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 Releases New Song 'Afterglow' as a 'Christmas Present' Amid Break From Music
etonline.comEd Sheeran decided to follow in his pal Taylor Swift's footsteps and release some unexpected new music at the holidays! The 29-year-old British singer-songwriter announced last December that he was taking a break from performing and music ahead of the birth of his first child, Lyra, in August.
But on Sunday, Sheeran excited his fans when he shared the tease that he had a «Christmas present» coming Monday morning. That present was actually a previously unreleased song called «Afterglow.» «Hey guys.
Afterglow is a song I wrote last year that I wanted to release for you,» Sheeran shared on Instagram. «It’s not the first single from the next album, it’s just a song I love, and hope you love too.
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