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. ) @$ x+ e4 V/ R3 A$ b6 s8 x% Q+ e4 A$ T, Z& B* l
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.6 Z) ~/ ^0 j" D) Q
[) D2 h& A9 s- k+ X" vHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1 E. b0 q6 P$ n- y0 ]2 a. o$ v, Z# @. v9 ^' z
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.) N! ?! a4 L, F \* c8 E
* _8 |6 X- T- G. K" A; j ZThe 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.' {5 N& ]# X9 B/ U4 Q0 j
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 2 N b. i4 b% t% f! M' o6 P1 R/ @; @+ h2 e3 V7 z7 ^' A
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. " ] g! ], N p# { 2 E4 [+ k# z+ nShe 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.: k* p4 g! G. c$ J! g
9 n/ C% W8 O; _8 N/ M: lSinger-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. 2 {8 z+ r, E; d9 [5 y( W+ H ' |0 Q2 B8 e" U# ]# Q3 {% ^! K- P/ ]9 X- w8 N
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm