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.
Adele and Ed Sheeran lead Brit Awards nominations with four each after ceremony goes gender neutral
thesun.co.ukADELE and Ed Sheeran will have to go head-to-head for Brit Awards after bosses decided to make the gongs gender-neutral and more inclusive.
The superstars are up for four awards each and have tied for the most nominations alongside Dave and Little Simz. They've been nominated for some of the most prestigious awards of the night including, Best Album and Best British Act.
If Adele sweeps all four categories she will join Robbie Williams' record as having the most Brit Awards of any artist, with 13 in total.
Little Mix are in the running again to win Best Band but must beat fierce competition from Coldplay, D-Block Europe, Wolf Alice and London Grammar.
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