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 face was cut by Princess Beatrice with a sword, star's manager claims
foxnews.comEd Sheeran's manager has spoken out regarding an alleged incident between the singer and Princess Beatrice. In 2017, reports circulated that Sheeran was partying with Beatrice and singer James Blunt at Royal Lodge in Windsor when the princess pretended to knight Blunt with a ceremonial sword and accidentally sliced Sheeran's face.
Per Vulture, Sheeran, now 29, told Absolute Radio at the time that he didn't realize he'd been cut until he "looked down at [his] shirt and it was just completely covered in blood." The alleged incident required the star to get stitches, leaving him with a scar on his face, thought the pop star refused to name names.
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