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’s 30 isn’t going anywhere yet: the star’s fourth album secures a third consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart.
30 comfortably holds its place at the top – Adele’s closest competitor was Ed Sheeran’s =, which rebounds from 3 to Number 2.
Adele’s previous two albums once again feature in this week’s Top 50: 25 at Number 20, and 21 at Number 43. Meanwhile, Irish artist Tommy Fleming vaults 15 places to a new peak at Number 17 with his 17th album All These Years as he continues his new tour, while Nathan Carter enters the Top 50 at Number 29 with his latest album Little Old Town, following a physical release.
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