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. # O* Q, F" O- |/ H3 R* b" G * G# \6 t! t; [1 ^" T) W1 k5 Y. v! \3 kThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. " U+ O/ S. z0 L) ^+ s/ K' m1 b & A; l: t T& n& |7 ^* _* F% O- ?, _Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire5 C3 X' A5 ]) z8 o
( a1 u" `" I- J6 r% TThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.4 r7 L1 Q0 b: O, h: p
* Q8 Q( F/ g0 s: IThe 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.; i- S4 i- e# P. P0 L b
. W/ K& w% W _. R# `( AIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.7 {0 E& o3 m$ y) M" o, c
- K& i8 }! t, a; f' j; w: v0 dAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. # z( K2 q9 ~- a& _" }- A3 ~& \$ k/ J- |$ J" T
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.4 V" U" `7 x6 l5 Y
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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. " |/ J3 J2 @4 a, U. C 0 T) E! `0 u5 s8 e4 ^ * ^9 a* v7 b8 m- s# R9 G0 ^From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm