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.
This year's National Album Day is focused on the brilliance of debut albums; that rare kind of record, which can see so many artists capture lightning in a bottle.
National Album Day 2022 ambassador Sam Ryder has recently announced the release of his own debut album, There's Nothing But Space, Man!, so you could say this list is both incredibly timely and helpful.
After all, you can only have one first album... As we head towards the big day itself (National Album Day 2022 will take place this year on October 15), we've crunched the numbers to reveal the biggest debut albums from up and down the UK; both in the regions of England and devolved nations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, thanks to BPI/ERA analysis of Official Charts Company data.
The current Number 1 artist on the Official Singles Chart, Sam Smith comes out on top for the East of England with their debut record In The Lonely Hour (2014), beating out tough competition from Ed Sheeran and George Ezra.
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