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 and Coldplay named among headliners of Global Citizen Live 2021
nme.comEd Sheeran and Coldplay have both been announced among the headliners of next month’s Global Citizen Live concerts.The charity gigs will take place in numerous cities across the world during a 24-hour broadcast and livestream on September 25.Further details of Global Citizen Live have been announced today (August 10), with Sheeran being named as the headlining act at the Paris leg.
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