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 'binged on booze and food until sick' due to addictive personality
mirror.co.ukEd Sheeran has opened up about his addictive personality and how his wife Cherry saved him from booze and junk food. It is rare that 29-year-old singer Ed reveals details of his personal life but he was frank with his thoughts when speaking to an American self-help book publisher, in a new interview.
He said that he brought his career into question as he struggled to adapt to the demands of fame and the pressure of being a world renowned pop star, leading him to binge eat and drink until he threw up.
Ed said that his life had comparisons to Elton John's first brushes with fame, when he turned to food and alcohol to help him cope.
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