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Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
John is an art curator and lecturer, and Imogen is a culture publicist turned jewellery designer.[17][21] His parents ran Sheeran Lock, an independent art consultancy,
from 1990 to 2010.[22] Their work usually took them to
London, and they spent their weekends travelling with
their children, while playing music. Sheerans early childhood memories include listening to the records of Bob
Dylan and Eric Clapton. According to Sheeran, the album that rst introduced him to music was Van Morrison's Irish Heartbeat.[17]
Sheeran sang in a local church choir from the age of four,
learned to play the guitar at a very young age, and began writing songs while at Thomas Mills High School in
Framlingham.[23][24] When he was eleven, he went with
his father to a Damien Rice show in Ireland. In addition to Rice, he has also cited The Beatles, Dylan, Nizlopi
and Eminem as his biggest musical inuences.[25][26] He
is a patron of the Youth Music Theatre UK[27] and of
Access to Music, where he studied Artist Development
course.[28][29] He was accepted at the National Youth
Theatre in London as a teenager.[30][31]
2 Music career
2.1 200510: Career beginnings
Sheeran began recording music in 2004, and independently released his rst collection of work, Spinning
Room.[upper-alpha 1] He has been friends with fellow English
singer, Passenger, since he was 15, with the two playing
on the same gig in Cambridge.[33] He moved to London
in 2008, and began playing in small venues. In 2008,
he auditioned for the ITV series, Britannia High.[34] He
also opened for Nizlopi in Norwich in April 2008, after
being one of their guitar technicians.[24] He released another EP in 2009, You Need Me, just before going on tour
with Just Jack. He also did a few collaborations with Essex singer, Leddra Chapman, including CeeLo Green's
"Fuck You". In February 2010, Sheeran posted a video
through SB.TV, and rapper, Example, invited Sheeran to
tour with him. In the same month, he also released his
critically acclaimed Loose Change EP, which featured his
future debut single, "The A Team".[35]
Early life
2 MUSIC CAREER
open mic nights all over the city, before he was spotted at
The Foxxhole by Jamie Foxx, who was so impressed that
he oered Sheeran the use of his recording studio and
the bed of his Hollywood home for the rest of his stay.
Throughout 2010, Sheeran began to be seen by more people over the internet through YouTube and his fan-base
grew, with him also getting credit from The Independent
newspaper, England football captain Rio Ferdinand and
Elton John.[36] Sheeran also self-released two other EPs
in 2010, Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford and Songs I
Wrote with Amy, which is a collection of love songs he
wrote in Wales with singer, Amy Wadge.[37]
On 8 January 2011, Sheeran released another independent EP, No. 5 Collaborations Project, featuring grime
artists such as Wiley, Jme, Devlin, Sway and Ghetts.[38]
With this EP, Sheeran gained mainstream attention for
reaching number 2 in the iTunes chart without any promotion or label, selling over 7,000 copies in its rst
week.[39] Three months later, Sheeran put on a free show
to fans at the Bary in Camden Town. Over 1,000 fans
turned up, so Sheeran played four dierent shows to ensure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the
street after the venue had closed. Later that month,
Sheeran was signed to Asylum Records.[39]
2.3
2014present: x
inum six times by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments of 1,800,000 copies.[48] As of March
2012, the album had sold 1,021,072 copies in the UK.[49]
The album also reached the top ve in Australia, Canada,
Ireland, New Zealand and the US.[50][51][52]
2.3 2014present: x
On 24 March 2014, Sheeran performed at the Teenage
Cancer Trust charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall
in London where he unveiled Take It Back, a track
3 OTHER VENTURES
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folk circuit.[101] Lawson released his self-titled debut album on 9 October 2015, which has earned him a number
one in the UK Albums Chart.[102] Sheeran signed his second artist, Foy Vance, in November 2015.[103]
3.2
Charity
5 Discography
6 Filmography
Shortland Street (2014) as Himself
Undateable (2015) as Himself[119]
Home and Away (2015) as Himself[120]
The Bastard Executioner (2015) as Sir Cormac[121]
Jumpers For Goalposts (2015) as Himself (Concert
Film)[122]
7 Tours
4
Personal life
Headlining act
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See also
List of awards and nominations received by Ed
Sheeran
List of Ocial Subscription Plays Chart numberone songs of the 2010s
Notes
REFERENCES
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References
Citations
[22] Larner, Catherine (20 May 2014). The man who loves
art. Suolkmag.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
[2] The 10 best Ed Sheeran songs. axs. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
[4] Ed Sheeran on The A Teams Ivor Novello success. MusicRadar. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
[26] Interview with UK Pop Sensation Ed Sheeran, axs. Retrieved 29 November 2014
[6] New Video: Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran, 'Everything Has Changed'". MTV News. 6 June 2013. Retrieved
24 November 2015.
MTV. Retrieved 29
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Citations
[54] Brit Awards 2012: List of winners. BBC News. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
[55] Adele, Coldplay Lead BRIT Award Nominations.
Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
[56] Ed Sheeran Announces US Supporting Tour.
Sinchronicity. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
[57] MacKenzie, Carina Adly (10 February 2012). "'The Vampire Diaries recap: In which Elena is starting to get on our
nerves. Zap2it. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
[58] Adele wins Ivor Novello Awards double. BBC News.
17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
[59] Magrath, Andrea (5 June 2012). Twittersphere divided
over who was the worst performer at Jubilee concert...
Cheryl Cole or will.i.am 5 June 2012. Daily Mail (London). Retrieved 20 October 2012.
[60] Gregoire, Carolyn (12 August 2012). Ed Sheeran
Olympics Closing Ceremony: Singer Wears Hoodie,
Sings Pink Floyd. The Hungton Post. Retrieved 13
August 2012.
[61] Kaufman, Gil (31 October 2012). Ed Sheeran Calls Taylor Swift Opening Gig 'Mind-blowing' Music, Celebrity,
Artist News. MTV News. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
[62] Ed Sheeran to Record New Album on Taylor Swift
Tour. Billboard. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 8 June
2013.
[44] 2012-03-10 Top 40 Ocial UK Singles Archive. Ocial Charts. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
[69] Spanos, Brittany (3 April 2015). Watch Ed Sheeran Perform Sweet 'Thinking Out Loud' for 'Austin City Limits".
Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
Chart-track.co.uk.
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Digital Spy.
[72] Grammy Awards 2014: Full Nominations List. Billboard. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
[73] Talbot, Martin (25 March 2014).
British
singer/songwriters get Teenage Cancer Trust benet
shows o to a storming start at Londons Royal Albert
Hall. Ocial Charts Company. Retrieved 14 November
2015.
[74] Lipshutz, Jason (7 April 2014). Ed Sheeran Un-Zipped:
On His Pharrell-Produced Single, Being a Sex Symbol
and Turning Betrayal Into Song (Cover Story)". Billboard.
Retrieved 14 November 2015.
[75] St. Asaph, Katherine (7 April 2014). Ed Sheeran Teams
Up With Pharrell for New Single Sing": Listen. Time.
Retrieved 14 November 2015.
[76] Masley, Ed (27 August 2014). Interview: Ed Sheeran
on 'X,' Pharrell and Elton John. The Arizona Republic.
Retrieved 14 November 2015.
[77] Lane, Dan (8 June 2014). Ed Sheeran scores rst ever
Number 1 single with Sing. Ocial Charts Company.
Retrieved 15 November 2015.
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[83] Trust, Gary (11 March 2015). ""Uptown Funk spends [100] Strecker, Erin (25 August 2015). Ed Sheeran Talks
10th week at No. 1, while Ed Sheeran spends eighth week
About His Label Gingerbread Man Records in New
at No. 2. Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Video. Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
[84] Ed Sheeran is Spotifys Most-Streamed Act for 2014.
[101] Moran, Jonathon (14 April 2015). Jamie Lawson a mysBillboard. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November
tery despite big hit and spot on Ed Sheerans label oh,
2015.
and hes not Irish. The Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved
15 November 2015.
[85] Ed Sheeran tops iTunes UK bestseller list. The
Guardian. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November
[102] Myers, Justin (23 October 2015). amie Lawson tops Of2015.
cial Albums Chart: I'm really over the moon"". Ocial
Charts Company. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
[86] Rutledge, Daniel (9 December 2014). Pharrell, Ed
Sheeran and Frozen top NZ iTunes 2014 charts. 3 News.
[103] Katz, Jessie (30 November 2015). Ed Sheeran Signs Foy
Retrieved 15 November 2015.
Vance As Second Artist to His Gingerbread Man Label.
[87] Grammys 2015: Complete list of winners and nomiBillboard. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
nees. Los Angeles Times. 8 February 2015. Retrieved
[104] Ed Sheeran gig in Bristol raises 40,000 for One25.
25 November 2015.
BBC News. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
[88] Brit awards 2015: the full list of winners. The
Guardian. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 21 November [105] Ed Sheeran donates clothes to Suolk charity shops.
BBC. 25 August 2015.
2015.
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Books
Forbes.
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10.2 Books
Nolan, David (2012). Ed Sheeran A+: The Unauthorised Biography. John Blake Publishing. ISBN
1782198849.
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Ed Sheeran at AllMusic
Ed Sheeran at the Internet Movie Database
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