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.
This year's Christmas number one single has been announced. Social media star LadBaby has made chart history by reaching the top of the Official Christmas Chart for a fourth consecutive year.
It's the first time an artist has done so since the charts began 70 years ago. READ MORE: Warning issued to drivers filling up with petrol this Christmas Social media star Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne, known as LadBaby Mum, have scored this year’s top spot with the novelty track 'Sausage Rolls For Everyone', which features global superstars Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John.
The song is a charity rework of Sheeran and Sir Elton’s own new festive single Merry Christmas, which came in at number two on the charts, and was released in aid of The Trussell
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