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.
Tom Parker's widow Kelsey praises 'amazing' Ed Sheeran for funding The Wanted star's medical treatment
dailyrecord.co.ukKelsey Parker has praised Ed Sheeran as an "unbelievable person" after the singer helped fund her late husband Tom's private medical treatment during his battle against brain cancer.
The mum-of-two hailed the star as "amazing" after his generosity and said he gave their family "more time with Tom". Kelsey was appearing on Lorraine Kelly's ITV morning show today when she opened up on Shape of You musician Ed's mammoth efforts to assist his old pal in his time of need.
She said: "Ed was just amazing, he's an unbelievable person, what he did for us, for our family, to give me more time with Tom, he didn't need to do that and he didn't even ask for anything from it."The Wanted star Tom died in March at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour in October 2020.He was surrounded by Kelsey and their two children, Aurelia and Bodhi, as well as other family members and his bandmates.After Scots TV host Lorraine remembered Tom and his many appearances on her daily programme, she smiled and said they "always laughed" together in the studio.Lorraine added: "He was such a positive guy, he radiated positivity."Kelsey agreed, adding: "There was so much laughter in our house over the past 18 months since his diagnosis."We were genuinely happy."Kelsey also revealed she'd bought Ed some crystals as a thank you gift, "because what else do you buy someone who has everything".
Tom's memoir Hope: My Inspirational Life, was released after his death, and in it, he chronicled how close friend Ed contacted him not long after his stage four glioblastoma diagnosis to see if he could help in any way, before offering to finance his medical bills.
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