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.
Kim Wilde: 5 Things To Know About The 80s Singer Who Insulted Ed Sheeran’s Looks
hollywoodlife.comSinger Kim Wilde, who shot to fame in the 1980s, is back in the headlines following her remarks about Ed Sheeran‘s appearance.
The 59-year-old said Ed wouldn’t have had what it takes to make it on the pop scene back in the ’80s because “he’s not a classic Hollywood-looking guy”.
In an interview with Platinum Magazine, she said the 29-year-old “A Team” singer wasn’t “quite as easy on the eye as George Michael was.” Here’s 5 things to know about Kim. 1.
Kim said the music industry has changed a lot over the past three decades. “There’s more celebration of diversity now, acceptance of differences,” she said in her interview with Platinum Magazine. “Look at Ed Sheeran, he’s not a classic Hollywood-looking guy, but no one cares.
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