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. & ] N. b8 p$ L1 P) v& f; p 6 @! f* B7 c: \8 a+ Q9 kThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 1 |. C3 k" [0 v5 k8 a( ]8 l& q: U1 j9 _0 D% z# }7 c
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire& n" o4 y2 }/ w! S3 z- X: u* X, W5 \
6 H' q" _# M5 e8 p1 W# t0 cThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.2 U/ f/ f( p( r0 h& W. j: ~
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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." ]6 @8 F( o" a- e/ C/ }; {) V H
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.$ @) O b" H- U, y
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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'. * A4 U+ ?8 C- `9 I % \ @7 b+ Q6 j* j2 ^$ TShe 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. 1 e' u+ j& R# C+ R \2 O* `# u# i5 `# d6 Q1 M' O$ w
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. 3 ~3 Z2 N) f8 C! j9 w0 _9 `2 {( e! Y* z2 G+ l) i4 F
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm