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.
season 21 Knockouts are underway and the coaches are here to win!Following the Blind Auditions and Battle Rounds, Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton, and new coach Ariana Grande are taking their teams to the Knockouts, pairing up their powerful performers for individual performances this time — artist's choice — and making the tough decisions about who gets to move on to the live shows and who's going home.
During the Knockouts, each coach has one steal that they can use to their advantage, to swipe an eliminated singer from another team.
They'll also have help in rehearsals from the season 21 Mega Mentor: Ed Sheeran!ET caught up with the coaches at their preseason press conference, where John, Kelly and Blake placed the target.
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