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LONDON (CelebrityAccess) Ed Sheeran completed an enormously successful year with his song \u201cPerfect\u201d\u00a0\u00a0peaking at #1 in 17 countries, including achieving his first Xmas #1 positions in the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n

The original version of \u201cPerfect\u201d is featured on Sheeran\u2019s third studio album, + (pronounced “plus”).<\/p>\n

An Irish music biz insider told the Irish Sun: \u201cEd Sheeran has the Christmas number one in Ireland. After all he\u2019s had an incredible year. It\u2019s true he has an incredible marketing machine around him and had a brilliant slot on the Late Late Show last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there\u2019s also massive goodwill, because like or loathe Ed Sheeran, he\u2019s widely regarded as a nice guy with no agenda who loves his fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

The singer-songwriter hit the #1 spot in the UK after releasing 6 versions of his single, including issuing the original, an acoustic version, remixes by Robin Schulz and Mike Perry, and duet versions Beyonc\u00e9, and Andrea Bocelli.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an actual dream come true and I\u2019m very proud and happy,\u201d Sheeran said, wishing his fans \u201ca very merry Christmas, happy holidays and a happy New Year\u201d.<\/p>\n

This week Spotify hailed Sheeran as its #1 streamed artist of 2017 in a holiday commercial. The ad features a smaller gingerbread version of Sheeran, complete with shaggy red mop, and a blissful Sheeran himself sitting in a cozy holiday-styled den with \u201cPerfect\u201d playing in the background. Sheeran then bites off the head of his cookie-self, and smiles into the camera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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