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.
Six football clubs sponsored by musicians as Ed Sheeran joins Ipswich Town
dailystar.co.ukEd Sheeran announced on Thursday that in order to plug his upcoming tour, he is to become Ipswich Town’s new shirt sponsor – and he’s not the first musician to have his name plastered on the front of a football top.
Sheeran seems to be a Perfect fit for the League One Tractor Boys, but there are plenty of examples of famous bands and singers lending their support to football clubs, particularly in the lower divisions. Daily Star Sport have picked out six of our favourite music-based football sponsorships, starting in the Isthmian League Premier Division with Kent side Margate.
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