- Born
- Birth nameEdward Christopher Sheeran
- Nickname
- Teddy
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Ed Sheeran is a British singer-songwriter from West Yorkshire known for his many compositions. For film soundtracks, he had performed "I See Fire" for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He acted in Game of Thrones, Bridget Jones' Baby, The Simpsons, Popstar: Never Stop Popping and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Christian Frates
- His parents are from London; the paternal grandparents from Ireland. He grew up in middle-class circumstances with his brother, who also became a composer. He found music as a child. He learned to play the guitar at an early age with a special gift for improvisation. At the same time he began to write his first pieces that were inspired by Bob Dylan and Van Morrison. While still a teenager he moved with his family from Halifax to Framlingham in Suffolk. Here he attended Thomas Mills High School. After initial success, Sheeran produced his first short album in 2005, an EP entitled "The Question Room", which was followed by two more in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, at the age of 17, he left his parents' home and moved to London. In the capital he earned his living as a singer in clubs and bars. In addition to applying to record companies, he also took part in the casting for the ITV show "Britannia High" in the same year, but was eliminated early.
After releasing the piece "You Need Me", he accompanied his colleagues Just Jack and the rapper Example on their tour. In April 2010 he went to Los Angeles. In 2011, Sheeran's extended play "No. 5 Collaborations Project" was released, a collaboration with guest musicians such as Wiley, JME, Devlin and Ghetts. The work marked a first breakthrough. The collection achieved over 7,000 downloads on iTunes in the first week. With success In the same year, 2011, he signed his first record deal with Atlantic Records. The first studio work from this collaboration, his debut single "The A Team", was released shortly afterwards in England and Germany. Ed Sheeran also presented the piece in the TV casting show "The Voice of Germany", whereupon the single reached number 9 in the German single charts. The clip for the song was viewed over 5 million times on YouTube within a few weeks.
The studio album entitled "+" followed in 2012. It first received international attention during the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; Together with Nick Mason from Pink Floyd, Richard Jones (The Feeling) and Mike Rutherford (Genesis), Sheeran interpreted the Pink Floyd title "Wish You Were Here". In the same year he co-wrote the duet "Everything has Changed" with American country-pop musician Taylor Swift, which appeared on Taylor's album "Red". In 2013 he wrote the title song "I See Fire" for the cinema production "The Hobbit II" with great success. His second studio album entitled "x" followed in June 2014. As an actor, he appeared in front of the camera for the first time in 2015 in an episode of the sitcom "Undateable". This was followed in the same year by a role in five episodes of "The Bastard Executioner", where he was seen in the role of Sir Cormac. He finally became a star with the hit single "Shape of You" from 2017; Within a few days the piece topped the German single charts.
After his song "Castle on the Hill" also reached the top of the charts, Sheeran became the first artist to have two songs enter the German singles charts at number 1 and 2 at the same time. He achieved the same thing in the British singles charts shortly afterwards -Charts. Meanwhile, his third studio album entitled "÷" was released on Atlantic Records. With around 700,000 units sold in the first week, it became the most successful new album release by a male artist. His albums "x" and "+" took second place still in 4th and 5th place in Great Britain. At the same time, he occupied the top 5 places in the British singles charts. In 2018, he was nominated in four categories for the Brit Awards and honored with a special award for his outstanding success. After being nominated in 2016 As an actor in the film "Bridget Jones' Baby", he received a short role in the US HBO series "Game of Thrones".
On December 7, 2017, Ed Sheeran was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Prince Charles. In 2018 he married his long-time girlfriend Cherry Seeborn.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Christian_Wolfgang_Barth
- SpouseCherry Seaborn(December 2018 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenLyra Antarctica Seaborn SheeranJupiter Seaborn Sheeran
- ParentsJohn SheeranImogen Sheeran
- RelativesMatthew Sheeran(Sibling)
- Fire red hair
- Often has other actors for protagonists in his music videos.
- Names his albums after orders of operations (+ "Plus", x "Multiply", and ÷ "Divide")
- Tattoos
- Unconventional songs about falling in love
- Has named all four of his guitars: Felix, Cyril, Nigel, and Loyd.
- In March 2017, he made UK chart history when nine of the songs in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart were from his album ÷ (Divide), surpassing a record previously held by Calvin Harris. In addition to the nine singles in the top 10, all sixteen songs from the album made the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.
- Is a big fan of Elton John, whom he considers a massive influence on his career. In return, John is a great supporter of his work, and in 2014, he attended the wedding of John and his husband, David Furnish.
- Crashed for six weeks on Jamie Foxx's couch in Los Angeles while he was trying to get a head-start in the music business, during which time Jamie invited Ed to appear at an all-black club in downtown L.A. where he played the ukulele, sang, and received a standing ovation.
- Born in Halifax in West Yorkshire, England.
- [on not having become a paparazzi target] I always expected it to happen and then it never did. I think it's because I've never done anything interesting. Like I've never been caught taking cocaine or having sex with a stripper or, you know, things that end up ruining people in the press. I haven't done these things. I haven't dated a famous person. I'm not that scandalous.
- Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.
- Be original; don't be scared of being bold!
- As far as songwriting, my inspirations came from love, life and death, and viewing other people's situations.
- The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.
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