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 broke down in tears during his emotional performance at his late friend Michael Gudinski's remembrance service. Michael died peacefully in his sleep aged 68 in Melbourne on March 2.
The chart-topping singer flew Down Under especially for the special memorial where he joined stars including Kylie Minogue. Emotional Ed was choked up on stage at a star-studded Melbourne memorial service held for his musician friend on Wednesday.
He told the audience: "I never get this nervous, I'm really f*****g nervous. So apologies if I mess up the lyrics or anything." In between songs, Ed paid tribute to his late friend and music icon Michael who he described as a "tornado of joy".
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