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.
In news that will presumably surprise no one, LadBaby are currently in the lead in the race to Christmas number one this Friday with ‘Sausage Rolls For Everyone’.Their song – a sausage roll-themed version of Elton John and Ed Sheeran’s new Christmas single ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ – also features John and Sheeran.
The original version is currently at number two in the midweeks and was number one for the second week on last week’s chart.It seems unlikely that there will be any change in the top two positions between now and Friday, but there is stiff competition when it comes to how the rest of the top five will end up.Wham!
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