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.
Afterglow by Ed Sheeran leaps to the top of the Official Trending Chart as it sets course to become the singer’s landmark 20th Top 5 single.
The one-off track which Ed released in mid-December apparently won’t feature on his next album. On its release Ed wrote on Instagram, “Hey guys.
Afterglow is a song I wrote last year that I wanted to release for you. It’s not the first single from the next album, it’s just a song I love, and hope you love too.
Enjoy !” Afterglow is set to leap 11 places on the chart this week to Number 2, as it trails Little Mix’s Sweet Melody on this week’s Official Singles Chart race.
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