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 new single Afterglow reveals trip to Antarctica where his first child with wife Cherry was conceived
thesun.co.ukWITH just three days to go to Christmas – and the crowning of this year’s coveted festive No1 – the race looked all but won by Ladbaby.
But if anyone can still make a dent on the chart at the 11th hour it’s Britain’s biggest pop superstar Ed Sheeran, who delighted fans yesterday with a surprise comeback after almost 18 months.
It means LadBaby’s single Don’t Stop Me Eatin’, in aid of food bank charity The Trussell Trust, has some stiff competition. Ed’s latest ballad, Afterglow, appeared at 11am after he teased it late on Sunday.
It tells the story of his visit to Antarctica, where he and wife Cherry conceived their first baby last Christmas. Unveiling the track, he said: “Afterglow is a song I wrote last year that I wanted to release for.
Read more on thesun.co.uk
