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.! V7 R8 a" i3 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. k g6 u- z+ P! K" }1 |; q: ?/ b% G0 h9 R. R7 `9 m4 B
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire+ g- E. z5 G4 n6 n! {: N2 V
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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'., N# T; S. y, C) t1 [% E( p5 X6 o
9 z( f1 x# a9 H/ B/ rThe 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. , g; w8 C0 V4 G, D3 s ' J* t3 {! V; MIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.( i# w: h) {% f T( t2 N9 m
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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'. ) G9 _( [# \" S; |% G) c1 q# F: K) U$ H, ^4 D, A g9 W6 ~- j
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.5 }. m1 h9 Z3 _) w# @8 z
) c8 I& t4 }; y& s' B, O! vSinger-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., j* A* {5 k: y4 C! d1 c% K
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm