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.
‘American Idol’ Episode Featuring Ed Sheeran & Alanis Morissette Draws Season-High Audience In Delayed Viewing
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: American Idol hit a high note with the help of some guest judges this month. The May 7 episode, which featured guest judges Ed Sheeran and Alanis Morissette (who also performed on the show), drew an audience of 7.7M people after seven days of delayed viewing, according to L+7 data from Nielsen.
That’s up 3% from the week prior and 13% year-over-year, marking the competition series’ largest audience of the season. In terms of the 18-49 demographic, the episode managed to hold even with previous episode’s season-high 1.1 rating, showing a 22% improvement year-over-year.
When factoring in viewership on streaming and digital platforms, the episode rose to 8.6M viewers and a 1.5 demo rating after seven days, making it the strongest multi-platform telecast in a year (since May 1, 2022).
The Season 6 finale of American Idol airs on May 21, at which former judge Keith Urban will return to the show to mentor the Top 3 finalists.
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