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 distracts BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers with change to his appearance
msn.comStrictly Come Dancing viewers were distracted by a change in Ed Sheeran's appearance as the huge pop idol took part in the final.
The Shivers singer appeared on the hit BBC dancing competition on Saturday night as Rose Ayling-Ellis and John Whaite fought to lift the glitterball trophy.
He was reading out the terms and conditions for voting on the show to viewers when they spotted the celebrity appeared to be wearing an unusual accessory. Read more Strictly Come Dancing under fire over 'inappropriate' song choice Viewers took to Twitter to ask if Ed was wearing lipstick in the clip as the singer appeared to have very pink lips.
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