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.
Elton John and Ed Sheeran brought the holiday cheer on Thursday as they performed their hit new Christmas song on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.The 74-year-old singing legend and 30-year-old collaborator Ed closed out the show with an upbeat performance of their festive new track Merry Christmas.Merry Christmas was released last Friday and went straight to number one on the UK singles chart.
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