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.
Roger Daltrey tells us about plans to stream unseen TCT gigs from The Cure, Muse, Pulp and more
nme.comEd Sheeran, Teenage Cancer Trust Unseen will be broadcast nightly at www.youtube.com/TCTUnseen until The Cure on October 19.
Other performances include Muse, Paul McCartney, Pulp and Them Crooked Vultures.Organised by The Who frontman Roger Daltrey, the week of concerts each March are an annual highlight in London’s gig calendar.
This year marks the event’s 20th anniversary, with 2020’s roster originally set to include performances by The Who, Paul Weller, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Mumford And Sons, Stereophonics and Groove Armada.The Teenage Cancer Trust Unseen performances are free, but fans are urged to donate here to help the seven teenagers a day who are diagnosed with cancer in the UK.
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