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.
Eurovision winners Maneskin are on course for a personal best on the UK Official Singles Chart this week, according to tonight's Official Chart First Look.
I Wanna Be Your Slave by the Italian rockers climbs four places to Number 3 midweek having previously peaked at Number 5, while the Italian rockers' cover of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ Beggin also makes gains - up two spots midweek to Number 6.
Reigning chart king Ed Sheeran looks set to secure a fourth week at the summit with Bad Habits while Heartbreak Anthem from Galantis, David Guetta and Little Mix ascends four places over the weekend putting the collaboration in the running for a new Official Chart peak (2) in the track's ninth week on chart.
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