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 reclaims Official Albums Chart Number 1 with =
officialcharts.comEd Sheeran reclaims Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with = (Equals). Ed’s fourth album earns its second total week at Number 1, having hovered at Number 2 for the past three weeks.
At the time of its debut, Equals became the UK’s fastest-selling album of the year, although it was overtaken just a few weeks later by Adele’s 30 - which finishes this week at Number 2 with fewer than 500 chart sales between the two releases.
Michael Buble rises one place to Number 3 this week with Christmas, its highest peak of the year. Also rising this week are Little Mix, jumping up four places with greatest hits Between Us at Number 5.
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