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.
Watch Chris Martin perform an acoustic cover of Ginuwine’s ‘Pony’
nme.comChris Martin delivered an unlikely cover of Ginuwine‘s 1996 hit ‘Pony’ at a Spotify event last night (August 14).Video clips show the Coldplay frontman performing barefoot on stage at the event in the Hamptons, an area best known as a holiday retreat for affluent New York residents.Joined on stage by three backing singers and double bass, Martin sang ‘Pony’ – including the lines “if you’re horny, let’s do it / ride it, my pony / my saddle’s waiting” – as well as classic Coldplay track ‘Viva La Vida’.‘Pony’ was previously covered by a shirtless Ed Sheeran in 2008, and found new popularity following its inclusion in the 2015 film Magic Mike XXL.
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