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.' f, c+ m w9 U3 I" [
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The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ; F$ {+ ^" Q/ o! s5 h 2 q' t% E- H* D; pHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire & y) s6 F4 `' T% U- J, H) K9 D3 H: e' E1 k' r5 O7 b8 U
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. # R) [! w# N! w9 x+ S& T; N. h" k 3 j0 k7 s% {$ I- r2 P/ s( 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. 1 _6 r! F7 U) W( U2 m. Y1 z3 Q, ^4 ?
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. * v( |8 ], f& [6 Y3 \ " i( u( E" j. U8 FAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.& V/ h, o3 Z, L0 l9 w5 b
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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.# E+ B1 h3 t) r) u- o( o
9 A, i8 g8 I7 tSinger-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. 2 O ]2 b9 P5 `8 X6 S- w+ _ 0 Z$ Q. @* \2 y 0 h& E7 Z/ _" ^9 CFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm