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 has confirmed he will release his fifth studio album this year. The superstar, who turned 30 today, said the record will be the “fourth instalment in the series” which suggests it could be called Subtract or Minus.
It is expected to follow on from 2011’s Plus, 2014’s Multiply and 2017’s Divide, but not be related to his collaborative fourth album No.6 Collaborations Project, which came out in 2019.
In a message on Instagram, he wrote: “Currently dressed the same as I was on my 3rd birthday about to chow down on Colin the pirate caterpillar, poor bloke.
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