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. " H3 ~! Y# v; |& z 6 ^! l$ H1 V% m* u) o7 fThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.8 g* m- Y; p, ~
6 S. w M/ l2 Q9 ~- LHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire- F/ z! ]. W$ ~
% j; Y% r! y! o9 i, r' PThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.8 `0 Z$ U% k! i6 W) h8 z
4 F& i R; V% Z3 v+ YThe 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: E2 S E! a1 y0 s3 C, P/ V* T5 F% g2 S3 s6 `
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ; j1 j: \$ A, ?: G2 W! h W, z; t$ W& J0 ~& y5 }$ N
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.* E6 `! n u9 n4 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. 3 H* h& l$ e' Z' k) N6 r& ` i# p, \3 ~3 S9 Q
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.6 a# X# m% U+ R" Q2 m5 E
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm