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.
Adele sounds ‘better than ever’ reveals collaborator OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder ahead of her comeback
thesun.co.ukANTICIPATION for Adele's comeback is already sky high – but now one of her collaborators has got me really excited. OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder , who co-wrote and produced her songs Rumour Has It and Remedy, has hinted they have teamed up again for her fourth album, out in September.
Despite saying he was going to “stay completely mum on new Adele”, he teased: “I’ll just say that she sounds better than ever.” Since bursting into music in 2007 with song Apologize, OneRepublic have become a powerhouse in pop.
But Ryan is arguably even bigger as a songwriter, having penned hits including Beyonce's Halo, Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love and Ed Sheeran's Happier.
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