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.
Ed Sheeran is among the top 100 richest singers in the world with a net worth of around $200million (£147m). The Suffolk-born songwriter used to busk and perform in the streets before his epic fortune, thanks to the popularity of his debut album + (Plus) back in 2011.The album has now been certified platinum seven times in the UK and his succeeding albums x (Times), ÷ (Divide) and = (Equals) have achieved similar success.He also spent a portion of time sleeping rough while he was travelling the country to perform.After 31-year-old Sheeran reached chart success, he decided to use his riches on a rather unusual venture.A reported £3.7million of his money has gone to creating a “mini village” for himself and his wife Cherry Lancaster Seaborn.The couple were married in 2018 and have been working on the estate in Sheeran’s hometown of Suffolk.
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