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. ' i$ _: H8 v. R+ ?* Q 3 B. j5 D; z" R8 ZThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.5 R r- R! _8 k' G4 R
. g9 y5 ]) l1 }4 E6 O2 e4 HHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire+ ^& D: w9 z* g. U
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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'.+ q9 p d+ u9 K4 q# K' O5 g5 }
7 C" a4 S2 {+ Q1 p+ NThe 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.9 j& _6 |3 R$ p: ]/ t
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ! Q% B* Z1 S" R, ?) n2 _8 U4 h& N3 J+ T4 }! R8 A
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 3 \* N' K) s2 \- Z/ U5 T) R8 n. X . x6 x/ A- q* m$ { 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. - R+ t1 X, p' ? $ u. _+ Z0 }. USinger-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. # c" m4 b5 T" E4 H* c; v4 F; | , O( y$ g% k7 m" r7 b9 D * k% B0 E1 ~' z. i$ qFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm