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.. x' j& {6 c6 t4 T: m4 V/ ~
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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.( d/ E' D2 C1 k" `7 E! ^( m+ r* H
7 x5 \% ~7 u' e2 L5 dHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire9 Y) _0 y0 f" X: n5 [7 ~. p1 V1 I
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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'. / I9 B2 l7 T. [: c5 ~/ H# t* h9 P. P( ^! T
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. ( O: I* q& Y: V7 L, Z+ s* Q 6 K% R5 z, F* d' G' z$ |7 VIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. . Q3 B h& q* A+ H7 U5 L% Q+ k9 y i) j8 \9 [' X% L
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 0 j" D6 K0 @, r. k8 s/ S3 g' O$ }! s 4 R- p9 ]: Z, \* D; ^! i7 U1 wShe 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., b6 H- h- g% c3 W
4 f t$ S6 s" m$ J/ ?/ hSinger-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. 4 F# `1 g+ V6 C! v% ~3 [! | # Z( e- ~! g- n1 ?; b % g! F- ^+ W6 q3 [From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm