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.
Andrea Bocelli son Matteo Bocelli on Ed Sheeran collaboration hopes as sings Perfect solo
msn.comREAD MORE: Andrea Bocelli son Matteo on 'beautiful experience' of duets with dadMatteo then accepted a fan's request right at the end of the Q&A to sing a solo version of Perfect while playing the piano.
Back in 2018, Andrea told Evening Standard of his son's excitement of meeting Sheeran when they recorded together. The 62-year-old said: "I had heard about him from my children because they are fans of his, so they told me a lot about him.
It was Ed's idea actually. "The strange thing was that he really, really wanted me to sing on that particular song, with an operatic touch to it - something that he didn't think was actually feasible.
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