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.+ p" N6 s, G' |% y& L
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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 X! y0 I$ u' Y; g/ Q. D* k
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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- F( | B1 L! c; K+ h
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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'. S( d6 |3 D. A- r( a6 W : ]# v' {8 z! B4 R9 \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.6 I% u3 l! m* X4 R% r2 B
7 l2 k( `' |0 E, o( @It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US." J3 P1 _( w1 ^2 {
9 Z. k+ ]( |# N3 f+ g% k! `. k4 HAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. + Q7 ]. t! c" A# Q* V: J# n+ M t7 x/ O* |/ r* W- W8 t/ D
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./ g- q! W& l* _( ]
/ T# ]% e2 j0 j) ?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. 2 S- w; b+ S4 Q$ o) X 8 }( Q* s) Y. O7 P; ]& t2 F7 N c/ ?) Y* o
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm