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, Ed Sheeran and Stevie Wonder lined up for Queen's Jubilee concert
mirror.co.ukThe Queen's Jubilee concert looks to be taking shape with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Elton John being lined up to perform.
The chart toppers, along with fellow icons such as Stevie Wonder, are set to take part in the musical extravaganza to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee next summer.
Her Diamond Jubilee in 2012 was a huge success with the likes of Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Madness putting on a performance in the gardens of Buckingham Palace Garden.
The show almost 10 years ago was organised by Gary Barlow with the BBC. And next year's bash is said to be bigger and better still to mark the fantastic milestone.
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