English singer songwriter Ed Sheeran was the big winner of the British music awards, walking away with two of the four awards he was nominated for.<br /><br /> Taking Best British Solo Artist and the coveted Best Album nod for his second studio album (multiply), the<br />The 24-year-old looked moved as he mounted the stage to collect his trophy.<br /><br /> Ed Sheeran: <br /><br /> Soul singer Sam Smith, who was nominated for five awards and competed with Sheeran for Best Album, topped off his recent four Grammy wins with a Global Success award and British Breakthrough trophy.<br /><br /> “This shows that I’m stepping in the right direction so thank you so much to all my fans for buying my music. Thank you,” he told the crowd. <br /><br /> Sam Smith: <br /><br /> Twice-nominated retro-soul singer Paloma Faith walked away with her first ever Brit award, taking the British Female Solo Artist gong.<br /><br /> Faith’s third album, ‘A Perfect Contradiction’, released last year, featured production by Pharrell Williams and Plan B, and was the sixth bestselling alb
