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.
The Official Charts Company is delighted to announce the very first fans’ replica of the highly sought after Official Number 1 Award, in collaboration with The Wanted.
The brand new special edition awards are exclusive replicas of the world famous Official Number 1 award which, until now, has only been available to artists (and their teams) who achieve an Official UK Number 1 single or album.
This December marks 10 years of the Official Number 1 Award, launched in 2011 to honour artists who achieve the pinnacle of chart success in the UK.
Since then, acts ranging from Dua Lipa to Dave, Ed Sheeran to Elton John, and Little Mix to Lewis Capaldi have received awards to celebrate their chart-topping success.
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