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. 8 b, x1 [! e# Q+ R . l" ]% W \. @) u% C! o" jThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.3 y3 K/ e) D2 h- W+ i: h
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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 ! H9 _: N- L& d" n! s8 O 9 E$ {/ K' n# {9 |. @The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'." t8 M2 B7 g; B1 C9 }
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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* ?$ ?5 x1 C. `* A1 u5 c F
* J z* ?: D; X9 z. }/ ^* p8 fIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 9 U3 {" ~! Q& A& T& @ ! u/ U3 E3 ^9 vAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. , P* n) j5 e$ B1 M+ X* h& L' U2 m0 O0 N6 F k) {) P
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. 2 ]3 {7 ?) a% X" @: n; T' w0 S1 s. x4 b
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. 0 [& H: i4 x% l, `( F + O0 f1 z. I8 B( u 9 j/ h( M, |- QFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm