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.
Gordon Ramsay gave Ed Sheeran cooking lesson in exchange for performance at daughter's birthday
dailyrecord.co.ukEd Sheeran has told of the unconventional way Gordon Ramsay paid him for performing at his daughter's 18th birthday party. Gordon reached out to the singer to perform at Tilly's James Bond-themed 18th but instead of a cash payment, Ed asked the Michelin star chef to give him cooking lessons.In exchange for a five song set at the bash, Gordon taught Ed and his wife Cherry how to make his classic beef wellington and apple pie.Ed said: “I don’t like people saying, ‘Hey here is a chunk of money, come and play two songs at this,’ whether it be a wedding or whatever.“What happened was he emailed me and said, ‘What would the fee be?’“And I said, ‘You know what?
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