Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK.
The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John.
10 incredible chart facts about Ed Sheeran's + album on its 10th anniversary
officialcharts.comEd Sheeran may have recently kicked off his new album campaign with the chart-topping Bad Habits, but he's not forgotten his (equally successful) beginnings, announcing plans to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his debut album +.
Ed will play intimate (2000-capacity) show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on September 2 to mark a decade since the release of the album that turned him into a global superstar.
Fans can purchase tickets via a ballot, which can be found here. "While I’ve been lucky enough to continue playing shows across the world, Shepherd’s Bush Empire is still really special to me,” Ed said. "When I first set out in music, one of my main goals was to one day headline SBE and my first gig there is still one of my
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