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 baby name explained as wife Cherry gives birth to Lyra Antarctica
mirror.co.ukEd Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn have just given welcomed their first child, a baby girl they've named Lyra. He announced the little one's unusual full name, which is Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran, on Instagram on Tuesday morning.
Her first name appears to be inspired by the main character in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, who is called Lyra Belacqua.
Lyra's character is adventurous and intelligent but also devious, with her nickname being Silvertongue. Ed's fans have guessed that the inspiration must come from the character as the 29-year-old has professed his love for the books in the past.
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