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.
Nicky Byrne reveals the major perk his kids enjoy having a dad in Westlife
evoke.ieIt definitely pays to have a dad that works in showbiz if you want to impress your mates. Nicky Byrne has shared that his children, like him and his father Nicholas, have a great passion for music and his famous friends are keen to encourage them.
The Westlife singer revealed that a certain A-list musician sent his children a guitar while in lockdown at home last year and it even inspired him to learn the instrument. ‘I started to learn the guitar during lockdown and one of my kids plays the piano so he was trying to teach me that,’ he told the RTÉ Guide.
The A-lister in question was none other than Ed Sheeran, who sent a guitar for the kids. ‘If there’s ever a time to learn to play the guitar, it’s when Ed Sheeran sends you one,’ he said.
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