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 Performs ‘Shivers’, ‘Bad Habits’ & More With A Live Band For Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
etcanada.comEd Sheeran is inviting you into his home for a rare performance. Sheeran, 30, joined NPR Music for a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert experience on Tuesday.
The singer-songwriter performed a five-song set boasting “Shivers”, “Make It Rain”, “Overpass Graffiti”, “Visiting Hours” and “Bad Habits”. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran Joins ‘The Voice’ Roster As Mega Mentor “The English singer-songwriter may appear acclimated to a live band, but it’s a pretty rare occasion.
For more than a decade, Sheeran’s become revered for ripping down stadiums, but usually (and remarkably) it’s just him, a guitar and loop pedals,” NPR Music explains. “Although most of the setlist honors =, Sheeran veers momentarily to take us to church with 2014’s “Make It Rain” from the
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