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 scored his 10th UK Number One single with his comeback track ‘Bad Habits’.The pop wunderkind’s new track, which arrived last week (June 25), debuted at the top spot with over 92,000 chart sales, which were helped on with 8.7million streams.The chart-topper gives Sheeran his 10th UK Number One, making him only the ninth act in Official Charts history to rack up 10 or more.
He joins Calvin Harris and Eminem who also have 10 UK Number One singles to their name so far.The only artists to have more than 10 are Take That (12), Madonna (13), Cliff Richard and Westlife (14), The Beatles (17), and Elvis Presley (21).‘Bad Habits’ – which is Sheeran’s first solo single almost four years – was the only new release to land inside the Top.
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