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.
Home video of Ed Sheeran performing in school production of ‘Grease’ to be sold at auction
nme.comEd Sheeran performing in his school production of the musical Grease is going up for auction, offering a rare look at the singer before global fame beckoned.The film, which is nearly two hours long, shows a 15-year-old Ed portraying the character Roger.Sporting a leather jacket and slicked-back hair, Sheeran delivers a solo rendition of the track ‘Mooning’ in the video.The recording is now being sold by Omega Auctions, which has shared a preview clip of the performance ahead of the June 29 sale.Auctioneer Paul Fairweather said: “Over the last year or so we’ve seen an exponential increase in interest for memorabilia and collectables relating to contemporary artists, especially Ed Sheeran.“We sold a rare early CD title for £50,000 in.
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