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 is celebrating his special day. The singer-songwriter rang in his 30th birthday on Wednesday (February 17) with a rare return to social media and a sweet throwback photo of himself dressed as a pirate. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ed Sheeran “30 today.
Thank you for all your wonderful messages, I feel very loved. Currently dressed the same as I was on my 3rd birthday about to chow down on Colin the pirate caterpillar, poor bloke.
I’ll be back online with the 4th instalment in the series later this year, until then xx,” he wrote, alluding to his fourth studio album!
His last studio album, ÷, was released back in 2017. He since released the No.6 Collaborations Project in 2019. Hear his first song since.
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