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 Opens Up About ‘Game Of Thrones’ Cameo Backlash
etcanada.comEd Sheeran is looking back at his surprising “Game of Thrones” cameo. While visiting Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, the “Bad Habits” singer admitted that the backlash he received from appearing on the HBO drama ruined the fun. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran Says Elton John Has Called Him ‘Every Day’ Amid COVID-19 Battle “I feel like people’s reaction to it sort of muddied my joy to it,” he said, but did note that actually filming the scene was “great.” Even though he was only on screen for a short moment, many didn’t like it including cast member Kristian Narin who played Hodor. “I think it’s stupid,” he told Huffington Post about cameos. “I don’t mind gong on the record on that.
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