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.0 Z, U2 j2 v7 M8 l$ A
& Y0 m, U& N. V) S8 E0 VThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. * L) [/ c/ v5 A/ j: W' P' y2 ^+ X" A9 N; d/ R5 ^. |
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire # Q3 t- x2 L+ ~: L' w $ r5 x: y Z3 ]The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 3 Q' n# U4 n6 V# n9 r: K9 v# j' `- K! U* G# B2 [6 }/ O8 R4 W
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. 5 d. R0 @5 W0 m9 R - E$ Z8 H* J. z0 f0 ?It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. . X. `+ V+ E& t# H% c# y& }! n8 q- ]3 ?
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 9 f6 N% [1 }3 T6 `0 E2 b g5 W% I1 o) ] @/ XShe 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.2 V( Q }: j3 @) ]+ n
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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. # I- k% W* K b n+ U* h# H: M/ H- G- z
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm