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.
Harry Styles reclaims Number 1 album in Ireland, as Westlife soar up the chart following Aviva Stadium concerts
officialcharts.comHarry Styles reclaims Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Harry’s House. Returning to claim a seventh total week at the top, Harry’s House last week saw its six-week streak at Number 1 cut off by Paolo Nutini’s Last Night In The Bittersweet – with the latter this week charting at Number 21, though it is the most-downloaded album of the week in Ireland.
Meanwhile, Westlife’s Wild Dreams Tour graced Dublin’s Aviva Stadium last week, resulting in three of their albums flying up the Top 50.Their Greatest Hits rockets 18 places back up to Number 3, their 2021 studio album Wild Dreams is up an impressive 21 places to Number 10, and their 2001 collection World Of Our Own re-enters at Number 31.
This week’s highest new entry at Number 15 comes from American R&B singer Brent Faiyaz, with his second studio album Wasteland.
Finally, landing just outside of the Top 20 is Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy, with his sixth studio album Love, Damini at Number 23.
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