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.9 e5 K' i- v4 h2 q
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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. 7 J% D7 ^$ o1 V( @& _/ b ) H X% l2 v' S2 g) b% y4 {Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 8 t0 q3 P, g5 e* i. N7 j) ?3 Q6 B& V
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 6 O) ~7 O* @ _" A! ^9 g/ J. s( ~0 p4 e) n3 P' t! T1 L# ]& u! M
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.- z- G" V1 |0 j2 o7 a7 }
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.3 E* L1 U" r& U& i& {- v
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.6 E$ m8 ^8 A7 X% s6 X1 F
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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./ x2 \7 M$ {# S3 I+ W# [
L4 ] l7 X3 V; 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. # e" [5 w) |" Y # v/ Z, q2 j* `4 b& X9 K8 O6 ]4 e1 C: y* C( e
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm