Ed Sheeran, de son vrai nom Edward Christopher, né le 17 février 1991, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète anglais.
Il débute sa carrière en sortant plusieurs disques auto-produits. En 2011, Sheeran est signé par Atlantic Records. Ses trois premiers singles pour le label se classent dans le Top 5 du UK Singles Chart. Le jeune artiste joue dans plusieurs grands festivals britanniques durant l'été et est nommé « meilleur jeune talent » lors du UK Festival Awards (en).
"The A Team" is the debut solo single by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2011, serving as the lead single from his debut album, +. "The A Team" is a folk ballad about a sex worker addicted to crack cocaine, a Class A drug. It was written after Sheeran visited a homeless shelter and heard some of the stories of the lives people had been living. He wrote the song following a last-minute performance at an event for the homeless. The chorus of "The A Team" was also used by Sheeran in the track "Little Lady", which features Mikill Pane. "Little Lady" is available on the EP No. 5 Collaborations Project.
The A Team Songfacts explains the song is a true story and was written by Sheeran after meeting a homeless prostitute called Angel, whilst volunteering at a Crisis homeless shelter. The song became the highest selling debut single on the UK singles charts in the first half of 2011.
The song is a story about a girl he met whilst volunteering at a homeless shelter – it soared into the top three on its release in June 2011.
