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.
Ofcom's most controversial BRITs moments - Adele fury, Piers Morgan dig and F-bombs
dailystar.co.ukBRIT Awards might be famed for gathering the biggest names in music under one roof, but it's also shown some of the most jaw-dropping moments on British TV.The glam British award show is taking place at London's O2 Arena tonight (February 8) - and it will be available to watch on ITV at 8pm.This year's BRITs will see the likes of Adele, Ed Sheeran and Liam Gallagher grace the stage to dazzle the nation with their talent.They're also up for gongs along with megastars such as Elton John, Stormzy, Dua Lipa, and ABBA.However, the BRITs has also given birth to plenty of controversial moments over the years that have left viewers fuming at their TV sets and issuing complaints to Ofcom - the nation's media watchdog.To celebrate its return to our screens, Daily Star have rounded up Ofcom's most complained about moments from the BRITs.When comedian Russell Brand was invited to host the BRITs back in 2007, his risque jokes seemed to offend a fair few viewers.The ex-Big Brother host made a number of bombshell remarks on stage - including drug-related references to Robbie Williams and former prime minister David Cameron.262 viewers complained to Ofcom about Brand's comments on "intimate body parts", as well as the Iraq War, the Queen, and singer Robbie Williams.
One of Russell's quips mentioned rumours that Cameron had smoked cannabis as a kid.Russell said: "What about the rumours that David Cameron smoked drugs as a schoolboy, what worries me most is that he dressed up as a schoolboy to do it, the pervert."However, Brand was later cleared by Ofcom, and the complaints were thrown out.Adele picked up a staggering four BRIT Awards in 2016, but her expletive-filled speeches left some viewers reeling.The Hello songstress was collecting.
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