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./ l% d2 Y1 x4 g `( I8 d; i
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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. }* d0 G' r* Z1 q: g! j" I 4 a- b2 f# [* [& ^7 t3 jHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire3 ?# _9 Q+ R. a% r) \9 C
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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'.: |. U0 C. K" p$ [5 H
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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.+ b+ t6 r' s0 S3 H* {3 G y
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 8 a: t8 h% z2 X( a% _+ E- R) h6 E! q" \8 o- ]/ T
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. + }$ t; ]1 ?" ]8 g7 u* x' ? - v2 F, G- y' }; Q# q. h; w% ^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.( F' M: d% Q% \
3 }! {7 |. [+ _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. ' C# b, Z4 m0 f 5 s- Y0 f& B1 U5 h6 @0 I4 O9 ~& M ! O' L1 g# X3 p) ?- R I. [From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm