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.3 Y4 F+ {+ p' Y5 g9 o# S* q
C0 f/ m4 h- s; U& P( RThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. * N1 I) J% U( e; v( X! i+ W8 V+ r' s0 m
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ) o( `2 `0 p. ^ 5 f" u0 R: K/ Y$ g+ {* MThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 5 `4 x6 q' m' a9 g' g5 G* @1 [; R5 h2 D' M$ Q' ?" W. |7 }
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.$ ]! H; C" e& G: W( k/ f
% x. U: V9 m1 ~7 L* ~It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.7 {! e0 o6 ^# h; H' q
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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'. . Z- L& I1 s- |. o5 W M& {4 K1 p" K$ O6 a& n
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. : F6 | K- e' Z: O$ p7 Z! M4 G. Y4 T1 K, [
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. ! U# p3 A+ w( ]! {$ L' h 2 E/ f) R# p9 O% L4 N/ R- z : S, \ Z3 w7 U' B/ C( h6 I/ M% Q. L3 \From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm