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.
Dua Lipa, Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran among big winners at the Global Awards
breakingnews.ieDua Lipa, Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran were among the big winners at the Global Awards. The ceremony featured performances from artists including singers Ellie Goulding and Tones And I, rapper Aitch and Welsh rockers Stereophonics.
Lewis Capaldi also enjoyed a successful night after winning the mass appeal and most played song awards. Lipa was crowned best British act while Cabello won best female and Sheeran was named best male.
Aitch picked up a rising star award, and he told the PA news agency: “I’m happy, I’m grateful. “We’re going all the way this year.
I feel like last year was a demonstration of what I’m about and what is to come.” Tones And I, who took home the best pop award, said it felt “really crazy” to pick up the award.
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