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.
Jade Thirlwall is said to be in talks with a record label about launching a solo career. Rumours of a Little Mix hiatus have been circling after Jessy Nelson left the band last year and Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock became mums this summer.
But fourth member Jade, 28, is thought to be eyeing up her own music as her next step. The star has reportedly been in talks with Atlantic Records to release new music, the label which also represents artists such as Ed Sheeran, Rita Ora and Lizzo.
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