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.
Kneecap “introduce Ed Sheeran to Buckfast and Beamish” at Dublin gig
nme.comKneecap met up with Ed Sheeran ahead of a recent live show and introduced the singer to Buckfast and Beamish.The moment took place last night (October 29) at one of the Irish band’s multiple shows at the Vicar Street venue in Dublin.Posting a series of images and clips from the gig on their social media channels, the trio shared two photos of them with the pop giant while backstage.
The two images shared on X/Twitter came alongside the caption: “Introducing Ed to Buckfast & Beamish” – referring to the famous tonic wine and Irish stout.In one of the photos, they’re all seen having a swig of the former, while the second photo shows them holding up the bottles to the camera.Introducing Ed to Buckfast & Beamish.
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