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 insists he only has a handful of close-knit famous pals
msn.comGallery: Wham! bam! I am! A man! 10 things you never knew about George Michael (BANG Showbiz)" But If I'm in Los Angeles, there are close people there that I can rely on or call on. " Meanwhile, the Grammy-winner recently shared how his pal James Blunt's album 'Back to Bedlam' soundtracked his baby girl's birth.
The 'A Team' hitmaker has been pals with the 'You're Beautiful' hitmaker for a few years now, and he and his spouse share a special bond with the 47-year-old singer-songwriter and his wife Sofia Wellesley.
And Ed, with the permission of his other half, shared the touching story of how they played James' 2004 album in the delivery room as they awaited the arrival of their first child in September.
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