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.$ ?& [# L8 C/ V9 ?! U! T- i
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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. % u8 w i; c1 H: j# H5 T+ E2 G V* N5 ]: Q; S5 w
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire7 y* a' t2 Y- b. \* S! R
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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'.3 A( B- J1 a! i8 ]% k6 B! u
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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. , j/ _+ W: L9 ^* C3 W% {% E% ^9 ~: S( m, i4 c' s
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.2 U/ ]. S3 T0 _
( J1 ] j" d* ~1 D2 U! RAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. - ^& Y3 j8 U* U6 ^9 m1 D( r2 ~: j& a3 O, U
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. & p7 ~/ E$ n3 \4 D! r# H0 k ! B5 D0 ?5 m2 s. } E' U3 k4 XSinger-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. , {5 T9 u, H$ a* i7 I . w' P9 I6 E/ x) E: j1 H+ R9 A; o7 F2 x# v* r# ~6 ~
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm