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 huge tax bill revealed after singer raked in £106m from tours over two years
express.co.ukGrammy Award winning singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, 29, has reportedly paid out £207,692-a-week in tax over the past two years.The huge sum of money works out at £29,670-a-day being moved to HMRC’s accounts, according to The Sun.Fortunately, in spite of the massive bill, reports claim the Shape Of You hitmaker managed to pay himself £17 million in dividends from his impressive earnings back in 2018.Ed is said to have earned £108 million in the last two years from his sold-out tours, in which fans are treated to the star performing his latest hits accompanied by his guitar and loop pedal.The proceeds from the singer’s shows goes into his Nathan Cable Touring company.20 per cent of the profits are then swallowed up in Corporation Tax, which is.
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