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.
Ed Sheeran and JK Rowling among UK’s highest tax payers
nme.comEd Sheeran and JK Rowling.As shared by The Sunday Times, the list includes the Top 100 people to have paid the most in taxes over 2023 – adding a reported £5.35billion to public finances in the last 12 months.Among those listed were Harry Potter author JK Rowling, who was placed at Number 31 in the rankings.
According to the report, the author made the list having paid £40million in UK taxes last year. It has been previously reported that her net worth stands at £875million.Ranked at one place below Rowling is pop sensation Ed Sheeran, who is listed as being in the 32nd spot and having paid more than £36million in UK taxes in 2023.The mention of Sheeran comes after one of his tax bills was shared last October.
The singer-songwriter saw his earnings hit £18.3million in 2022, marking an increase of £8.4million compared to that of the previous year (via The Mirror).That meant that the pop titan paid most of his pay rise – £8million – in tax last year.
It equates to paying a tax of £158,917 per week.Other famous faces to feature on the list by The Sunday Times include Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua, who is ranked 88th out of 100 on the index.The top spot is claimed by Russian-born financial trader Alex Gerko, who paid an estimated amount of £664.5m for the 2023 financial year; an equivalent of over £1.8m each day.
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