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MUSIC
I n 2011 his album, + (plus) reached
seven-times platinum in the UK.
The single “The A Team” 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.
His album x (multiply) was released in 2014,
sold seven million copies worldwide and
includes hit singles “Sing”, “Don’t”, “Thinking
Out Loud” and “Bloodstream”, winning him
two Brit Awards. Notably, in 2016 Sheeran took
home two Grammys for “Thinking Out Loud”
in the Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of
the Year categories.
“I can't tell you the key to success Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift
but, the key to failure is trying to
please everyone.” Sheeran returned in March 2017 releasing ÷
(divide), which debuted at number one in the
- Ed Sheeran UK and U.S. It’s the third fastest-selling album
of all time – after Adele’s 25 and Oasis’s Be Here
Now – and has already gone double platinum.
With no signs of slowing down and refusing to
fit in, the scruffy British singer/songwriter will
only continue to capture audiences with his
clever wordplay and soulful lyrics.
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