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.
Kelsey Parker praises Ed Sheeran for being a huge support to late husband Tom
ok.co.ukKelsey Parker has praised Ed Sheeran for being a huge support to her late husband Tom during his cancer treatment. Kelsey, 33, was speaking to Ashley Cain on the MTV series Faces, a year after The Wanted star Tom's tragic death at the age of 33.
She told Ashley: "Ed is just an incredible person and what he did when we needed him, I will for ever be thankful for. And I know Tom will for ever be thankful for everything Ed did for us. “Ed is looked after by Kev, his security guard, who was also Tom’s security.The love for Kev will forever hold them together.” She also credited her "village" of family and friends with getting her through the dark times since his passing in March 2022.
In Tom's posthumously released autobiography, Hope: My Inspirational Life, he revealed that Ed had helped to pay for his medical treatment after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in October 2020.
He wrote: "I’ve never publicly said this before (and he’ll probably be mad that I’m doing it now), but Ed is a very special man.
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