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./ g2 {- t: v, f8 B- D2 B+ N2 n7 e/ X
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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. 0 N( | `' C0 P w8 ~3 S 8 B; R! n, e' tHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 2 J( t t4 M i* ?3 T7 _# n8 A) o5 D R
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.7 H! Z) N7 p# {& a" n+ H
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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.; a" G1 `' \1 V6 a& S
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.- g3 n& R4 h p+ y) p: }
1 E$ ~" Q5 i+ a! i" |0 JAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. * P# C W1 B; e5 u $ F* E5 x6 D: Z. G* IShe 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. , q) R+ G7 ?6 B: V* x, _5 @) W F5 Z
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. ! |( W$ U+ c, s4 N, s+ ?- U% h 8 I5 g3 [/ L/ l @" ^: p0 ^& h% G1 W0 ~! z) t& G
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm