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 Very First Demo Album Auctioned Off For $85,000 Despite Singer’s Protests
etcanada.comEd Sheeran’s very first demo album, Spinning Man, has been auctioned off for nearly six figures. Sheeran recorded the album in 2004 when he was just 13.
The CD was sold by a friend’s brother of some relatives he stayed with while making money busking, the Evening Standard reported.
It was reportedly forgotten and found in a drawer. The LP was expected to fetch around $17,300, but swelled up to approximately $85,822 after a fierce bidding war.
RELATED: Ed Sheeran And Wife Cherry Seaborn Welcome A Baby Girl “An incredible price! We expected it to sell well but that certainly exceeded our expectations,” said auctioneer Paul Fairweather, per Daily Mail. “It was a fierce battle between four or five very serious bidders and we were blown away
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