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.' S; x2 Q, E8 n9 t: H7 {
: m* q9 o. f7 CThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.4 _, t. @6 Z4 V
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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 : N g! K) l( M, m; G p) q; m$ g7 n" X% v$ V3 Z
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 7 o; w& v8 ]; S @" j8 ]3 p$ q ^! w6 c9 ?6 K
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% @% _' q9 A2 I
3 R7 Q0 Q. r9 X4 \5 f6 eIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. & _: h# X7 O0 o' h9 _0 ^% N f9 L: ]6 U/ ?0 o
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.1 C+ @$ L4 a3 {
! {% E) L1 C( g8 o! V+ @) |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.8 {, r7 c2 W% t7 X
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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. 4 r5 n# V1 _% Y! l) M" g2 a4 \ * E) M' Y8 f- `/ [/ C$ D5 a 6 N. F% ]; B+ L. l$ \0 c) fFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm