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 surprise gig outside Ipswich Town Hall
nme.comEd Sheeran performed a surprise hometown gig on the steps of Ipswich Town Hall – see footage and reaction below.Fans in the Suffolk city were surprised to see Sheeran, who sponsors the town’s football club, rock up in the centre of town to perform his debut album track ‘The A Team’.“I’ve played so many shows here and have such love for this place,” he told the large crowd who had gathered. “I’m so happy to be back here.”According to reports from the Ipswich Star, Sheeran performed with an acoustic guitar he had bought earlier that day from a local music shop.
In an Instagram video, he announced the set in a video recorded at the Music World store.After the performance, Sheeran then signed the guitar and gifted it to a 10-year-old fan who is an aspiring musician and guitarist.An attendee told the Daily Mail: ‘Such a humble guy coming to Ipswich playing us some of his fantastic hits and ending it by giving his guitar to an up and coming 10-year-old guitarist in the audience.
Wow. Thank you Ed.’See footage and reaction to the surprise gig below.Ed Sheeran took it to instagram to inform his fans about the surprise free gig he played in front of the town hall in Ipswich High Street The singer in his instagram story recorded himself in Music World Ipswich to inform his fans#Ed #Sheeran #fans #surprise #gig #front #town pic.twitter.com/yCVx0pUt2N— Shahryar Sultan (@Shahryar_Sultan) October 8, 2022Ed Sheeran has popped up in Ipswich town centre playing in front of the Town Hall steps.
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