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.5 z% H; y/ g5 ]& V+ B
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The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ]9 I/ u Y3 ]+ F. c' S, z& \6 j8 D# d, O6 E
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. G7 N% I. _2 v9 t4 P
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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'. # R8 `# J6 Y) ^2 s; P& Y9 }* \ } y. A( _: g1 n5 l/ 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.+ Y4 `+ w8 l) Y, ?) N/ \
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. . Y7 O/ ]( w, |! \, p , w ~" O. e) }8 Z7 x/ _Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.( k# E+ d' H) }+ m6 y
7 g8 i8 j3 ^3 wShe 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.7 e- v. L! B% f: @% r' L, x6 t
, n6 Z: Q9 W6 r' g% ]" t( Q. NSinger-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.2 { c& N6 e/ D
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm