Who’s Ed?
Ed Sheeran is a world renowned singer-songwriter, he has made a music career over years of hard work, and has touched millions with his words. You may know the popular wedding songs, ‘Thinking Out Loud ‘or ‘Perfect’. Maybe it’s not the songs you’ve heard for a couples first dance, but his memorable song full of scrapbook nostalgia, ‘Photograph’, or maybe it just the pop tunes that you recognize like ‘Shape of You’ or ‘Shivers’. These have become Ed Sheeran’s top 5 songs streaming on Spotify, with Perfect #1 at almost 3 billion streams, and Ed’s 76 million monthly listeners always exstatic for new music. He has released 10 Albums with some deluxe editions, and live releases outside of that total. He went from playing on the streets of London to full sold out stadiums in years time.
In 2008 Ed moved to London in purse of his music dreams auditioning at a music school, he played small venues and busked on the streets when he was 16 years old. Later in 2010 he recorded a studio session for Jamal Edwards on SB.TV preforming his song ‘You Need Me, I Don’t Need You’ becoming viral on youtube. Edwards ended up inviting Ed on tour, which leaded to Ed’s release of ‘The A Team’ a debut single. A year passing by into 2011, his debut Album reached #1 on the UK charts, launching Ed’s career.
2013-2014
- opened for Taylor Swift across the U.S
- debuted' ‘Tenerife Sea’ and ‘I See Fire’ featured songs in the The Hobbit film
- Best New Artist for 2014 Grammy Awards
- teased the album ‘x’ and June 2014 released ‘Sing’
2016
- took a break from social media
- received two Grammy’s for his song ‘Thinking Out Loud’
Going forward Ed Sheeran has made incredible strides in his career, touching hearts with the lyrics in his songs, but also writing songs for other artists as well. Recently he has just finished ‘The Mathmatics Tour’, He married his wife in 2018, became a father to his first child, lost his best friend, went to court, and fell on hard time with his wife’s health.
In the release of His album ‘-’ Ed has talked about these losses, and how it has shaped who he is as a musician. If your asking yourself what the significance of this is, keep reading to see how Ed Sheeran has become a role model to future generations of singer-songwriters.
References:
Magnolia, Anna Sky. “Ed Sheeran’s Career Journey: From Street Busker to Global Superstar.” Hits Radio, planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/celebrity/ed-sheeran-career-timeline/. Accessed 27 Nov. 2023.
