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.* P `4 s0 F/ [2 \
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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. 1 l' e; ?% r9 _9 G: `0 j& _6 z. R" H x0 Z
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 4 s, e# |5 w4 N; I: P* q0 w0 r+ H/ a9 \% b4 s8 S, H
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. % Z* ^0 R% U$ h9 {! R d8 I* E' n. o3 t
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. ; N1 S" {' P5 v# w' p& H' C+ e2 y1 ~, Y6 f" M% D
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.( a; F/ m& @5 _7 e: u/ e
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. ) T0 f F8 B4 z1 N6 f8 w$ Q. e) H3 p5 D9 c+ U/ w# h
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.; ^* n9 Z8 j! V: N
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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. $ d) M' T/ |: ]2 d& N 6 V5 I- T- |$ z [3 ~- v; n3 Q, c) [- `
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm