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. 2 q5 H5 n% Y# l3 f7 A: _' B* V- Z7 H( d5 M$ ^
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.3 N l/ L8 X6 v; p& q+ k5 {7 K
$ G. D5 k' {9 j ]Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 7 Z( {9 l$ b0 y# Q1 e0 n3 B7 m' ~; K9 F, a# |* `
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. * \8 d* M; [; r, s) l0 q' N% F) e& N$ _
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.2 F% C$ n1 \; N# a# K" b1 ?
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. , Z0 h7 w5 a1 Q: H / J0 _2 y5 ^! O6 i; gAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. # l2 }8 c _, ]; r 9 H/ c$ C+ U" \1 x2 }$ k2 YShe 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.& ~# b1 A3 l% o+ V) d
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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. - V* Q: D5 H [, n; C3 u0 t2 N& z: ~- ?
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm