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.7 T+ e, n" Y- G+ Q2 `9 I8 ?
% R1 _$ T8 d+ ?5 M, aThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.0 z4 w! n, v' Q+ w7 f+ d7 }1 m1 m
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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 - n% m( E6 U- x9 y- A' o: Z' g: h: ?0 A! b; l! ?
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.# R: R$ _% C; M) K2 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. # d1 `9 ~ `: \* A* ~/ A2 j3 f& W 0 Q( A- Q# B- o4 YIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 9 s* h0 F4 K, C# R& E( k" ?- J G1 H4 n# Q r- L9 t6 o. j: R8 JAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 9 q1 h& e3 v$ u! w 9 t; I5 \: _2 {, H6 J* EShe 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. ( X1 z" y" a( Q! L . Z) c& P9 ~; 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. : |; S7 _3 W6 h r T ; R% Z0 M+ J+ \' ]9 v1 j 5 P1 A% Q0 Y# E* yFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm