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.. _' T1 o5 _) N4 V1 N6 Y
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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.3 C; v% ~8 j7 E; N
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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 ) ~2 H, B) _3 v: x% L$ g. _' J0 M! g( B
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 8 R% }3 v( j- H/ Y* Y0 h: O7 W" f, w: P
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.+ P1 ~4 f+ p# c! |5 E
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.. D: N/ u- w, X4 O" u# ?: `
' c9 S) {$ k& F. D$ B/ q# \Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. # c3 h, \4 U9 F* @ n: G4 O 7 u4 @- G1 C" m$ B9 |3 xShe 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.5 P9 M& `. M8 l! D
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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. & _% g7 e5 d7 S: \% y7 Y( K' ?% s0 Q0 b
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm