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.
Amanda Holden wipes away tears as Ed Sheeran arrives to surprise fan
msn.comAmanda Holden wiped away tears as Ed Sheeran arrived to surprise Rafa, ten, during a rendition of the star's song After Glow during Friday's Heart FM show.
The youngster learnt to play Ed's songs on the guitar during lockdown to entertain his grandad - who was suffering from cancer but is now in remission - on Zoom.
Rafa and his grandad Norman were in the studio to talk about their story when Amanda and her co-host Jamie Theakston asked him to play on the show.
While playing and singing his favourite Ed track - Thinking Out Loud - Ed walked into the radio studio to join him for a duet.
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