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 shares incredible story of saving Eric Clapton's guitar from a fire
mirror.co.ukEd Sheeran has shared the incredible story of how he acquired a personally signed guitar directly from his childhood hero, Eric Clapton – only for the instrument to be ‘burnt to a crisp’ in a fire.
The 30-year-old chart topping star has been a life-long fan of 76-year-old music icon Eric – and was all a flutter when he managed to meet the star himself.
Ed became an even bigger fan of Eric when the rock legend gifted him one of his very own guitars – and adding his signature to the musical instrument for good measure.
But elation turned to heartache for Ed, when the guitar was set ablaze when his personal studio, where it was hanging on the wall, went up in flames.
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