Ed Sheeran Success Story

 Ed Sheeran Success Story

Who Is Ed Sheeran?

English artist Ed Sheeran is a Granny-winning singer/songwriter known for hit songs like 'Thinking Out Loud,' 'Photograph,' 'Shape of You' and 'Perfect.' Ed Sheeran is a singer/songwriter who began playing guitar at a young age and soon after started writing his own sons. When he was just a teenager, he moved to London to pursue his music, and his outpouring of creativity added up to several early EPs and hundreds of live shows. Drawing attention for his online performances, sheeran hit No.1 on the iTunes chart before he ever signed with a record label. Since singing with Atlantic, Sheeran has sold millions of records and won Grammys for hits like "Thinking Out Loud" and "Shape of You," as well as his 2018 album,-

Early Years

Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. When he was 11, Sheeran met singer-songwriter Damien Rice backstage at one of Rice's shows, and the young musician found added inspiration. As the story goes, Rice told Sheeran to write his own music, and Sheeran set out the next day to do just that. it wasn't long before Sheeran was recording CDs and selling them, and he soon put together his first official EP, The Orange Room. With that accomplishment and his abiding ambition driving him, at only 14 years of age, Sheeran headed to London for the summer. Thinking he could find gigs in the big city, Sheeran left home with his guitar and a backpack full of clothes, and his musical career took flight.

Career in London

Once in London, Sheeran got busy recording and playing the local singer/songwriter circuit and quickly released two albums: a self-titled record in 2006 and Want Some? in 2007. He also began openings for more established acts, such as Nizlopi, the Noisettes and Jay Sean, and released another EP, You Need Me, in 2009, a year that found Sheeran playing more than 300 live shows. It wasn't unitl 2010 that 
Sheeran made the leap to the next level in his career, and it came via online media, a route Sheeran had learned to use with great effectiveness. When a video he posted online got the attention of Example, a rapper, Sheeran was asked to go on the road with him as his opening act. This led to an even larger online fan base and inspiration for many more songs, which ended up filling three new EPs, all in 2010.

Albums and Songs

When Sheeran headed to the United States in 2010, he found a new fan in Jamie Fox, who asked Sheeran to appear on his Sirius radio show. Soon after, in January 2011, Sheeran released yet another EP, his last as an independent artist. Without any promotion, the record reached No. 2 on the iTunes chart, and he signed on with Atlantic Records that same month.

'+' (Plus)

With Atlantic, Sheeran released his major debut studio album, +. An instant hit, the album sold more than a million copies in the United Kingdom in the first six months alone. Sheeran began co-writing songs with bigger artists, such as One Direction and Taylor Swift, and supported Swift on her 2013 arena tour.

'I See Fire' and 'x' (Multiply)

On a roll, Sheeran's next success would come when his song "I See Fire" was featured in the movie the Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, x, appeared, debuting at No. 1 in the United States and the United Kingdom. The project featured three Top 10 singles- "Don't, "Photograph"and "Thinking Out Loud"- with the latter winning the Grammy for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance in 2016.

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In 2016, Sheeran took a hiatus to work on his third studio album, in January 2017, he released two singles from the album, "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill," which debuted at No.1 and No.6, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. Sheeran subsequently released in March 2017, and announced a world tour. His new album broke a Spotify record for first-day album streams with 56.7 million listens in 24 hours.

'Perfect Duet' 

In late 2017, Sheeran delivered another hit with the love song "Perfect," also released as a joint effort with Beyonce, titled "Perfect Duet." The original version hit No. 1 on the Billboard Pop Songs and Adult Pop Songs charts in mid-January 2018. Later that month, Sheeran added to his Grammy haul by winning  Best Pop Solo Performance for "Shape of You" and Best Pop Vocal Album for

'No.6 Collaborations Project May 2019 brought the release of the Sheeran-Justin Bieber  track "I Don't Care," the first single from Sheeran's upcoming studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project. An immediate success, "I Don't Care" established a new single-day streaming record for Spotify. The English hitmaker followed with the releases of "Cross Me," with Chance the Rapper and PnB Rock, and "Beautiful People," featuring Khalid, with No. 6 ultimately producing eight singles before picking up a Grammy nod for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Personal Life

Ed Sheeran houseln early 2011, Ed purchased a farm near Framlingham in Suffolk an hopes to raise a family there. In 2014, he also bought a house in South London. In 2012, Ed was in a relationship with Scottish singer-songwriter, Nina Nesbitt before breaking up. Ed Shareen gf 2In January of 2014, Ed started dating Athina Andrelos, who is associated with British celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver but the couple broke off the relationship in February of 2015. Ed is currently dating his former high school friend, Cherry Seaborn. In October of 2015, Ed received an honorary degree from the University Campus Suffolk in Ipswish for his 'Outstanding contribution to music.' As of 2020,  the Forbes magazine estimated Ed Sheeran's earning to be around $259 million for the previous 12 months and he was ranked 23th in the highest-earning celebrity list by the magazine.

Awards and Achievements

 Ed Sheeran is the recipient of various acclaimed and popular music awards as well as many other accolades, especially for his excellent achievements in the music industy.

In 2012, Ed received the British Breakthrough Act and the British Solo Male Artist awards by the BRIT academy.

In 2015, Ed won the Favorite Male Artist in Pop/Rock  award by the American Music Awards. In 2014,Ed received the BBC Music Award for the British Artist of the Year. In 2013-2014, Ed received the Broadcast Music., Incorporated (BMI) Award for the Pop Song Award for four of his singles. In 2011, Ed also won the BT Digital Music Award for the Breakthrough Artist of the Year. In 2015-2016, Ed received the Echo Award for the Best International Rock/Pop Male Artist, one in each year. In 2016, Ed received the Grammy Award for song of the Year ('Thinking Out Loud') and the Best Pop Solo Performance award as well.

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