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 pours red wine all over himself as he celebrates streaming milestone
mirror.co.ukEd Sheeran celebrated a major music milestone this week when his track Beautiful people hit a billion streams. And whilst other big names in the music business would salute the mega moment with a bash or treat themselves to a special purchase, the hitmaker, 30, decided to pay tribute to the achievement in an unconventional way.
Father of one Ed marked the accomplishment by pouring a glass of red wine all over himself and capturing the moment on camera.
The Shape of You singer showed his fans that he is up for a laugh as he uploaded a snap of the vino sloshing down his face as he wore green framed shades and a sailors hat teamed with a white shirt and black waistcoat.
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