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 surprises primary school students with lockdown music lesson
nme.comHe delivered the masterclass for pupils over Zoom. Ed Sheeran has surprised primary school students with a music lesson in lockdown, delivered via video-call.
The singer reportedly took part in a zoom call as a surprise for students at Ecclesbourne Primary School in Thornton Heath, South London, organised by the school’s music director Timothy Spoerer.
According to The Sun, Ed took part in a Q&A with the class and taught them how to play guitar, while also reflecting on his own time at school.
The singer told pupils he thought he was an “idiot” because he “wasn’t very smart” during his time in the classroom. Ed said: “I basically wasn’t very smart at school, I thought I was an idiot for a very long time.
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