2. Ed Sheeran
• Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February
1991) is an English singer-songwriter.
• Born in Hebden Bridge, raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he
moved to London in 2008 to pursue a musical career.
• In early 2011, Sheeran released an independent
extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project, which
caught the attention of both Elton John and Jamie Foxx.
• He then signed to Asylum Records. His debut album, +,
containing the singles "The A Team" and "Lego House",
was certified quintuple platinum in the United Kingdom.
• In 2012, he won two Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo
Artist and British Breakthrough Act.
• "The A Team" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song
Musically and Lyrically.
3. • Sheeran began to be known in the United
States in 2012.
• He made a guest appearance on Taylor
Swift's fourth studio album, Red, and wrote
songs for One Direction.
• "The A Team" was nominated for Song of
the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards and
he performed the song in duet with Elton
John during the ceremony.
• He spent much of 2013 touring North
America as the opening act for Swift's The
Red Tour.
• His second studio album titled x; read as
"multiply", was released worldwide on 23
June 2014, charting at number one in the
UK and US.
• He was nominated for Best New Artist at
the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
