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.
Blow for King Charles's Coronation concert as Adele and Ed Sheeran turn down invitations
msn.comKing Charles's Coronation concert has been dealt a huge blow after both Adele and Ed Sheeran turned down invitations to take part.
The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the pair were asked to perform after the monarch discussed with organisers his hopes that they would appear.
But both Sheeran and Adele have said they were busy and unable to play at the Windsor Castle event on May 7, the day after the King is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
A source involved with the project said: 'The King has suggested a number of people he would like to perform and Adele and Ed were on that list.
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