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.
Lewis Capaldi can't find builders to renovate £1.6million farmhouse Ed Sheeran advised him to buy
dailyrecord.co.ukLewis Capaldi has revealed he can't find any builders to renovate a £1.6million farmhouse which he bought on the advice of Ed Sheeran.
The star snapped up the property three years ago after friend Sheeran scoured the internet to look for a home for him.However, after moving into the rural pad on the outskirts of Glasgow, he discovered it smelled of cigarette smoke and dog and has described it as a "hell hole".
The Someone You Loved singer also hated the decor and quickly decided to move to a flat in Glasgow.Capaldi, 26, originally from Whitburn, West Lothian, said the house is now a "shell" and he is struggling to convince any workmen to take on the project.
He said he will need his upcoming second album to sell well so he can pay for the renovations.Speaking on US radio, he said: "Let's put it this way, if this album doesn't go well I have a real issue on my hands.
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