It was the best-selling debut single and the overall eighth-best selling single of 2011, selling 801,000 copies. [189], On 29 September 2019, Sheeran announced he is teaming up with his manager Stuart Camp and have opened a bar located on Portobello Road in Notting Hill. [245] In 2012, he was named a baron of Sealand. He holds British nationality. [18] John is an art curator and lecturer, and Imogen is a culture publicist turned jewellery designer. [45], On 26 April 2011, Sheeran appeared on the TV music show Later... with Jools Holland, where he performed his debut single "The A Team". Tickets were available to those taking part in the charity's Give it up for One25 campaign by giving something up for 125 hours and hitting the £40,000 fundraising mark. In the same month, he also released his critically acclaimed Loose Change EP, which featured his future debut single, "The A Team". [16] During his childhood his father took him to live concerts that would inspire his musical creations. Background and Age Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [91][92], × was nominated for Album of the Year at the 57th Grammy Awards. And with certain subjects like this they're often washed over and people don't necessarily give them the attention they deserve." Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991 in Yorkshire, England as Edward Christopher Sheeran. [53] By end of 2011, sales of the album in the UK stand at 791,000; it became the second best-selling debut album and the ninth biggest-selling album there. His activities inspired the creation of some of Hollywood's most infamous characters, including Norman Bates of 'Psycho. Ed Sheeran Biography, Relationship & … The original version hit No. [147] At the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on 20 May, Sheeran performed "Galway Girl" from Phoenix Park in Dublin, Ireland, and picked up six awards, including Top Artist and Top Hot 100 Artist. [200] In May 2020, Sheeran donated £170,000 to his former school Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, Suffolk. Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. 1 on the Billboard Pop Songs and Adult Pop Songs charts in mid-January 2018. Without any promotion, the record reached No. [206], Sheeran made his acting debut in 2014, a cameo role as himself on New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, filmed while he was in the country for a one-off performance. ", Singer Adele is a Grammy Award-winning artist whose throwback, soulful sound has made her an international success with hits like "Rolling in the Deep," "Someone Like You" and "Hello. May 2019 brought the release of the Sheeran-Justin Bieber track "I Don't Care," the first single from Sheeran's upcoming studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project. From touring to sales, to copyright legislation to royalty collation”, the letter adds: “We dominate the market and our bands, singers, musicians, writers, producers and engineers work all over Europe and the world and in turn, Europe and the world come to us. Sheeran’s early musical career began when he was aged just four when he sang in his local church choir in Framlingham. [49] The music video for “Lego House” features Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint, as a play on their similar appearance. [208] Later that year, while in Australia, he recorded scenes for the soap Home and Away, as a character based on himself. [163], In 2019, Sheeran co-wrote country music singer Kenny Chesney's single "Tip of My Tongue". '"[21] Sheeran also cited Taylor Swift as one of his influences, suggesting in 2015 their respective success drives each other on. Since signing with Atlantic, Sheeran has sold millions of records and won Grammys for hits like "Thinking Out Loud" and "Shape of You," as well as his 2018 album, ÷. Ed Sheeran is best known as a Pop Singer. "I guess he'd be pretty proud.". Happier. Later that month, Sheeran was signed to Asylum Records. Over 1,000 fans turned up, so Sheeran played four different shows to ensure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the street after the venue had closed. His father’s name is John Sheeran (an art curator and a lecturer) and his mother’s name is Imogen Sheeran a cultural publicist who later became a jewelry designer. [242], On 19 October 2015, Sheeran received an honorary degree from the University of Suffolk in Ipswich for his "outstanding contribution to music". The lawsuit was settled late in the year. 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[126] On 17 February, Sheeran released "How Would You Feel (Paean)". [55] As of March 2012, the album had sold 1,021,072 copies in the UK. Sheeran borrows from any style that crosses his path -- elements of folk, hip-hop, pop, dance, soul, and rock can be heard in his big hits "The A Team," "Sing," "Thinking Out Loud," and … Mini Bio (1) Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991 in Yorkshire, England as Edward Christopher Sheeran. [133] On 7 November, Taylor Swift revealed that Sheeran collaborated on the song "End Game" for her sixth studio album Reputation. In January 2017, he released two singles from the album, "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill," which debuted at No. 6 Collaborations Project' Debuts at No. [80] "Sing", the lead single, was released on 7 April 2014. 30 Year Old #4. [179] Sheeran and his work have influenced various recording artists, including Shawn Mendes,[180] Louis Tomlinson,[181] Camila Cabello,[182] and Cody Simpson,[183] while English singer Hrvy has called him such a good songwriter. Thinking he could find gigs in the big city, Sheeran left home with his guitar and a backpack full of clothes, and his musical career took flight. [95][110][148] In 2015 and 2018, he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. Six weeks later, "The A Team" was released as a digital download in the UK. [135], On 4 December, Sheeran was named Spotify's most streamed artist of 2017 with 6.3 billion streams. [213] It received a mix of positive and very negative reviews. Ed Sheeran was born on 17th February 1991 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK. [8] Globally, Spotify named him the second most streamed artist of the decade. [234] Appearing as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs on 7 May 2017, Sheeran chose His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman as his book of choice, and a lifetime supply of ketchup as the one inanimate luxury item that he would take with him on a desert island. Sheeran began co-writing songs with bigger artists, such as One Direction and Taylor Swift, and supported Swift on her 2013 arena tour. [168], In 2018, legal action was brought against Sheeran, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Atlantic Records by the estate and heirs of the late producer Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the song "Let's Get It On" with Marvin Gaye. After receiving the honor from Prince Charles, Sheeran gushed about the occasion, but also noted it was bittersweet: "My grandfather ... he died on this day four years ago, so it's actually quite a nice full circle thing," he said, according to the prince's Twitter account. The release served as the lead single from Sheeran's debut studio album, + (pronounced "plus"). In 2014, songwriters Martin Harrington and Thomas Leonard alleged that Sheeran's "Photograph" was ripped off from their track "Amazing," written for 2010 X Factor winner Matt Cardle. [124], On 26 January, Sheeran announced dates for the beginning of the Divide Tour with shows in Europe, South America and North America from 17 March until 14 June 2017. [210] Sheeran also appeared as himself in the 2016 film Bridget Jones's Baby in a scene where Bridget Jones, played by Renée Zellweger, encounters the singer at the Glastonbury Festival. In December 2019, the Official Charts Company named him artist of the decade, with the most combined success in the UK album and singles charts in the 2010s. On a roll, Sheeran’s next success would come when his song "I See Fire" was featured in the movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and in June 2014, his next album, x, appeared, debuting at No. Sheeran has surfaced in numerous films as himself, including Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) and the Beatles-inspired musical Yesterday (2019). [205] Sheeran's charity, the Framlingham Foundation Trust, is reported to have donated money to give a primary school teacher to take an imperative course to help children create songs with untraditional instruments which will benefit children with learning difficulties. [A] He has been friends with fellow English singer, Passenger, since he was 15, with the two playing the same gig in Cambridge. The album received generally favourable reviews from music critics. An alumnus of the National Youth Theatre in London, Sheeran's acting roles include appearing in the 2019 film Yesterday. Ellie Goulding. 10 minutes 47 seconds of his best bits! [204] Later that month, Sheeran backed footballer Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign and opened his own breakfast club at his Notting Hill restaurant, Bertie Blossoms. [243] Sheeran commented: "Suffolk is very much where I call home. [193] In 2016 he donated 13 bags of clothes to the shop. [27] He is a patron of Youth Music Theatre UK (now renamed British Youth Music Theatre)[28] and of Access to Music, where he studied Artist Development. [67] "The A Team" received a nomination for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards. [153][154] On 31 May, “Cross Me” featuring Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock, debuted at number 9 in the UK. His brother Matthew is also a singer. Born in Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire in 1991, Ed Sheeran was brought up in Suffolk. [166], In 2017, the team behind TLC's song "No Scrubs" were given writing credits on Sheeran's hit song "Shape of You" after fans and critics found similarities between elements of the two songs. Sheeran's third album, ÷ (pronounced "divide"), was released in March 2017, and was the best-selling album worldwide of 2017. [101] In November 2015 Sheeran released the DVD Jumpers for Goalposts: Live at Wembley Stadium; the title is a nod to playing concerts at Wembley Stadium, the home of English football. Born in England #15. His 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud” earned him two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. [184], In March 2015, Sheeran announced he was setting up a record label, Gingerbread Man Records, which is a deal with Warner Music Group. [14] Sheeran's parents, John and Imogen, are from London. He is the son of Imogen Lock and John Sheeran, who ran art consultancy Sheeran Lock. [157] The album debuted at number one in the UK, the US, Australia and other markets. [73], Sheeran was in a relationship with Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt (who was in his music video for "Drunk") in 2012, before breaking up. She and Sheeran began dating in July 2015. [117] Following the release of these singles, Sheeran co-hosted the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Scott Mills where it was inferred that he would possibly make an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in 2017. [102], In 2015, Sheeran wrote "Love Yourself" for Justin Bieber's fourth album. Regarding her ethnicity, she is Blasian, which means that she has mixed roots of Asian, Before Fame. The shows, which were announced in November 2014, were part of his world tour. Following "Don't", "Thinking Out Loud" was released on 24 September 2014 as the album's third single. In August 2020, the pair welcomed their first child, daughter Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. 5 on the Billboard 200, while "The A Team" reached No. [233] A collector of Panini’s FIFA World Cup sticker album, he completed the 2014 World Cup album. [78] Sheeran was nominated for Best New Artist at the 2014 Grammy Awards. The company released a limited edition ketchup product known as Ed Sheeran X Heinz ketchup, also known as “Heinz Edchup”. They named their daughter Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. [236] In July 2018, Forbes named Sheeran 9th on their list of the highest paid celebrities. It wasn’t long before Sheeran was recording CDs and selling them, and he soon put together his first official EP, The Orange Room. He has English-Irish ancestry. [12][13] He has an older brother named Matthew, who works as a composer. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. [144] At the 2018 Brit Awards held at the O2 Arena in London on 21 February, Sheeran performed "Supermarket Flowers", and received the Global Success Award from Elton John and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. [130] The fourth single from ÷, "Perfect", reached number one in the UK and Australia, and a stripped-down acoustic version of the song titled "Perfect Duet", a collaboration with Beyoncé, reached number one in the US and the UK,[131][132] becoming the year's UK Christmas number one. When Sheeran headed to the United States in 2010, he found a new fan in Jamie Foxx, who asked Sheeran to appear on his Sirius radio show. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. After first recording music in 2004, he began gaining attention through YouTube. Drawing attention for his online performances, Sheeran hit No. [84], Sheeran's second studio album, × (pronounced "multiply"), was released worldwide on 23 June 2014. During a headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran announced that "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" would be released on 26 August as the second single from the album. Birth Name: Edward Christopher Sheeran. Following the June 2016 referendum result where the British public marginally voted to leave, Sheeran was among a group of British musicians (which included Sting, Queen drummer Roger Taylor, Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and Damon Albarn of Blur and Gorillaz) who signed a letter to the Prime Minister Theresa May, drafted by Bob Geldof in October 2018, calling for “a 2nd vote”. Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran is a famous English singer and songwriter, who has won the hearts of people all over the world with his melodic voice. The first two singles from the album, "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill", broke records in a number of countries by debuting in the top two positions of the charts. With that accomplishment and his abiding ambition driving him, at only 14 years of age, Sheeran headed to London for the summer. When he was just a teenager, he moved to London to pursue his music, and his outpouring of creativity added up to several early EPs and hundreds of live shows. John decided to appear with Sheeran to circumvent this problem. [81][82] "Sing" was intended to create hype over the album release, but from concern that this might alienate Sheeran's fan base, "One", an acoustic ballad, was released on 16 May 2014;[73][83] "One" also marked the first of several promotional singles released leading to the album release. [188] Sheeran signed his second artist, Foy Vance, in November 2015. Elton John. Ed Sheeran Clips Ed Sheeran Popularity . [232], Sheeran is a supporter of his local football club Ipswich Town F.C. Family Life. 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', Actor Ed O'Neill is best known for his role in TV sitcoms such as 'Married... with Children' and 'Modern Family.'. [72][73] According to Sheeran, it was then his biggest tour, and he added a scarlet RED tattoo to commemorate it. [114] It had the biggest first week sales of 2017 in the US, until it was surpassed by Taylor Swift's Reputation. It contained his first hit single "The A Team". [239], Sheeran publicly opposed Brexit (UK leaving the European Union), and supported the "remain" option. [118] It was also during this show that Sheeran used a new Martin guitar that featured the ÷ logo (of his new album) on both the headstock and body of the acoustic guitar. Barbican Theatre, Plymouth, Cast”, "Gordon Burns 'so proud' over cousin Ed Sheeran's Brit Awards success", "Passenger, a.k.a. 1 in the United States and the United Kingdom. [103] Sheeran had initially planned to put the song on his third album ÷ and added that the track would have been scrapped before Bieber took the song. [47] The lead single also became a top ten hit in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands. Edward Sheeran was born February 17, 1991, and grew up in England. [45] Three months later, Sheeran put on a free show to fans at the Barfly in Camden Town. His birth name is Edward Christopher Sheeran. Sheeran subsequently released ÷ in March 2017, and announced a world tour. Ed Sheeran Biography. 5 Collaborations Project. [175] He was also inspired by "Cannonball" singer-songwriter Damien Rice in 2002, with Sheeran stating, "seeing him play this small club in Ireland, I was able to meet him, and he was unbelievably cool. He was born to a father named John Sheeran and a mother named Imogen Lock. Pop Singer #33. Sheeran also contributed two songs to One Direction's second studio album, Take Me Home, released in November 2012; the single "Little Things" became the group's second number-one in the UK. Ed Sheeran, Soundtrack: Yesterday. ", "2011-09-10 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive", "Lego House – EP by Ed Sheeran on Apple Music", "5 times Rupert Grint and Ed Sheeran joked about being the same person", "2012-03-10 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive", "The Top 20 biggest selling albums of 2011 revealed! [196] Sheeran was one of nearly thirty celebrities, which included Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons and Hugh Laurie, to donate items of winter clothing to the campaign, with the proceeds used to help people in the country struggling to keep their home warm in winter. Moreover, Sheeran released three albums, 14 extended play songs and 24 singles tracks and also he appeared in 20 music videos. Ed Sheeran also tried his luck in acting and rapping. In the statement, Sheeran stated it will help artists aged under 18 with "small but hopefully useful grants". 5 Collaborations Project' success", "The Top 20 biggest selling singles of 2011 revealed! https://www.biography.com/musician/ed-sheeran. Sheeran headlined the festival along with Beyoncé, Coldplay, and Pearl Jam. [44] With this EP, Sheeran gained mainstream attention for having reached number 2 in the iTunes chart without any promotion or label, selling over 7,000 copies in the first week. [216][217] A representative from Heinz started that “1/3 of @HEINZ Instagram posts include people mentioning or tagging Ed, dating all the way back to 2014.”[218] Poking fun at people who turn their nose up at those who ask for ketchup in fancy restaurants, the advert sees him walking into a ‘super posh’ restaurant while narrating the message he had sent to the company. © 2021 Biography and the Biography logo are registered trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. "Don't", Sheeran's #3 song on his album × (pronounced "multiply"), was released in 2014 and was nominated for several awards. [226] They announced their engagement in January 2018 and were married in January a year later. [109] His single from ×, "Thinking Out Loud", earned him two Grammy Awards at the 2016 ceremony: Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Why? Tiktok/Nick Name: Ed Sheeran Original Name: Edward Christopher Sheeran Tiktok Id: @edsheeran Facebook Id: EdSheeranMusic Instagram Id: @teddysphotos Youtube Id: EdSheeran Twitter Id: @edsheeran Country: United Kingdom Nationalities: British Birth Place: Halifax, United Kingdom Marital Status: Single Age: 29(2020) Birthday: 02/17/1991 Education: Not Public … "It's good to show insight that these people are real people with real emotions and they deserve the same charity work as anyone else," Sheeran said. In late 2017, Sheeran delivered another hit with the love song "Perfect," also released as a joint effort with Beyoncé, titled "Perfect Duet." [89] In 2014, combined streams on Sheeran's catalogue in Spotify reached 860 million; Spotify named him the most-streamed artist and × the most-streamed album. [21], Since July 2015 Sheeran has been in a relationship with childhood friend and former secondary school classmate Cherry Seaborn. 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Soon after, in January 2011, Sheeran released yet another EP, his last as an independent artist. They have one child. The case was settled out of court in 2017. By March 2017, Sheeran had accumulated ten top 10 singles from ÷ on the UK Singles Chart, breaking the record for most top 10 UK singles from one album. [8] Beginning in March 2017, his ÷ Tour became the highest-grossing of all time in August 2019. By early June 2014, "Sing" had earned Sheeran his first number-one single in the UK.
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