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 enters Christmas number one race – is LadBaby safe?
completemusicupdate.comJust when you thought your sausage rolls were safe, Ed Sheeran released a surprise new single in Christmas week. Although officially on hiatus, the musician released new track ‘Afterglow’ yesterday.“Hey guys”, he says. “‘Afterglow’ is a song I wrote last year that I wanted to release for you.
It’s not the first single from the next album, it’s just a song I love, and hope you love too. Enjoy! Have a safe and happy festive break and New Year’s.
Back to dad land for me now”.And off he went again, just like that. But that’s a pretty big upset in the Christmas number one race.
Over the weekend, LadBaby’s ‘Don’t Stop Me Eatin’ took a comfortable lead, but was not completely safe from nearest contender Jess Glynne.
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