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. 4 o. t) u5 ?; ?* j V* L2 S 3 d6 s& r6 O8 I t! O$ C/ U8 d0 pThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. I7 }# l7 z. i, {
3 R* t' }( l2 h! ]0 H/ xHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 5 }" T# V' L8 V0 v$ n) \ , r! |0 u% C+ B, D* uThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.2 }: O; K! X7 F! B* E% {; D
0 }; e! | S# x8 X1 D8 t4 }- aThe 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 f" l& A# c# Y- ~ I' T
9 M' [6 i; R9 Q- V& n S& tIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.( v5 x6 H1 K. z" H' M
/ [9 _. Z# k( w6 O* z0 X, f: VAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. ( U9 \6 f9 ~" G& x4 @6 Y' s: I9 F, n! y; j7 Z2 C8 `
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. 3 B2 |' s- G0 \2 v4 [6 X- t* \ , @ q8 Y; x- n, g; @! P0 U& 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. ( U% R, c9 _8 R6 c3 | ( Q/ D, g+ v/ V4 Q, y1 f . x F! m$ \- G7 YFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm