<P> Edward Christopher Sheeran , MBE ( born 17 February 1991 ) is an English singer , songwriter , guitarist , and record producer . Sheeran was born in Halifax , West Yorkshire , and raised in Framlingham , Suffolk . He attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford as an undergraduate from the age of 18 in 2009 . In early 2011 , Sheeran independently released the extended play , No. 5 Collaborations Project . After signing with Asylum Records , his debut album , + ( read as `` 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 . 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 . </P>
<P> Edward Christopher Sheeran , MBE ( born 17 February 1991 ) is an English singer , songwriter , guitarist , and record producer . Sheeran was born in Halifax , West Yorkshire , and raised in Framlingham , Suffolk . He attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford as an undergraduate from the age of 18 in 2009 . In early 2011 , Sheeran independently released the extended play , No. 5 Collaborations Project . After signing with Asylum Records , his debut album , + ( read as `` 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 . 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 . </P>
when was ed sheeran 's first album released
when was ed sheeran 's first album released
September 2011
September 2011