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 Overpass Graffiti arrives at Number 1 on the Official Trending Chart
officialcharts.comEd Sheeran debuts at the top of the Official Trending Chart with Overpass Graffiti, ahead of the track's upcoming arrival on to the Official Singles Chart later this week.
Overpass Graffiti - Ed's latest single from his new album = (Equals) - is eyeing at Number 1 debut, according to the latest singles chart update.
If it holds on, it would be Ed's third Number 1 of the year, following Bad Habits and Shivers. Ed is poised for Official Chart domination this week as = seems poised to overtake Coldplay's Music of the Spheres as the fastest-selling album of the year so far.
Meanwhile, last week's Trending Number 1 - Becky Hill & Topic's My Heart Goes (La Di Da) drops down to Number 2, although it's still on course to crack the Top 10 for the
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