Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran: Biography in Details

Who is Ed Sheeran?

Ed Sheeran is a famous English singer and songwriter. He has won the hearts of people all over the world with his melodic voice.

Likely, he is an occasional rapper and actor as well.

Ed Sheeran: Age, Parents, Nationality, Ethnicity

Ed Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. His birth name is Edward Christopher Sheeran.

His father’s name is John Sheeran (an art curator and a lecturer) and his mother’s name is  Imogen Sheeran a cultural publicist who later became a jewelry designer.

Whereas, from an early age, Ed started playing the guitar as well as singing in the local church.

According to him, Van Morrison’s studio album ‘Irish Heartbeat’ inspired him the most, and made him decide to choose a music career. Similarly, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, and Bob Dylan were some of the people who inspired him in his early years.

He has a sibling namely, Matthew Sheeran. Sheeran holds English- British citizenship and mixed (Irish- English- Manx) ethnicity. His birth sign is Aquarius.

Education, School/ College University

Talking about Ed’s education history, he studied at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham. Then, he even studied music with the help of ‘Access to Music, a UK-based independent training provider.

Ed Sheeran also joined the National Youth Theatre when he was a teenager.

Ed Sheeran: Professional Life, Career

Talking about his profession, from his teenage days Ed Sheeran had started recording CDs and selling them. Ed Sheeran released two albums: one named after himself in 2006, and another one named ‘Want Some?’ in 2007. In the year 2008, he moved to London.

He usually played at small venues, and later he also entered into a collaboration with Leddra Chapman, an English songwriter, and musician. He also spent some time at the reputed Academy of Contemporary Music, in Guildford, Surrey, England.

Additionally, he went to Los Angeles in April 2010 for a poetry night. Then, after his performance, Jamie Foxx, the famous American actor, and comedian, who was quite impressed by him, allowed him to use his recording studio. Later he also self-released two Extended Plays: ‘Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford and ‘Songs I Wrote With Amy.’

In addition, he released another Extended Play ‘No. 5 Collaborations Project’ in January 2011. It also starred rappers such as James Davlin and Richard Cowie. It also became one of the top ten songs in several countries such as Australia, Japan, Norway, and New Zealand.

Likewise, his second single ‘You need me, I don’t need you’, which was released in August 2011, also became quite popular.  Besides that, his amazing performance impressed Taylor Swift, and she later worked with him on the single ‘Everything Has Changed.’
Moreover, he released his second album ‘x’ (multiply) on 23 June 2014. It featured tracks produced by the well-known American record producer Rick Rubin and professional rapper Benny Blanco. It peaked at number one not only on the UK Albums Chart but on the US Billboard 200 as well.

Awards, Nomination

Ed Sheeran won Best British Male Solo Artist at Brit Awards, won Best Music International at Golden Camera, he also won Best Pop Solo Performance for “Shape of You” and as well as for Best Pop Vocal Album for “Divide” at Grammy Awards.

Likewise, he won Artist of the Year, Best Male Video at MTV Video Music Awards, he won Favorite Male Artist, and Favorite Album at People’s Choice Award in 2015.

Similarly, he won Choice Single: Male Artist, Choice Music Breakout Artist at Teen Choice Award in 2013 and 2014. Then,  he won the Hottest Music Artist the Young Hollywood Award in 2014.

How much does Ed Sheeran earn?

He has an estimated net worth of around £200 million (as per 2022 data) and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.

His singing career has helped him in gaining fame and fortune.

Ed Sheeran: Rumors and Controversy

There was a rumor that Ed Sheeran dated singer, Taylor Swift, Hungarian model, Barbara Palvin, and American singer, Nicole Scherzinger. Currently, he is far from rumors and controversies.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Ed Sheeran has a height of 5 feet 8 inches and he weighs 82Kg. His hair color is red and his eyes color is blue.

Is Ed Sheeran active on social media?

Being an English singer, Ed Sheeran has a huge fan following rate. He has around 1.8M followers on his Facebook and around 19.1M followers on his Twitter.

He has around 30.7M followers on his Instagram.

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