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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.
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; n, |3 s3 v4 t6 {) h5 a. m/ C4 B- IThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.; ]( h$ F2 b; m# v# d2 u
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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) y, f, K" {& r

( [8 v& X% x  q& X& R% WThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.
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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.
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% O+ y) z0 s+ e& P3 b0 ~+ J6 BIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.! X  k; r1 T" u2 X
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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'.2 t% u5 h  O& X. I8 _3 I* }

7 I4 J' h" Q4 U9 RShe 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.
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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.3 Y- z& @9 Y7 c% o$ i
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5 p6 A, ^( T& N/ X) i0 \From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm




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