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.
Royal Variety Performance viewers all have the same complaint as Rod Stewart, Anne-Marie, and Olly Alexander perform
thesun.co.ukROD Stewart, Anne-Marie, and Olly Alexander led the stars at this year's Royal Variety Performance - but viewers all had the same complaint.
The swanky do took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in attendance. Sir Rod was the first of many singers to take to the historic stage, donning a leopard print blazer and matching brogues.
He was swiftly followed by Years and Years frontman Olly, pop star Anne-Marie, James Blunt, Keala Settle, and people at home still had Ed Sheeran, Gregory Porter and Elvis Costello to look forward to.
Each crooner sang a bevy of singalong hits, but the line-up prompted viewers to moan on Twitter. One sniped: "Shouldn’t the Royal Variety Performance be renamed Royal.
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