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! D: V* K0 n- d/ v' Y5 d + k4 d9 f Z: m$ N$ pThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.6 e9 o: P! [ n5 T0 c& F; y8 u
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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 1 h; |* v8 @; [2 `8 X3 A9 F8 {/ m, R% s6 Q+ n
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'./ | g+ m8 b9 u( r
0 ]: D% H: }/ P( Y7 ^6 F5 E) T3 nThe 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.4 `) J9 Q/ {5 j2 M+ P4 M- l' d# a
( j) |0 E( u( I+ x1 }# H2 V& \( XIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. $ H$ f+ @4 @7 ^5 d 6 m% ?( n3 f1 jAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.- d5 c1 }, C# U1 W
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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. 2 b. e. n; f& g. p3 A, Z8 {8 V5 i% @, v m, h- Q4 r
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. - p# S7 D: J6 ~. a) @8 _ ( F$ w1 U6 K* V6 b7 I * a& U) R8 I- iFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm