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 Has ‘Loads Of Ideas’ For ‘James Bond’ Theme Song
etcanada.comEd Sheeran looked back at his rise to fame and early days on “The Graham Norton Show. “It happened so gradually,” Sheeran said of slowly playing larger and larger venues.
RELATED: Ed Sheeran Reveals ‘Naughty’ Gift He Sent Elton John: ‘That Might Be A Step Too Far’ Adding that once he got to a larger crowd he stepped out on stage and thought, “I don’t know if I’m ready for this” Norton then shared a sweet picture of Sheeran at 15-years-old performing only to a toddler. “That is what it was like for many years,” he joked, expressing how surprised he was when he got paid for one show.
RELATED: Ed Sheeran Admits He Feels So ‘Uncomfortable’ At Award Shows And Their Afterparties: ‘The Room Is Filled With Resentment’ Seeing as Daniel Craig was
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