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.
Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and aboutLiam Gallagher is among a string of celebrities who have criticised the Government’s Brexit deal for not including visa-free travel for musicians.Sir Elton John, Roger Waters and Ed Sheeran are also amongst those who have also signed a letter saying performers have been “shamefully failed” by the post-Brexit travel rules.The letter, published in The Times, states that there is a “gaping hole where the promised free movement for musicians should be”.It has been backed by more than 100 stars, from pop singers to classical composers, including Sting, prominent Brexiteer Roger Daltrey and Queen’s Brian May.Costs for work permits and other.
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