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.
Strictly viewers distracted from Ed Sheeran's performance in the final
manchestereveningnews.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing fans were in for a treat as singing superstar Ed Sheeran performed in the final. The singing superstar performed his hit song Bad Habits as viewers waited to find out if Rose Ayling-Ellis or John Whaite had been crowned 2021 champion.
But as fans enjoyed Ed's guest appearance the spotlight was grabbed by the return of Strictly favourite Janette Manrara, who has been absent from the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing while she presents its spin-off show It Takes Two. READ MORE: Rose and Giovanni crowned champions in 'best ever' series of Strictly The pro dancer made a triumphant return to the BBC dance show as she performed a passionate routine with her husband Aljaz Skorjanec.
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