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 been announced as the new shirt sponsor for his beloved Ipswich Town FC.The move was announced today with the superstar singer – who said he was taking a break from music in 2019 ahead of the birth of his daughter with wife Cherry Seaborn last year – one of the club’s biggest fans.He may be an era-defining artist and arguably one of the most popular touring musicians, so why not add the new string to his bow of shirt sponsor of the club’s men’s and women’s first-teams?Sharing his excitement at the news in a press release on the club’s page on Thursday, Ed said: ‘The Club is a big part of the community and this is my way of showing my support.’In a sweet throwback, Ed also used what may be the most adorable of shots of himself.
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