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. ; L, J( _' T8 P4 w& X- b7 N( i+ ]/ |$ b( K: o
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. * E9 O6 E' O$ o2 _) @- j2 X2 o' A( q1 y* r5 v! B; S
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire8 ^% p0 o h$ S0 f8 e0 l- Z
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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'. 0 y+ I; d7 J5 r2 S' q7 A: p" A( q! o; _/ g
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. 7 f: f2 k8 A4 e5 z( n$ F3 j 6 {, D5 Q* s; Z. ^6 w7 d$ \" nIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 2 x! J& c" G* w8 F0 p9 Y/ p! K' i1 ?' c9 l, H3 r1 n3 w) _
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. & t( ] X9 s K6 F4 {! e * d* |0 E& D4 N1 b9 A3 C: f( VShe 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.0 x* `+ X4 W8 Y9 p7 t; f$ }
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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. 9 N3 P6 u% T% A ( ?+ S2 E$ r& [4 ~+ g7 n& I [6 P7 F , ^+ b- _4 q) NFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm