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, Team GB and the team behind the Oxford vaccine have all been honoured at this year's GQ Awards. The GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2021 in association with Boss were hosted by Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina on Wednesday evening, with a star-studded room of award winners and celebs at London's Tate Modern.
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and the team behind the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine were given the heroes of the year gong, after developing the life-saving medicine that is part of the fight against COVID-19.
Professor Catherine Green, another member of the team spoke of when she got her first jab, saying: "It was an emotional moment for me because I'm there along with other people receiving the AstraZeneca jab.
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