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.
It seems Ed Sheeran has a tough music critic living in his own home! Nine months after his wife Cherry Seaborn gave birth to their daughter Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran, the tiny tot is already proving herself a harsh judge! “I definitely spent hours and hours in front of the mirror pretending to be essentially what I am now.
Practice makes perfect,” the 30-year-old Grammy winner told Radio 1’s Big Weekend on May 29, adding, “Now I’ll sing [my new songs] to my daughter, who’s not my biggest fan.
She just cries.” The “A Team” hitmaker was answering some “difficult questions” from young fans during the segment, and explained that he does have a few songs little Lyra enjoys. “No, I’ve got some she likes.
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