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.
Watch Ed Sheeran cover Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys during surprise club appearance
nme.comEd Sheeran surprised clubbers in Ibiza with an impromptu, four-song set that featured a variety of karaoke classics – check out footage below.On Monday night (September 26), Sheeran appeared onstage at the House In Paradise club at O Beach in Ibiza to perform his 2017 hit ‘Shape Of You’ after being introduced as “the biggest popstar in the world.”He then launched into The Backstreet Boys‘ ‘I Want It That Way’ before diving into the crowd.
Returning to the stage, he performed Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ and ended with his take on Britney Spears’ ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’.Check out footage below:A post shared by House In Paradise (@houseinparadise_)A post shared by The Ibiza Bible (@theibizabible)A post shared by Ibiza Concierge Company (@ibizaconciergecompany)A post shared by Ibiza Concierge Company (@ibizaconciergecompany)House In Paradise promoter Joshua Makinson said (via the Evening Standard): “I was absolutely blown away that Ed has come to House in Paradise at O Beach.
We’ve had artists turn up in the past and perform but to have one of the biggest pop stars in the world perform is magical.”Later this week, Sheeran is set to release new single ‘Celestial’ in collaboration with Pokémon.
The musician said that the long-running series gave him “a proper escape as a kid into a fantasy world”, adding: “In adult life it’s nostalgia that makes me feel like a kid again.”A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)Last November saw Sheeran perform a special live set within Pokémon Go shortly after the release of his fourth and most recent album, ‘=’.Meanwhile, Ed Sheeran is scheduled to play an intimate one-off concert in London next month to raise funds for mental health support charity Shout.Sheeran has also backed.
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