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.
Lianne La Havas, Celeste, Obongjayar and more win Ivor Novello Awards
completemusicupdate.comEd Sheeran says that British awards ceremonies are just an excuse to get drunk and no one actually cares who wins. So pour yourself a large drink and occasionally glance at the rest of this story to make sure it’s still here.
The Ivor Novello Awards happened, everybody!So, who were the big winners? Well, Best Song Musically And Lyrically was deemed to be ‘God’s Own Children’ by Obongjayar, which was co-written with Barney Lister.
Best Contemporary Song was ‘Children Of The Internet’ by Future Utopia, co-written by Fraser T Smith and Dave. And Lianne La Havas’s eponymous album, which she co-wrote with Matthew Hales, scored Best Album.Top songwriting team Celeste and Jamie Hartman were together named Songwriter Of The Year.
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