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 recreates Love Actually’s famous doorstep scene with Elton John and says Christmas song is out in just days
thesun.co.ukED Sheeran and Elton John recreated Love Actually's famous doorstep scene as they shared details of their upcoming Christmas song.
The singers have teamed up for the festive track - called Merry Christmas - and Ed, 30, posted the fun clip to his Instagram to reveal the release date.
After knocking on 74-year-old Elton's door, Ed motioned for him to be quiet and help up a series of signs that read: "Hello, last Christmas I received a call from my mate Elton John and he told me we should do a Christmas song. "And I replied, 'Yeah.
Maybe in 2022'. But I actually wrote the chorus that day. And here we are. "Our Christmas song, 'Merry Christmas', is out this Friday.
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