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. ! X |2 ^$ g. X2 A* X+ W. M- y J, g1 t! d4 C; [5 N3 G: D
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. " { N$ L' e# a9 a 6 l- [& A; M# ?3 ` THer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire$ T- D1 t5 l+ u' V, I% G7 ]
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.$ ]! j* c, j1 A/ |8 o0 P% Y
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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.3 F e7 B1 s1 ?) O. ^) [6 z+ W4 d
" h# h$ I. I+ R6 @It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.% ?- r0 W' G; l8 T! ^ ~4 A
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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'.7 L. i# G& c D( d
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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.# u" {- J# L/ J+ L( q+ W g
5 }5 M- B$ T7 o9 K( K0 }4 l& jSinger-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. 8 [ y( c9 B) p / z2 ]* m D. ^1 N0 }* O& [! f2 ?* h' q( H0 T' e g
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm