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 breaks from ‘dad land’ to release new song Afterglow
metro.co.ukEd Sheeran has delivered the goods like Santa, releasing a brand new song Afterglow just in time for Christmas. The Shape Of You hitmaker dropped the guitar-led ballad at 11am on Monday as promised, while BBC Radio 1 had the pleasure of playing it for the first time on-air.
In an Instagram caption, he told fans: ‘Hey guys. Afterglow is a song I wrote last year that I wanted to release for you. ‘It’s not the first single from the next album, it’s just a song I love, and hope you love too.
Enjoy ! Have a safe and happy festive break and New Year’s.’ He then joked: ‘Back to dad land for me now, ciao x.’ Of course, the singer was referring to his daughter Lyra who he welcomed with wife Cherry Seaborn in August.
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