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 “didn’t expect that much backlash” over ‘Game Of Thrones’ cameo
nme.comEd Sheeran has spoken about his divisive cameo during Game Of Thrones‘ seventh season, saying he “didn’t expect there to be that much backlash”.Sheeran played a Lannister soldier that crossed paths with Maisie Williams’ Ayra Stark during the season premiere ‘Dragonstone’.
While other musicians like Coldplay, Bastille, Of Monsters And Men and Sigur Rós also cameoed in the show, Sheeran’s was more overt with the pop star even singing ‘Hands Of Gold’ and introducing it as “a new one”.Speaking about the cameo this morning (November 1) on Absolute Radio, Sheeran said: “I feel like I pissed off a lot of people by being in that, but anytime I meet someone that is like, ‘oh you cameoed on that show,’ I’m like, ‘What would you say?’”“Everyone would.
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