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.. C: S- M5 D$ ]6 b
0 V6 T0 o( y$ q/ a/ V+ OThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.& u& G) ]! E% e6 M3 @8 D* ^
1 k* m7 X5 q7 z8 m, HHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire9 E: o7 f, K# V" W. m' [/ d
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.# E" d+ F0 ]& i5 ]6 f1 e
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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. 4 W* x) |- @6 b9 ]3 J/ W3 T, o
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. - @8 ?4 y" m+ |9 o' C 3 |, Z4 E9 K, T$ {. {9 MAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.( v8 v) U& L, F; b# s" C: [5 F: W
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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.5 {9 p/ c# ?6 \0 l& o" S
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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. 5 v |" v0 E2 A9 H % N. Z6 {6 o# h; V d! I7 q0 h9 c+ n3 D
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm