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Edward Christopher Sheeran MBE (/rn/; born 17 February 1991) is a famous English singer, actor and songwriter.
Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he fell in love with music at the age of 11. In early 2011, Ed Sheeran released the album No. 5 Collaborations Project. The following year, he signed with Asylum Records.
+ (pronounced “plus”) is the debut album by Ed Sheeran, released in September 2011 and debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album included his first number one single, “The A-Team”.
In 2012, he won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Vocalist and British Breakthrough Artist. In June 2014, his second studio album (pronounced “multiply”) was released and topped charts around the world. In 2015, the album was ranked as the second best-selling album in the world.
In the same year, he won the 2015 Brit Award for Album of the Year and the British Society of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Songwriter of the Year Award. The single “Thinking Out Loud” from the album won him the 2016 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Ed Sheeran’s third studio album (pronounced “divide”) was released in March 2017 and was the best-selling album worldwide that year. The album’s first two singles, “Shape of You” and “Castle on the Hill,” broke records in multiple countries and debuted at number one. He was also the first artist to have two songs in the US top 10 in the same year.
His fourth single, “Perfect”, reached number one in the US, Australia and the UK and became the Christmas chart-topper of 2017. He became the best-selling artist worldwide in 2017 and was named Global Recording Artist of the Year.
Ed Sheeran’s fourth studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project, was released in 2019, debuting at number one in most major markets and spawning three UK number one singles, “I Don’t Care”, “Beautiful People” and “Take Me Back to London”.
In 2021, his fifth studio album, = (pronounced “equals”), charted at number one in most major markets.
British singer
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| Real Name: | Edward Christopher Sheeran MBE |
| stage name: | Ed Sheeran |
| Date of Birth: | February 17, 1991 (33 years old) |
| place of birth: | Halifax, UK |
| Country of Citizenship: | English |
| high: | 1.73 m |
| parents: | John Sheeran, Imogen Sheeran |
| Brothers and sisters: | Matthew Sheeran |
| Wife • Spouse: | Cherry Seaborn (m. 2019) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Nina Nesbitt (former), Athina Andrelos (former), Nicole Scherzinger (former), Ellie Goulding (former), Anne-Marie (former), Barbara Palvin (former) |
| Children: | Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran |
| Profession: | Singer • Composer |
| net worth: | $200 million |
Early life and education
Framlingham Castle, home of Ed Sheeran. His 2017 single “Castle on the Hill” is about the castle and his upbringing in Framlingham.
Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, near Birchcliffe Road in Hebden Bridge, his childhood home.
Ed Sheeran’s father, John Sheeran, is the curator of Cartwright Hall in Bradford, and his mother, Imogen Sheeran, works at Manchester City Art Gallery.
In December 1995, he and his family moved from Hebden Bridge to Framlingham in Suffolk to attend the independent Brandeston Hall Preparatory School (now Framlingham Preparatory School) and then Thomas Mills High School, also in Framlingham.
Ed Sheeran has an older brother, Matthew Sheeran, who is a music composer. Ed Sheeran’s parents, John Sheeran and Imogen Sheeran, are from London. He said his grandparents were Irish and his father came from a “very large” Catholic family.
His mother, Imogen Sheeran, is a cultural publicist turned jewellery designer, and his father, John Sheeran, is an art curator and lecturer. From 1990 to 2010, his parents ran an independent art consultancy, Sheeran Lock.
Ed Sheeran began singing in the local church choir at the age of four, learned to play guitar at the age of eleven, and began writing songs while attending Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham. He was described in a 2004 school report as a “natural performer” and his classmates voted him “most likely to become famous”.
As a teenager he was accepted into the National Youth Theatre in London and in 2007 he auditioned for the British Youth Music Theatre and was chosen to star in the theatre’s production of Frankenstein: A New Musical in Plymouth.
He supports UK Youth Music Theatre (now UK Youth Music Theatre) and Music Road, where he studied Artist Development.Ed Sheeran is the second cousin of Gordon Burns, a Northern Irish broadcaster who hosted the British game show The Krypton Factor.
Profession
Ed Sheeran has released two albums: one titled Ed Sheeran in 2006 and the other titled Want Some? in 2007. In 2008, he moved to London. He usually performed in small venues and later collaborated with the British songwriter and musician Leddra Chapman. He also studied at the famous Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey, England.
In April 2010, he went to Los Angeles to participate in a poetry night. After the performance, Jamie Foxx, a famous American actor and comedian, was impressed by him and invited him to use his studio. Ed Sheeran’s fan base gradually grew, both online and offline. He later self-released two albums, namely Ed Sheeran: Live in Bedford and Songs I Wrote With Amy.
In April 2011, he performed his first single “The A-Team” on the TV music show “Later… with Jools Holland”, which was later released as a digital download. The song was an instant hit, selling over 58,000 copies in its first week. It reached the top ten in several countries including Australia, Japan, Norway and New Zealand.
His second single, “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You”, was released in August 2011 and was equally successful. His third single, “Lego Single”, also performed well, reaching the top five in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the UK. It also reached the top 50 in several other countries.
On September 12, 2011, Ed Sheeran released his album “plus” and shot to fame. The album reached number one in several countries. In six months, 1,021,072 copies were sold in the UK alone. The album also reached the top five in several countries. His amazing performance wowed Taylor Swift, who later collaborated with him on the single “Everything Has Changed”.
On June 23, 2014, he released his second album “x” (Multiply), which included tracks produced by famous American record producer Rick Rubin and professional rapper Benny Blanco. It not only ranked first on the UK album chart, but also appeared on the US Billboard 200 chart.
In December 2016, the release of the third album was announced.
Personal life
In 2012, Ed Sheeran dated Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt. “Nina” and “Photograph” are two of his songs about her.
He started dating Athina Andrelos after he broke up with her in 2014. He started dating her in February 2015 after he broke up with his high school friend Cherry Seaborn.
He recently purchased and renovated a farm in Suffolk, England, and said he planned to raise his family there.
Ed Sheeran later married his heartthrob Cherry Seaborn in 2019. They have a beautiful daughter named Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.
He has been in relationships with Nicole Scherzinger (2015), Athena Andreolos (2014-2015), Ellie Goulding (2013), Barbara Palvin (2015), and Anne-Marie.
net worth
Ed Sheeran is a British singer-songwriter with a net worth of $200 million. He is one of the richest and most successful singers in the world.
Ed Sheeran can easily make $70-100 million a year while on tour. For example, he made $65 million from various events between June 2019 and 2020.
Social Media
- Instagram: @teddysphotos
- Twitter: @edsheeran
