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.
Ed Sheeran admits England team held hands and sang along as he performed Three Lions
mirror.co.ukEd Sheeran revealed that the England football team held hands in a circle and sang along as he performed Three Lions at a private party last month.
The 30-year-old singer recently gave an insight into the footballing celebrations after the England team beat Czech Republic and secured a spot in the last 16.
Speaking to Peter Crouch on Crouchy's Year-Late Euros, the singing sensation explained that he leaped at the chance when he was asked by his pal Harry Kane to perform at a BBQ.
Explaining what went down at the private celebration, the dad of one explained that it was quite an emotional moment to sing alongside the England footballers. "Yeah, we ended the night, in a circle, all hands around," he said on the show.
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