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.
When it comes to deciding what songs will make or break an album, Ed Sheeran knows exactly who to turn to. The singer is opening up about how his wife Cherry Seaborn helps him to choose which tracks make it onto his records.
Sheeran sat down for a virtual chat with ET Canada’s Cheryl Hickey ahead of is new album, =, debuting on Friday, Oct. 29. READ MORE: Ed Sheeran Reveals He’s Tested Positive For COVID-19, Will Promote New Album From Home While Self-Isolating “She has quite a business minded head about it,” he said, talking about his wife of two years. “I think because she’s just like, ‘Well, this is what I like,” and I’m kind of like ‘Cool,’ because I don’t want her to go ‘This is what I think people will like.’ She just goes, ‘I
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