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.
One of India’s biggest stars has been announced as the first south Asian artist to perform at Manchester’s newest arena Co-Op Live.
Bollywood superstar Arijit Singh will kickstart his 2024 UK tour in Manchester in August this year featuring a night of his biggest hits.
Regarded as India’s biggest Playback singer and music composer, Arijit recently became the first non-English singing artist to reach 90 million followers on Spotify - making him the platform’s 3rd most-followed artist globally after Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande.
Releasing songs in several Indian languages, predominantly Hindi and Bengali, Arijit has sung in movies including Chennai Express and Aashiqui 2.
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