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.
Courteney Cox Explains How Her Ed Sheeran, Elton John Collab Happened
etcanada.comCourteney Cox, Ed Sheeran, Elton John and Brandi Carlile delighted fans last year when they teamed up for a surprise cover. The group sang the “Friends” hit in which Phoebe Buffay performed “Tony Danza” instead of “Tiny Dancer”. READ MORE: Courteney Cox Admits She Doesn’t Remember ‘Filming So Many Episodes’ Of ‘Friends’ Cox joined E!
News‘ “Daily Pop” where she explained just how the epic collab came to be. “Ed is a friend of mine—he introduced me to my partner Johnny [McDaid]—and I’ve known him for years.
But he invited Elton over for dinner one night,” she said, noting how Sheeran checked if she was “okay” with having the famed musician over. READ MORE: Courteney Cox Explains Why Women ‘Go Through A Lot More Than People Realize’, Talks ‘Shining Vale’ “That’s like saying, ‘Do you want to pick the lottery and win?'” she teased.
With minutes before they all arrived, Cox had the idea to learn how to play “Tiny Dancer” on the piano. “I had my piano teacher come over,” she recalled. “And he was leaving right when Elton was walking in.” The rest is history.
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