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.
Fifteen celebs took to the dancefloor for the first time at the weekend as they launched the Strictly Come Dancing class of 22.
A host of stars kicked off the BBC dance contest to take us through autumn through to December and topping the leaderboard on Saturday night was snake-hipped Will Mellor.
The Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and Two Pints of Lager actor came top of the table with 34 points, tying with wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin.
At the bottom of the table was footballing star Tony Adams and his pro dance partner Katya Jones with 15 points for their Arsenal theme routine.
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