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 donates £10,000 to hospital that cared for his late grandmother
nme.comEd Sheeran has donated £10,000 to the hospital that cared for his late grandmother.The pop star gave the money to Aldeburgh Hospital League Of Friends to put towards buying musical instruments for dementia patients and those with special needs and audiovisual disabilities, according to The Sun.The donation came from Sheeran’s charity The Framlingham Foundation Trust, which was set up to help schools and other good causes in his home county of Suffolk.An annual report filed by the charity revealed: “A donation to Aldeburgh Hospital League of Friends ‘Sensory Garden Project’ was given to assist with the purchase of outdoor musical instruments for the rehabilitation and recuperation of patients.“Such patients include day centre clients,.
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