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.3 v1 Q/ s1 N2 d) ]7 J" ]% L) r
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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. 2 k7 l0 a; Q8 _. e / R, X9 A5 b% J% x8 W/ @* nHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire3 Q; y7 I: n$ i2 l! ]/ g$ u' M/ w
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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'. 7 `6 V; M# X" X4 V9 h- F2 p9 _, n* Y, Y' x
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. 3 r) L4 b) D8 o( b' U* `2 S3 H/ l0 A1 Z w K! G" Y% {
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.5 ?! ?6 I. [1 i2 |1 d
4 e* G2 `+ {: B. eAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 3 l1 N% L; `8 ~0 Y- Q- ?1 x9 |3 V8 Y8 E( @- V
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. % ~( t( Z& a. P- B. X/ x% _6 Y) P( ?8 X/ R) ~
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 N) P/ u+ R( ^$ f7 u$ H& \' B1 H1 s
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm