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.
Ed Sheeran’s most prized possessions in a charity auction. The Shape of You singer has donated a number of his childhood items to raise funds for causes in his home county of Suffolk, reports the Mirror.
Included in the auction will be Lego bricks he once played with as a child, handwritten lyrics as well as a flyer and a ticket to his first ever gig.Ed’s parents John and Imogen played a vital role in setting up the charity clear out as they sought to create a lasting legacy from the Ed Sheeran: Made in Suffolk exhibition in Ipswich.The exhibition will tell the story of Ed’s rise to stardom.His parents got the idea to hold an auction to support the young in Suffolk after meeting Gina Long, founder of charity GeeWizz.
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