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.
It's the most important time of year for Chart fans - as the race for this year's Official Christmas Number 1 has just begun!
Today (Friday 17) marks 7 days until 2021's Christmas Number 1 will be announced live on BBC Radio 1 by Scott Mills. Leading the charge, of course, is LadBaby, who has announced his bid to break a long held Official Charts record, teaming up with Ed Sheeran and Elton John for new single Sausage Rolls For Everyone.
A remix of Ed and Elton's UK Number 1 single Merry Christmas, LadBaby are hoping the song will clinch Number 1, thereby making them the only act in UK chart history to achieve four consecutive Christmas Number 1s.
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