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 helped boost his home town Ipswich’s economy by over £9million last year
thesun.co.ukPOP star Ed Sheeran’s concerts helped boost the economy in his home town of Ipswich by more than £9million, figures revealed yesterday.
The musician played four gigs at Chantry Park to more than 139,000 fans last August. Ipswich Borough Council says they netted £9,233,541 for the local economy.
The events cost the authority £158,000 to help organise, but the figure shows a return of £58.44 for every £1 it spent. A study shows that of the 139,840 people who attended, 25,171 were Ipswich residents, 86,701 were day visitors to Ipswich, 16,781 were visiting overnight in Ipswich and 11,187 were visiting overnight near Ipswich.
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