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.
James Arthur on celeb friends and being a dad - 'There's things I hope she doesn't read about me'
ok.co.ukSinger James Arthur can transcend listeners to a happy place with his vocals. But ‘happy’ isn’t a word that James has always been familiar with.
Not many can say they shared the stage with a Pussycat Doll aged 24, with 8 million people watching. When he took the stage in 2012 with Nicole Scherzinger, the North Yorkshire hunk left fans in awe.
But the former X Factor star’s life hasn’t always been glamour and success. After battling with his mental health, James - who is set to headline Stirling Summer Sessions alongside icons such as Sir Tom Jones and Shania Twain - is finally seeing clearer skies, as he tells OK!.
Work, the unconditional love he receives from his daughter (Emily, 1, who she shares with his partner, dancer Jessica Grist) and a lust for life will do that to you, he says.
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