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.
Video: Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits [Official Video] (Heatworld) The British musician went on to explain the meaning behind Lyra's unusual middle name, revealing it was chosen in tribute to a special vacation the couple had taken just before Cherry became pregnant. "When the tour finished, I've basically toured every single continent but I've never been to Antarctica so that was always on our list," he shared. "So we went down there in 2019 and it was just incredible.
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