Ed Sheeran

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Biography

Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was born in Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk. He dropped out of school at 16, and moved to London the following year, in 2008, to pursue a career in music. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project, which caught the attention of Elton John and Jamie Foxx. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (read as "plus"), was released on 9 September 2011 and has since been certified six-times platinum in the UK. The album contains the single, "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. Sheeran's popularity abroad began in 2012. In the US, he made a guest appearance on Taylor Swift's fourth studio album, Red. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John. He spent much of 2013 opening for Swift's The Red Tour in North America dates. In late 2013, he performed three sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden as a headline act. His second studio album, x (read as "multiply"), was released worldwide on 23 June 2014. It peaked at number one in the UK and the US. In 2015, x won the Brit Award for Album of the Year, and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year. His single from x, "Thinking Out Loud", earned him two Grammy Awards at the 2016 ceremony: Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. As part of his world tour, Sheeran played three sold-out concerts at London's Wembley Stadium in July 2015, his biggest solo shows to date.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2010
Number of Albums 101
Record Label Atlantic
Website www.edsheeran.com
Wikipedia Ed Sheeran on Wikipedia
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Trivia

How much is Sheeran's net worth?

35 million

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Where was Ed born?

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

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In what county was Sheeraan raised?

Suffolk

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What religion did Sheeran attend?

Roman Catholic

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When did Ed join a church choir?

4yearsold

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Where did Ed begin playing guitar and songwriting?

Thomas Mills High School

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What was one of Ed's best childhood memories?

seeing Damien Rice live in Ireland

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Who did Ed see live in Ireland?

Damien Rice

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What was Ed's debut EP called?

The Orange Room

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Where did Ed relocate to in 2008?

London

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When did Ed release his debut EP?

2005

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What is Ed Sheeran's older brother called?

Matthew

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What is the name of Ed Sheeraan?

Edward Christopher Sheeran

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Where was Ed sheeraan born in 1991?

Hebden Bridge, United Kingdom

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Where did Ed Sheeran live most of his life?

Framlingham, England

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What religion does Ed sheeran come from?

Catholic

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At what age began he begin to compose?

fourteen

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Who is a famous English singer and songwriter?

Edward Christopher Ed Sheeran

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What was Edward Christopher Ed Sheeran's first work called?

Spinning Man

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In what year did he release his EP You Need me?

2009

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What was the name of the British television series that he auditioned for?

Britannia High

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How many copies of his debut album have sold in the UK?

791,000

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What year did he win the Brits awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act?

2012

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How many live shows did sheeran perform?

hundreds

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When did Sheeran meet Damien Rice?

backstage at one of Rices shows

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How many years of age was sheeran?

14

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What is the name of Ed Sheeran's 2019 album?

No. 6 Collaborations Project

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Who played music since he was a child?

Framlingham, Suffolk

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Where was Sheeran born?

Halifax, West Yorkshire

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What was the name of the self-released EP sheeran released in 2009?

You Need Me

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When did Ed Sheeran appear on stage?

as a shy ginger boy

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What was Edward Christopher Sheeran's first love?

Music

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How many older brothers did Edward Chris Sheeraan have?

one

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What did his parents run at the time?

an art consultancy

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At what age was he a part of a church choir?

4

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What instrument did he first love?

guitar

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What year was the future singer born?

1991

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What county was the birthplace of The Future Singer?

West Yorkshire

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What genre did Matthew become a composer of?

classical instrumental

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When he was four he sang in what choir?

Church choir

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When did parents take their children to the concerts of famous artists?

weekends

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Where did Ed improve his performing talent?

National Youth Theater

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When did he begin writing songs?

around the age of eleven

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What was the name of the extended play he released in 2011?

No

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How old was he when he began writing songs as a child?

eleven

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Which label did sheeran sign with the same year?

Asylum Records

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What award did Sheeran receive from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors?

Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year

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In what year did sheeran win Album of the Year at the Brit Awards?

2015

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The first two singles from the album broke records in a number of countries by debuting in the top two positions of the charts?

Shape of You and Castle on the Hill

... worldwide of 2017. 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 t...
Who sued Sheeran for copying his song Amazing and creating Photograph?

Matt Cardle

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In what country was Eds first album a sixtime platinum?

UK

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What is the name of Sheeran's record label?

Gingerbread Man Records

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What are his fans known as?

Sheerios

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