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 g* b& F" T$ x. z# |: `' D ^4 L% C i% K
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. / s6 w* W8 Z; G7 Y% ~4 Y t% V" ~; T N- }2 \: w ?2 c
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire' V# D6 h0 e* @2 M
$ U$ V2 @* P* `& H8 vThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. % {' b# n* F) d9 R! P/ Y* m& o7 y7 ^2 F6 j, @
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. ' i' g1 ?2 Y+ Q ! \9 `$ D7 X+ k5 ~; L( N, |It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.4 V! k/ {" i$ M+ i. J# m; |9 K4 J3 @
. p* `/ s1 ]$ q% `; X. AAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'." o6 {/ I1 t2 p3 m5 b( s- [# K
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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.4 G7 r$ M! u" p$ {2 `
! \" o: X# R7 O1 J- ^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.5 Z- |& w5 M1 C
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm