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.
BBC Strictly Come Dancing shock as Aljaz Skorjanec quits - and fans are gutted
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAljaž Škorjanec has left fans gutted as he announced that he's quit Strictly Come Dancing after nine years. He is the second professional dancer that has announced he is leaving the show before the 2022 series.
The 32-year-old, who is married to former Strictly pro and It Takes Two host Jannette Marara, revealed the news on Instagram on Monday morning (March 28).
Aljaž, who was born in Slovenia, joined the BBC dance competition in 2013 and during his first year he lifted the Glitterball Trophy with model Abbey Clancy.
Other partnerships have included Alison Hammond, Helen George, Gemma Atkinson and, most recently during the 2021 series, Dragons' Den star Sara Davies.
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