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.% {2 z2 }: \2 x6 H, I+ I0 n
' G6 f+ m+ E( M( h) GThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. % j/ [9 S, a" r' o$ e# T6 O' _* c m4 {: b
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* N8 }2 N0 ]5 P5 D0 j8 s
3 y: m8 U! q/ A0 uThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.. J/ i4 F0 @' Q2 F& x1 @
# l9 M3 R6 V, vThe 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. 7 A, U2 W% }. [8 g2 u. q - K0 H; u. j( \. O& g0 }8 PIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.% H; o' ^2 Z% p7 K
- E' U5 ^1 a U: R0 I4 r) | cAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.- z( I w7 M5 L3 _% n; w
2 u& X2 ~! _0 a% ?' CShe 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. , m- _& v L9 |- j% R ! y' t' v* l/ L' i$ G$ ZSinger-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. , R6 Q9 \ z' F3 b * S9 w) j0 x9 Z. a6 A( b* b/ B# T 4 Y8 e& D1 r3 e0 D' e4 SFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm