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.: K1 h. q, r- h$ q7 }
q b: ]; V# p. q/ VThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry./ A( g' ^) D, x5 q
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire8 H8 W+ [# Z* E
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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'.( [/ i2 X. ]; y0 J9 X! m
Q2 ] _8 [% n. yThe 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.+ d( V& E. x y% T0 Z8 N9 u1 i' b# K
3 p/ V2 _9 R4 _It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 5 C( T; u* E: a& Q! v3 ~* {3 [6 k8 M$ y C( k0 q& \! Y3 V. e
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. . ~- J* w7 H- x$ J6 W: M [ 9 W/ X9 e% ]! }1 o2 XShe 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., y% g* H- n) k; o( T! q
. D) i' R7 d0 B. a6 H9 |; }" ^. M0 ISinger-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.6 K8 d& @1 P$ i; Y# p- ]
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm