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. * ~# Y* h1 \) C" b: R0 \7 n" K$ e; e. n* r5 E$ U! ~- Q
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.7 C/ ^* I# p3 o+ @ q' j
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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% B$ X S9 y1 Q* }, w4 F7 k" L
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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'.1 z" H3 l; F3 F- B- j. t& ]
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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.; |" T7 K I) y" N
# W! e8 t) j4 |; K5 v G- |* Q2 UIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.2 ~; m" `' a6 ]& E1 v
+ Q% f" Y2 ?$ M2 ]Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. * ? @' ^4 [+ n1 a$ z j( { 6 h/ s2 w6 D/ a% h- }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.+ D* ]/ H% `8 Y% u0 V3 A
" {& `0 ^( V kSinger-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.* p# K) X- J7 r$ o! p$ i0 c; V& ^
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm