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. ?+ f: ?# I' n& `; y7 C
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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.$ w$ J' w2 m* N; ?5 \
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 9 a5 }; E/ X2 J) G" |: G 7 ^$ j, `9 D9 b% l9 R4 aThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. ' |/ Q$ x0 P9 |1 n2 R9 M5 a$ G6 v2 D, j7 v
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. 1 ^! l+ u: d2 }/ |; J7 a4 V. i8 G' x: l f& T/ u
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. % |% Y4 T2 f" M. n' d% L5 O8 i6 y# Y S; I0 f& s* \0 y$ P
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. / n! {2 N: ?; s+ _2 R 1 V: N% p+ a- m( 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. ! g* e" c, b L4 H4 }( e6 O7 _! L& M4 P* A
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. 0 ]; Y# M& s/ F7 E+ C: D ! i3 o, H3 R; }1 T7 ~/ J& `" ~, @) T2 g9 ^$ i2 H5 N
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm