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 Why He & His Wife Picked A 'Strange' Name For Daughter Lyra Antarctica!
perezhilton.comEd Sheeran wanted the world to know his baby girl is one-in-a-million! The Bad Habits singer stopped by the British morning show Lorraine on Thursday and opened up about the meaning behind the name of his and wife Cherry Seaborn’s 10-month-old daughter, Lyra Antarctica.
He said of the unusual moniker: AH-Mazing! Related: Ed Gushes About Fatherhood After Releasing New Music!! As for her middle name, the musician said the name Antarctica was inspired by a trip the couple took to the continent shortly before his wife was pregnant.
He added: May baby Lyra grow up to be as unique and cool as her parents! Do U know any other Lyras, Perezcious readers? And those of you with unique names, think it’s all cracked up to be? [Image via Mario
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