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, Harry Styles and Adele named among richest Brits under 35
nme.comEd Sheeran, Harry Styles and Adele have been included on the Sunday Times Rich List – named as some of the UK’s richest people under the age of 35.Released earlier today (May 19), the list counts down the 35 richest people under the age of 35 in the UK.
Among sporting legends, including Rory McIlroy and Anthony Joshua, actors and entrepreneurs, three British musicians are also featured.These are pop icons Ed Sheeran, Adele and Harry Styles, who are all listed as having an estimated wealth of more than £150million.All having experienced enormous success across the globe, Sheeran – aged 32 – has the highest ranking out of the three musical acts.
He is placed in the Number Seven spot with a reported fortune of £300million.This fortune would have been aided by the release of the ‘Shape Of You’ singer’s latest album, ‘-’ (‘Subtract’), which was released earlier this month and has already become the fastest-selling album of 2023.Adele is named as being in ninth place on the list.
Now aged 35, the London-born singer is estimated to have £165million to her name, having sold over 100million albums worldwide.
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