Ed Sheeran (17 February 1991) is a singer-songwriter of British/Irish descent. Sheeran is the son of Irish and British parents. During his youth, he moved to Framlingham (Suffolk), where he learned to play guitar at a young age. He began writing songs during his school years at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham.
Sheeran started recording songs in 2005, which led to the release of his first EP, The Orange Room EP. Sheeran also released two more EPs, a self-titled one (Ed Sheeran) in 2006 and Want Some? in 2007. He moved to London in 2008 to perform small gigs. In 2007 or 2008, he auditioned for the TV series Britannia High by Independent Television.
In 2009, Sheeran performed 312 times: he said he had read an interview with British singer James Morrison, who said he had done about two hundred performances that year. Sheeran aimed to surpass Morrison, which he succeeded in doing. Just before Sheeran went on tour with Just Jack, he released the EP You Need Me.
In February 2010, Sheeran posted a video on the SB.TV website. British rapper Example picked up the video and asked Sheeran to tour with him. In February 2010, he released another EP, Loose Change, which also included his later debut single The A Team. The video made for the song cost only £20.
In April 2010, Sheeran left his management company and bought a ticket to Los Angeles, where he attended several open mic nights. During a performance at The Foxxhole, a club owned by Jamie Foxx, he was noticed by Foxx, who invited him to his home, where he recorded several songs. Throughout 2010, Sheeran gained more recognition, partly thanks to a growing group of fans following him via his YouTube channel. A mention in The Independent also brought him recognition. Endorsements from football captain Rio Ferdinand and superstar Elton John were decisive for his growing fame.
The A-Team
Ed Sheeran really broke through in June 2011 with his official debut single 'The A-Team' both in his home country, the United Kingdom, and in the Netherlands. The second single 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You' did less well in our country. The third single 'Lego House' was released in January 2012.
Top 2000
In the 23rd edition of the Top 2000, Ed has the following rankings:
Sunday Morning Classic
On 10 September 2023, Ed Sheeran was featured as our Sunday Morning Classic with his album + (plus).
+ (pronounced plus) is the first studio album by Ed Sheeran. The album was first released between 9 and 12 September 2011 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records in the countries within Great Britain, followed by Japan and Australia in the same month. The rest of Europe followed between November and January, with the Dutch release by Warner Bros. Records on 18 November. Due to its success, the album was also released in the United States on 15 June 2012, nine months after the initial release date. The album marked Sheeran’s breakthrough after five independently released EPs. + was largely produced by Jake Gosling with additional production by No I.D.. In the Netherlands, the album entered at number thirty with a peak at eighth place. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number one with over 102 thousand copies sold, while in the United States it entered at number five with 42 thousand copies sold.
Media attention for Sheeran was generated by the first two singles The A Team and You Need Me, I Don't Need You, which reached first and fourth positions respectively in the UK Singles Chart. Lego House was released as the third single (the first after the album release) and reached fifth place. Additionally, Drunk, Small Bump and Give Me Love were released as singles and peaked within the top 25 in the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands, The A Team and Lego House were named Alarmschijf by 538 and reached fifth and twelfth positions respectively in the Dutch Top 40.
Source: NPO and Wikipedia Photo: Drew de F Fawkes and Eva Rinaldi
