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.
Official Chart sizzlers: songs that soundtracked the UK’s hottest days on record
officialcharts.comAs the UK sizzles with temperatures topping 35C over the past few days, the Number 1 song providing the soundtrack for the sweltering heat is Joel Corry and MNEK’s summer dance-pop anthem Head & Heart.
The catchy track is on course for a fourth week at the top of the UK’s Official Singles Chart this Friday (Aug. 14), proving to be the perfect accompaniment to the British public’s (socially distanced) outdoor activities.
Head & Heart was also at the top of the chart on July 31, when the UK’s third-hottest day on record was recorded, at 37.8C.
Joel Corry and MNEK with their Official Number 1 single award for Head & Heart. Last year saw the UK’s hottest day ever recorded as 38.7C on July 25.
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