Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran, Edward Sheeran
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Edward Christopher Sheeran ( SHEER-ən; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play No. 5 Collaborations Project. He signed with Asylum Records the same year. Sheeran's debut album, + ("Plus"), was released on 9 September 2011 and topped the UK Albums Chart. It contained his first hit single, "The A Team". In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. Sheeran's second studio album, × ("Multiply"), topped charts around the world upon its release in June 2014. It was named the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015. In the same year, × won Album of the Year at the 2015 Brit Awards, and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. A single from ×, "Thinking Out Loud", earned him the 2016 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Sheeran's third album, ÷ ("Divide"), was released in March 2017 and was the best-selling album worldwide of 2017. The first two singles from the album, "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill", broke records in several countries by debuting in the top two positions on the charts. He also became the first artist to have two songs debut in the US top 10 in the same week. By March 2017, Sheeran had accumulated ten top-10 singles from ÷ on the UK Singles Chart, breaking the record for most top-10 UK singles from one album. His fourth single from ÷, "Perfect", reached number one in the US, Australia, and the UK, where it became the Christmas number one in 2017. The world's best-selling artist of 2017, he was named the Global Recording Artist of the Year. Released in 2019, his fourth overall and first collaborative album, No.6 Collaborations Project, debuted at number one in most major markets, and spawned three UK number one singles, "I Don't Care", "Beautiful People", and "Take Me Back to London". His fifth studio album, = ("Equals"), topped the charts in most major markets in 2021. His sixth album, − ("Subtract"), was released on 5 May 2023, while his seventh album, Autumn Variations, was released on 29 September 2023 under his own record label, Gingerbread Man Records. Sheeran's eighth studio album, Play was released on 12 September 2025. Sheeran has sold 200 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has 119 million RIAA-certified units in the US, and two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. In December 2019, the Official Charts Company named him its artist of the decade, with the most combined success in the UK album and singles charts in the 2010s. As of July 2024, he is the third most followed artist on Spotify. Several of his tours are amongst the most-attended concert tour
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Piers Morgan jokes the British have "a stronger Constitution than Americans" after Ed Sheeran said the US' "alcoholism" is Britain's "culture"
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Shakira Brings Out Ed Sheeran for First-Ever Live 'Underneath Your Clothes' Duet in Brooklyn
Ed Sheeran Admits He Was ‘Jealous’ of Alex Warren’s Hit ‘Ordinary’ as They Perform Surprise Duet in San Diego
Not such an ordinary night when @AlexWarren joins you on stage in San Diego
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Loop tour diaries from the first few months in North America, watch on YouTube now
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Ed Sheeran surprises Team England with private Prairie Village concert following World Cup win
Ed Sheeran Visits Team England’s Camp Amid 2026 World Cup: ‘Anyone Can Win, And I Think It’ll Be Us’
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