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.
Steps would go for Eurovision but only after Adele or Ed Sheeran tried out first, says Claire Richards
dailyrecord.co.ukEurovision double – a second nul points and bottom for the second year running – many fans are wanting Steps to enter. The UK has won five times, three of them with groups – Bucks Fizz, Brotherhood of Man and Katrina and the Waves.
And Steps are UK pop survivors who will celebrate 25 years at the top next year and whose last album reached No2. But Claire Richards, 43, has a different plan – put Ed Sheeran or Adele up first and see what happens.
She said: “I think there is an added element to Eurovision which wasn’t there with Bucks Fizz or Brotherhood of Man. Back then it was just the fun competition that it should be but unfortunately there are other elements that mean we won’t do that well ever again.“We will never know for sure before Ed.
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