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.
Platinum Jubilee Pageant - route map, what time is it, who is taking part and how to watch on TV
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe climactic day of the Platinum Jubilee will be marked by a pageant celebrating some key aspects of British life. It will be split into four acts: For Queen and Country, The Time Of Our Lives, Let's Celebrate, and Happy and Glorious.
The first act will be a military parade containing 1,750 people and 200 horses from the Army, Nacy, RAF and Commonwealth - making it one of the biggest parades in British history.
Meanwhile, the second act will show representations of British life "since 1972" and will show off aspects of British culture, music and technology.
Following this will be the third act which aims to tell the story of the Queen's life in 12 chapters and will feature a 20ft puppet of a princess accompanied by a pack of cor and 80 dancers mimicking the white coronation robes. Read more: The Queen rocks out to Queen with Paddington Bear at the BBC Party at the Palace and viewers are in tears Finishing off the pageant will be a gospel choir and the Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marine who will invite the public to join in singing the national anthem.
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