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 The Special Meaning of His '=' (Equals) Album Cover
justjared.comEd Sheeran is opening up about the special meaning behind the cover of his brand new album, = (Equals), which was released today.
The 30-year-old singer and songwriter spoke to Zane Lowe during an Apple Music First Listen event, and revealed that there is a double meaning behind having butterflies surrounding the graffitied equals sign. Click inside to see what Ed Sheeran shared about his album cover… Ed revealed that the butterflies hold a special meaning to him, and signify two big events that happened in his life. “I’ve spent a lot of my 20’s questioning who am I, why am I here, why do I do this, if I’m a singer what do I add to the world, it’s so much questioning,” he started out. “I’ve turned 30 and I feel like some of these questions
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