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.
Don Broco nab their first UK Number 1 album with Amazing Things: "This means so much"
officialcharts.comDon Broco have scored their first ever Official Albums Chart Number 1 with Amazing Things, beating off stiff competition from The Weeknd’s Dawn FM.
Following Dawn FM’s release on physical formats, the gap closed on the midweek leaders in the latter half of the week - but Amazing Things, the Bedford-born band’s fourth studio album, held out and clinched victory by just under 1,500 copies.
Don Broco achieved their Number 1 album with 98% physical sales, topping both the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and Record Store Chart.
Don Broco have enjoyed three UK Top 40 albums prior to today, including two Top 10s, with 2012’s Priorities (25), 2015’s Automatic (6) and 2018’s Technology (5) Celebrating their Official Albums Chart Number 1, Don Broco told OfficialCharts.com: “Wow, our first ever Official Charts UK Number 1 album.
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