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. ( k* @! n- i; ^/ q0 L/ I! V$ d ( e* t0 n1 @4 p+ J! d# XThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.- Y$ E$ Z* y+ H0 ^
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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 $ f' q- W o/ z" w3 Z+ m- c # V" N; ]" W' \' m1 KThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.1 Z1 I- h, i) j8 G+ [
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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. ' @: d1 R- v6 ?5 F6 H# `% F9 N/ C- d) s V4 \
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.1 C; G) h( B" |' {) |3 E7 U! b6 J
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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'.! }! H/ {. N0 \ v
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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.; J7 ^) F! z/ @6 I* l$ e5 @
" v7 D% c. k$ F' \1 mSinger-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 S6 y, g4 W+ ]6 A; a $ V6 L J$ g' _5 S' R# Y+ u, o# T, c
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm