Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran  (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actor.  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 seven-times platinum in the UK.  In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act.  His second studio album, x (pronounced “multiply”), was the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015 and won the Brit Award in 2015 for Album of the Year; he also received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year.  Sheeran’s third album, ÷ (pronounced “divide”), debuted at number one in the UK, the US and other major markets.  Sheeran has sold more than 26 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists.  Two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history:  x (at number 20) and ÷ (at number 34).  (More from Wikipedia)