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 secretly donates £170,000 to help students at his old school
mirror.co.ukEd Sheeran is said to have donated £170,000 to his former secondary school over the last two two years. The 29-year-old singer made the generous contribution to the music, art and IT departments of Thomas Mills High School in Suffolk to provide students with state of the art equipment, according to insiders.
Sources say Ed's money has helped provide the school with cameras, MacBooks and a photography darkroom. Thomas Mills High School is regarded as a special place for Ed as it's where he met his now wife Cherry Seaborn.
According to The Sun, a report from the charity's trustee said: "'Following grants to Thomas Mills School, this has enabled them to successfully upgrade their Art, IT and Music rooms for students to improve their
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