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. - U( ^: x9 i* P u6 d* o $ h% q: K( [3 M7 J9 ~: H) XThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 7 x% I Z$ T0 s" t. }% ]. }4 f ) R# ]1 m) C7 H/ h7 o( R/ AHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire" {# Z2 `: A% _; e3 T' n5 z! f) _& f
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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'.9 E, D# u. T/ Q7 B( }( `+ P3 r1 F2 }
4 Y; d4 K, M6 F0 TThe 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.8 v4 e& ^* [2 _# r+ N* x. A
1 K, R) h$ ?! a M8 y3 {It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. . @8 Q8 ]$ O- s 1 I) i; A F7 S; U8 \; e& e$ T. mAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'." @. |* b' `4 m/ U3 n
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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., ~. H* L; x6 q
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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. , Z, ^6 H- ^) v7 ` - J' j7 c( v- m/ T2 ?( U# p, z8 K: d+ m$ ^# o; [% o1 y. Y9 ]
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm