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 is Britain’s richest star under 30 with £236m fortune – but where does your favourite star rank?
thesun.co.ukED Sheeran is Britain’s richest star under 30 for the third year running in The Heat Rich List. The new dad, 30, held on to the top spot in the UK and Ireland thanks to increasing his estimated worth over the past 12 months to £236.5 million.
Ed, 30, boasts the most-streamed single of all time with Shape of You, as well as the highest-grossing tour of all time. And the chart-topping star recently released his highly-anticipated new album, =.
Harry Styles, 27, came second in the list with an estimated worth of £80.0 million. Heat Magazine said that, in addition to his music career, the former One Direction singer has made "savvy investments, including a new live music arena in Manchester".
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