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.( i) T; d! Y. ]( ^3 b
1 q1 f1 B9 s8 E2 u( ~The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 1 c Q& P4 X0 [# P. N% a+ H3 Y/ j4 W/ F* b. C M- ^7 w7 k+ x
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire0 t9 Q3 P% ?, a* Y# I
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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'. 8 I1 r- I% X d. {% Q: \) g0 i' n- q; R5 p/ L; @
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. / k; R( R P& P6 R) r4 }7 T6 G" V X7 V" d/ A8 E5 b
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. % e" ~2 W/ }% s8 n8 ]& O7 o$ x! h# O* X f O
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.9 }$ x ^9 _4 C) 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.1 H+ W$ O5 ]' }( B( b
) }4 h9 B2 b* l& d E6 t' T0 k* p+ wSinger-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. 4 k6 b" {7 |8 T4 p* {5 m( q5 b/ x8 G2 o
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm