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. 7 ]* \! c. G( A/ {/ z+ @: `6 O1 f% \ f. Z/ U
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.! j9 B0 @( l+ D) }, s9 K+ h$ H7 `. d
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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 Empire6 E6 x+ O m. y' S
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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'.7 L' T- M" _& g2 M" _% ~
% Z F6 n4 E4 n' v+ xThe 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. - H) Z" Q# g! f$ V4 q: w) i6 f + H/ S' `( ^! w9 g, K% b, W2 _It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. B* r1 h8 ~. i7 H6 l9 S# V. {! A$ ?! f. Q5 ?6 {9 D0 O
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. * }& e" j$ F+ ?2 y2 `5 r $ }; V# S$ m3 [0 W5 TShe 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 {" x* G w( a Z
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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. 8 f# D1 z, c3 e" y- l; d3 n$ {2 m! I9 ^7 E
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm