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 has vowed he will never do drugs again following the tragic death of his pal Jamal Edwards. Jamal, who founded music platform SBTV in 2006 which helped launch Ed's career, died in February 2022 at the age of 31.
An inquest into the music entrepreneur's death found that he died from a cardiac arrest after a night of drinking and taking cocaine.
The Shape Of You singer paid tribute to his late pal in an emotional song, and admits it would be 'disrespectful' to ever take drugs again following his pal's death.
Jamal, who is the son of Loose Women star Brenda Edwards, is credited for helping Ed, Jessie J and rapper Dave rise to fame.
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