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./ c S# M+ u* w6 p7 o
{# L: e6 c$ R9 I7 BThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.. j8 E: K4 T( N$ w- ^
1 S, e: C6 K" yHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire% X% d* C q, l! m5 P1 [
3 A1 ? V+ H; ?+ f* n# }The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.9 J0 N h) N! W' Z- S: ~- S
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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. 1 @% C# r: s/ n- t. N# n! ]- T # A2 i6 D9 y9 F( T6 F8 G `It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.: J% y! {8 J j, g% _
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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'.2 |+ L& j) f4 K
$ h1 d' p6 n* q. N, A2 s8 s YShe 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. 7 s5 Q$ D5 X- o5 } f 5 j$ |9 V# E. J7 r2 |" n6 @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. % u! A& N. p j% M 2 } Y2 Y, r m) f) F) h 8 N/ `$ D6 I2 _! K; }+ C- pFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm