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.+ L2 k) @1 N6 O+ W1 V; z% c/ Z# w
' S% `* J0 P' e B. e9 [The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.! c9 q+ O. j8 E
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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 Empire % R# S: Y$ z: G* G5 `* b+ S9 r" } 4 p9 y9 ?7 ~, x, [* K! nThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. $ B9 i4 b/ V4 I" U+ d8 J& K1 {7 b& X1 ]" z; Z0 n/ o( A
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.) C, V& L. C, q% L: A/ O
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.4 x4 d2 b7 J4 x) ?, w& w E
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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." ^6 {5 j5 U$ y$ A6 e0 c
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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. $ P, d L/ K" m1 R, w; r7 b! h1 A$ z l" u
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm