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 & Elton John Debut 'Merry Christmas' - Watch the Video!
justjared.comEd Sheeran and Elton John are teaming up! The 30-year-old “Bad Habits” singer-songwriter and the 74-year-old “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” legend premiered a festive collaboration called “Merry Christmas” just in time for the holiday season on Friday (December 3).
Profits will go to Ed Sheeran Suffolk Music Foundation and Elton John AIDS Foundation. The accompanying video directed by Jason Koenig sees the two recreating some memorable Christmas movie and music video scenes, including cameos from Mr Blobby, Jonathan Ross and Michael McIntyre and the Darkness, paying homage to Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and The Snowman’s “Walking in the Air.” “Feel like there’s so much love / All our family and friends are together where we all belong / Merry
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