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.
Royal Albert Hall launches music talent competition for 14-18-year-olds
nme.commust be submitted via a London Music Hub here (each London Music Hub may submit up to three acts for consideration). All entrants must be in years 10-13 of the academic year 2021/2022.A shortlist of acts will be invited to a live audition in the Hall’s Elgar Room this July.Lucy Noble, Artistic Director of the Royal Albert Hall, said: “We couldn’t be more excited to launch this opportunity for aspiring young musicians, and would like to encourage as many people as possible to apply.
The Hall’s story has been written by young history-makers from The Beatles to the Spice Girls to Adele, and our ambition as a charity is to build pathways for the talents of the future to take on that legacy.
Future Makers will be a key stepping stone in that artist pipeline.”Future Makers, part of the Hall’s Engagement programmes, is a collaboration with the Tri-Borough Music Hub and London Music Hubs, which represent all local authorities in London.Press material further detailed the requirements for entry into the competition: “Submissions can be of any genre or a mixture of genres, but music performed must be original, written by or for the performers.
Electronic music submissions are welcomed, but these must include at least one live performance element.”It added that “submissions must be between four and six minutes in length and the same piece (or pieces) must be performed in the concert if selected for the main show.
Read more on nme.com