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 Official Irish Chart facts about Ed Sheeran
officialcharts.comEd Sheeran is one of the most popular artists on the planet, so it should come as no surprise that he's taken up plenty of pages in the Official Irish Charts history books.
To celebrate the release of Ed's latest single Bad Habits, we look back at Ed's chart legacy and highlight 10 of his most impressive chart accomplishments.
A whopping 164.4 million streams across all of ÷'s 16 tracks have been logged in Ireland, with 52.7 million them coming from its dual lead singles Shape of You and Castle On The Hill alone.
No.6 Collaborations Project is Ireland's 11th most-streamed album, while X ranks 15th. Across four Number 1 albums, Ed spent 61 weeks at Number 1 between 2010 and 2019, beating out Adele who ranked second with 50 total weeks.
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