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 once thought he was gay because he liked Britney Spears and musicals
dailystar.co.ukEd Sheeran admitted there had been a time when he thought he could have been gay due to his love of Britney Spears and musicals.The 30-year-old singer had been so in touch with his feminine side that he thought at one point while growing up he might not be heterosexual.The singer admitted he had become confused about his sexuality because of his lack of love for masculine hobbies and because of his intrigue in pop music.Speaking on Dutch podcast Man, Man, Man, he said: "I have a definite feminine side, to the point that when I was a kid I thought I was gay for a bit."I definitely have a big feminine side.
I love musical theatre, I love pop music, I love Britney Spears."My masculine side probably stops at drinking beer and watching.
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