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.
JAMAL Edwards admitted going to bed every night worrying he wouldn't live to see another day - years before his untimely death at 31.
After being plagued by tragedies throughout his life, the music mogul - who launched the careers of Ed Sheeran and Jessie J - feared he wouldn't live long enough to see his work finished.
Jamal is believed to have suffered a heart attack at his mum Brenda's house on Sunday morning after his final DJ set at a bar the night before.
Recording The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett, Jamal admitted he was scared of failure and people not caring about him anymore.
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