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. ; R6 H; n6 N* o& B' c2 \7 y0 R: G9 V4 q0 T7 B0 B
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 1 C2 o |& u4 [2 n' ^$ V3 O" V' T. Z+ b8 l, u1 p6 X1 p; c
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire - X8 l" E' @0 S3 T' m4 i % h6 R$ f4 y# t' H% sThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.( T1 i) e, D5 G! W- e, E* a$ P
: J' _) b* b& I) i7 G- X5 ]& WThe 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.' {+ o; v# c3 [2 p
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.) @# i( g: T. ?1 I1 P& u9 O% Z
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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'. v4 s6 B5 p4 L9 W
( ?4 U! B4 w0 g, `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. . W6 f& O- c; M1 N+ r1 w' }6 e3 ~1 p7 c: G3 S2 f" s9 C
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. * K5 S7 Q7 z& X) n( m % j) d6 u) z8 O; B6 R ( h& j( h1 L3 T0 k5 ^. c; @From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm