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 has confirmed that he will be releasing a new Christmas single with Sir Elton John. Ed revealed the news during an interview with NPO Radio 2 in the Netherlands, explaining that Elton had reached out to Ed last year after he discovered his festive classic Step Into Christmas had entered the Top 10 on the Official UK Singles Chart for the first time. "Elton rang me on Christmas Day to say Merry Christmas.
Elton rings me almost every single day. He said, 'Step Into Christmas is Number 6 in the charts! I want to do another Christmas song - will you do it with me? "It's just me and him.
It's great." However, after first recording the song, Ed admitted: "I didn't feel like it suited me," but ultimately changed his mind. "You don't
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