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.
LEGENDS including Sir Elton John, Ed Sheeran and Stevie Wonder are being lined up for a musical extravaganza to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next summer.
Her Diamond Jubilee in 2012 saw stars such as Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Madness perform during a show- stopping concert at Buckingham Palace Garden, which was organised by Gary Barlow with the BBC.
Now the corporation is planning an even bigger bash to mark the new milestone. An industry source said: “The BBC is going all out for their Party at the Palace to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. “The concert will see a range of the world’s best musicians and entertainers put on a two-and-a-half-hour show, which will be broadcast live on BBC One. “They have got Ed Sheeran and.
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