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 reveals funny story behind his snap with the Queen while promoting tour on CBS talk show
dailymail.co.ukEd Sheeran shared the story behind a humorous picture of himself with the late Queen Elizabeth II and the surprising way her Golden Jubilee inspired his music while promoting his world tour on Thursday on a CBS talk show.The 31-year-old English singer-songwriter during an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was asked by the host about the snap that showed the monarch beaming while shaking hands with him.'This is a fun picture because she was smiling when she met me.
That was really, really early stages of my career. I had released, like, one hit single, and I was playing her Jubilee,' Ed said.
Queen photo: Ed Sheeran shared the story behind a humorous picture of himself with the late Queen Elizabeth II and the surprising way her Golden Jubilee inspired his music while promoting his world tour on Thursday on a CBS talk show'But I was next to a really famous comedian who like cracked a joke while she was shaking my hand.
So I've got this picture of her delighted to see me,' Ed said.Ed recalled being introduced to the Queen who had no reaction, but then she heard the joke and started laughing. 'And that's the picture.
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