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.
Ariana Grande Mocks Her Own Songwriting Abilities on ‘The Voice,’ Disses ‘Side to Side’
usmagazine.comNot afraid to laugh at herself! Ariana Grande showed off her sense of humor after one of her Voice teammates praised Ed Sheeran‘s songwriting skills — but not her own.During the Monday, November 1, episode of the NBC competition series, contestant Sasha Allen was thrilled to meet the 30-year-old British singer, who guest starred as the season’s mega mentor. “You are, like, top two songwriting inspirations,” Allen told the “Shape of You” musician. “Like, the reason I started writing songs.”Allen’s coach, however, joked that she was slightly miffed he didn’t have similar compliments about her own music. “I’m a bit offended that, ‘Booooooy, you got me walking side to side’ didn’t earn me a spot as a top lyricist,” the 28-year-old “Dangerous
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