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 Bad Habits keeps singles Number 1 as football anthems storm chart
officialcharts.comEd Sheeran extends his reign at Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart, while a flurry of football anthems enter the Top 100 ahead of England’s Euro 2020 final with Italy this Sunday.
Ed’s Bad Habits claims a second week at the summit, racking up 103,000 chart sales, including 10.9 million streams – bettering its opening week performance.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Good 4 U holds at 2, while Galantis, David Guetta and Little Mix’s Heartbreak Anthem climbs one to a new peak at 3, earning Galantis their highest charting single to date.
Meanwhile six football anthems land in this week’s Top 100 ahead of England’s Euro 2020 final. Leading the way is 3 Lions by David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds, which zooms 18 places to Number
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