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 may be a multi-millionaire but even he has suffered in the Covid pandemic, admitting his new restaurant got off to a ‘rocky start’. The Shape Of You singer opened Bertie Blossoms in Notting Hill, west London not long before the global health crisis began in March 2020.
He manages the pub with his manager, Stuart Camp, and it’s named after both of their spouses – Ed’s wife Cherry Seaborn and Stuart’s partner Liberty Shaw.
Despite Ed’s superstar status, the business hasn’t had an easy launch as it was forced to close just months after opening. Speaking to Jessie Ware on her popular Table Manners podcast, the musician explained: ‘It’s had a rocky start as it opened two months before the pandemic.
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