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.
Jubilee weekend is upon us, as the UK braces for a long weekend of celebration, nostalgia and maybe even a Pimm’s.Most of the nation will be planning to revel in and celebrate Her Majesty’s incredible achievement as the UK’s longest-serving monarch reaches 70 years on the throne.These celebrations must be fit for a queen, of course, and so some of the biggest names in the music industry will be turning out to perform at the nationwide knees up.There will be a huge range of superstars on show, all belting their hearts out in the name of Her Maj.Ed Sheeran is expected to pay tribute to the Queen and Prince Philip at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on Sunday (June 5), while huge names like Elton John and Diana Ross are set to perform at the eagerly anticipated Platinum Party on Saturday at Buckingham Palace.The festivities will be opened by none other than Queen with Adam Lambert.
The celebrations will be featuring some of the biggest and most successful names on the music scene playing in front of a 10,000-strong crowd - but which one of them has amassed the biggest fortune?According to Celebrity Net Worth, Alicia Keys has a net worth of £120million, a pile of cash almost a quarter of the size of Her Majesty's.This combined net worth is with her husband Swizz Beatz, a record producer and record exec from the Bronx, New York.Keys has sold 90 million records worldwide.Legendary US singer Diana Ross has a huge net worth of £200million and will be headlining the huge knees-up.One of the best-selling musicians of her time, Diana is also headlining in the Legends slot on the Pyramid stage at this year’s Glastonbury festival.Elton John is thought to have a net worth of £400million, only around £80million less than Her Majesty’s.
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