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., s, M& j( g1 d; Q B# d
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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.) [+ \! `6 Y+ m/ [, W
& N) z8 ?1 J; _5 j s% F; mHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire5 u' j' ?" T6 k- }
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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'.$ M B _+ l( }7 ~+ `; t
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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.2 J0 P+ }) m( d! W. |. R
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. . ~4 f* x# A. E! T8 C4 x3 q+ }- R7 ~: x" V: b8 \
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.2 P# \* v7 h0 v1 ^* l Z9 O
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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. 2 q8 q% k+ j7 T3 P" w; u: c9 b+ e/ }4 J% v" p5 a; a$ d. a
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. / K6 \$ y$ Z- L B @$ Q* n0 I3 n' B6 Z- ~& u- { 4 H" V; C% o+ k* G. \From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm