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 Shawn Mendes join Ed Sheeran for first live performance in “year and a half”
nme.comShawn Mendes has appeared onstage for the first time in more than a year, joining Ed Sheeran for a surprise performance – find footage of the moment below.The team up took place at Sheeran’s recent concert in Toronto over the weekend.
Taking place on Saturday (June 17), the Canadian singer-songwriter made a guest cameo and duetted with Sheeran for a rendition of his 2011 classic ‘Lego House’.The two also performed a second track together at the Rogers Centre, this time taking on Mendes’ 2017 hit ‘There’s Nothin’ Holding Me Back’.For Mendes, the onstage appearance marked his first performance in over a year, after he previously took time off from live shows to focus on his mental health.
The 24-year-old was heard sharing his thoughts towards the return in footage shown by Sheeran, which was posted to Instagram shortly before the gig.“I feel a bit speechless about it, to be honest right now,” he said while backstage at the venue. “Dude, I feel insane.
I feel crazy.”A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)Last July, the pop star cancelled his ‘Wonder: The World Tour’ after admitting that he had been struggling with his mental health.“I’ve been touring since I was 15 and to be honest it’s always been difficult to be on the road away from friends and family,” he announced in a statement at the time. “After a few years off the road, I felt like was ready to dive back in, but that decision was premature and unfortunately the toll of the road and the pressure has caught up to me and I’ve hit a breaking point.“After speaking with my team and health professionals, I need to take some time to heal and take care of myself and my mental health, first and foremost.
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