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.
Justin Bieber claims this week’s highest new entry on the Official Irish Singles Chart with Anyone
officialcharts.comMeduza and Dermot Kennedy claim a third week at Number 1 on the Official Irish Singles Chart with Paradise. The Italian/Irish dance track has big competition on its hands however if it wants to hold onto the top spot for much longer: Ed Sheeran’s latest release Afterglow advances to a new peak of Number 2, now Ed’s 11th track to have peaked in one of the Top 2 positions in Ireland.
This week’s highest new entry belongs to Justin Bieber with his New Year’s Day release Anyone. The song debuts at Number 5, earning the Canadian a staggering 56th Top 50 hit in Ireland.
Justin has now claimed a Top 50 hit in each of the last 13 years (2009-2011). Cavan native Shane Codd surges into the Official Irish Singles Chart for the very first time with Get
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