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.
Prince Harry and Ed Sheeran got a chance to chat about fatherhood on Wednesday at the 2021 WellChild Awards. Harry, who has previously served as a royal patron of the charity, made a surprise appearance at the private event at Kew Gardens in London — his first in-person appearance since returning to the U.K.
The two ginger Brits both recently welcomed baby girls — Sheeran is now dad to 10-month-old daughter Lyra and Harry welcomed daughter Lilibet with his wife, Meghan Markle, in early June — and spoke about the experience at the charity event. «Congratulations, a girl right?» Sheeran asked the Duke of Sussex (via magazine). «We just had a little girl ten months ago now.
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