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.
Passenger on battling Barry Gibb for Number 1 album and Ed Sheeran remixing his latest single Sword From The Stone
officialcharts.comPassenger has opened up about his battle with Barry Gibb for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart – and he’s not going down without a fight.
The Brighton singer-songwriter and musician – real name Mike Rosenberg – said it feels “ridiculous” to be up against the Bee Gees legend but would love to pull off another Number 1 record.
The album, titled Songs For The Drunk And Broken Hearted, is currently Number 2 on the latest chart update. In 2016 Passenger scored his first chart-topper with Young As The Morning Old As The Sea, while in 2013 his million-selling hit single Let Her Go narrowly lost out on the top spot to Daft Punk’s Get Lucky.
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