Edward Christopher Sheeran is an English singer and songwriter. After spending his childhood in Framlingham, England, he moved to London in 2008 to focus more on his musical career. In 2009, he played 312 concerts and at the beginning of 2011 he released an independent EP called No. 5 Collaborations Project, thanks to the Asylum / Atlantic Records label. He gained popularity from the singles The A Team, Lego House and I See Fire. His debut album + was released in 2011 and was awarded platinum in the UK. In 2012, he won two BRIT Awards for the best solo singer and British star of the year, while his song The A Team won the Ivora Novella Award for Best Song in Music and Text.