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, Liam Gallagher, Doja Cat, Dave, Little Simz to Perform at COVID-Safe 2022 Brit Awards
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Dave, Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran, Holly Humberstone, Liam Gallagher and Little Simz are among the first wave of performers revealed for this year’s Brit awards, one of Britain’s biggest music events.
The awards, which are scheduled to take place live at London’s O2 Arena on Feb. 8, will be broadcast on ITV and ITV Hub, and streamed for non-U.K.
viewers via the Brits’ YouTube channel. Despite a dip in numbers and the U.K. government’s decision to ease restrictions, the country continues to register more than 100,000 new COVID-19 cases and upward of 330 deaths daily as omicron spreads.
To ensure a safe event therefore, the Brit organizers therefore are asking artists, nominees and all guests to show a negative lateral flow test test on arrival to the venue.
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