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.* D0 n/ q' v0 q* z% c: Z- \) v
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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* [" B2 V5 }6 p( Q0 [3 c6 t- @. t$ i5 u/ Y
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* I% o: U* N2 S/ V1 Y! j3 P
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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'. $ _, ]% m% d/ A" R' G) U . _& a4 U: d3 PThe 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.( Y1 v% ^" S8 P5 C( o" D$ n6 g
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.9 c7 P+ f, V) j- Y
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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'. : T! o3 p- ]1 E3 F# \- Z* Y m. J7 T3 h' {# _2 k
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. f2 H+ f. \8 Q5 Q2 ? * r0 r% {0 N6 S+ N( rSinger-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. , @# @$ h' V6 Q% p) g7 X% d7 j3 F4 F! n( W8 z) E3 }
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm