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.$ \4 p( _+ ~1 r; h, y6 P
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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. ' P& o h, u3 ^) O" y+ M. S7 w& }3 U$ v2 f0 Z
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ) v9 K# f1 N+ X# I: @7 M3 j- I) u" i5 O1 q$ y8 C
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'./ I% {4 D n, M' ^3 Q
8 d( |1 e- x/ wThe 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. c+ i( H$ r2 K
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. " g* ]" [: \. E / u9 }/ y/ D. P* W `8 D& @& PAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 0 f* ]1 \$ _" R, T( H/ _, F : ~- @6 P# G P8 ]- c7 J( U- }1 x3 dShe 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.: w" p- s4 s, 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. 4 F+ S& s: |' S . L1 W2 E: O' T7 V. f; z9 E1 P5 X 8 {! P) ~- l5 k9 M7 {From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm