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.
Tom Parker’s widow thanks Ed Sheeran after 'amazing' act
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTom Parker’s widow has revealed that she gave Ed Sheeran crystals to say thank you after he helped pay for some of her husband’s medical bills which she says gave her more time with him.
The Wanted singer died at a hospice near the couple’s south-east London home on March 30 at the age of 33, after suffering from an inoperable brain tumour.
Kelsey Parker told ITV’s Lorraine: “Ed was just amazing, just an unbelievable person. He was at the Summertime Ball at the weekend and I actually got him a gift and I got him some crystals, because I’m like, what do you get someone who’s got everything? “But I just wanted to say thank you.
What he did for us, for our family, gave me more time with Tom.” In Parker’s book, titled Hope: My Inspirational Life, released by Blink Publishing in May this year, the singer wrote: “I’ve never publicly said this before (and he’ll probably be mad that I’m doing it now) but Ed is a very special man, he even helped out with my medical bills when I was seeking other treatment options and having private immunotherapy treatment.” His widow also credited her children’s positivity with her ability to keep going.
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