t5 p) e4 T1 _7 e& x
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* O7 A5 ?" i0 R7 L) C G
6 M, o$ w; Z+ T$ xThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 2 R7 @6 v+ _ O' C: h4 E; g9 q k$ b. @$ u# ]( 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. ) v: `. `' T3 q; V+ y+ ]$ h+ O* q& s; i7 h! E- |" A
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.( E! @( h5 ]) W/ u/ r- @$ m ^
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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'. ; I% `' F5 F: x! i& t: ~ 9 n& {7 `; Y- P% iShe 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. ; S0 `3 l0 X) e: n+ H+ o2 i7 Q+ p7 j( }
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 i$ T- V5 C ?* B6 L 5 t3 s; ]- N( ~! P5 D+ A. |3 A# X- z% E, U! ]
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm