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’s Afterglow on course to knock Ladbaby off Christmas number one spot with surprise single
thesun.co.ukED Sheeran's new single Afterglow is on course to knock Ladbaby off the top spot for Christmas number one. The singer, 29, who took a break from singing around a year ago, took to Instagram to share his new song with his 31.7 million followers.
And the fact he's decided to release his tune this week means that he has a chance of bagging this year's Official Christmas number one, which will be announced this Friday (25 December).
Yesterday it was reported that Ladbaby's Don't Stop Me Eatin' is currently on the top spot - but in a matter of four days anything can happen.
The YouTubers, who scored 80,000 chart sales after 48 hours and are hoping to gain their third consecutive number one, will certainly have to watch out.
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