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.
Giovanni Pernice was overcome with emotion as he and dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis made history on Strictly Come Dancing. The show's 'King of Halloween' was in tears as he and EastEnders star Rose Giovanni received a perfect score of 40 from the judges for their tango to Shivers by Ed Sheeran.
It was the highest score of the series so far and also the earliest that the mark of 40 has been awarded in the show's history.
As the scores came in the pair screamed and hugged. READ MORE: Giovanni, who already held the record as the top scoring pro dancer for Halloween on the BBC dance contest after joining the show in 2015, then placed his face in his hands and sank to his knees as he took in what the moment meant.
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