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. - X* P |+ v' n) }0 r6 Y+ J' b4 [ ^+ I, J8 {
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.6 j" ~4 a9 p, ~! n
Z6 Z) r6 M& g+ ]) o6 VHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1 q+ M9 O' u' N- p2 Y1 P5 \ q$ y' C) F8 `6 |8 }) {
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. ; L8 m+ K- k3 w0 i% X L7 E/ R0 {. ]7 j. g
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. 7 D) R8 g1 a5 S" r& H1 Q7 \" ^ ( }8 m m8 u' \4 ^, aIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. - n1 m3 b+ f* q6 w$ t% i. C; F8 O6 p! ^# v" n, v I4 g: Y
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.2 F3 B* p! p. n3 d& ~ l5 J' d+ L
$ H7 E% J8 C4 d; UShe 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.: v- `& c6 f0 F7 p9 f5 G
3 }1 b+ K- g5 Y& i5 j1 USinger-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. 1 T4 G6 H* J7 ^8 Z/ ?) Q 4 @: o' ]! V0 X3 W' ]6 ^, k# ~* A) d$ ]
From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm