In addition to The Beatles, the British land gave the world more than one generation of talented and popular musicians. Many managed to achieve worldwide fame. At the end of 2017, Ed Sheeran was recognized as the highest grossing artist. The young man, who began with performances on small city stages, now arranges an international tour. His story is an example of how, having only a guitar and a dream, you can conquer the whole world.
Biography
Edward Christopher Sheeran was born in the winter of February 17, 1991 (Zodiac Sign: Aquarius) in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Ed Sheeran's parents later moved to Suffolk. Ed has Irish and English roots. His father, grandfather and grandmother are Irish. Ed inherited the fiery red hair color from them. He has an older brother - Matthew.
Sheeran began to get involved in music in early childhood. At the age of 4, parents gave Ed to sing in the choir at the local church. The whole Ed family loved music, the young man himself recalls that parents often took them with Matthew to concerts of various artists: from Eric Clapton to Eminem. It could not pass without consequences. Ed was so keen on music that during his studies at school he had already mastered the guitar, and his brother eventually became a composer.
A turning point in the biography of Ed Sheeran happens after he tries to write his own songs. The guy moves to London in order to fully devote his life to music. Here he speaks at any opportunity on any platform, except that he creates his own channel on Youtube, where he uploads his songs.
This continues until 2008. Having started performing at the opening act of popular musicians, Ed Sheeran unexpectedly for everyone just leaves for Los Angeles. Without any offer or contract, he continues to perform on the streets. Jamie Foxx meets him very soon and invites him to record a test track. From this moment on, the guy’s popularity is growing exponentially.
Creation
In total, during his career, Ed managed to record three full-length studio albums:
- 2011 - Plus ("Plus");
- 2014 - Multiply ("Multiplication");
- 2017 - Divide ("Division").
The idea of calling albums mathematical symbols belongs to Ed himself.
Ed Sheeran himself admits that his music is often autobiographical, he writes about himself and the people around him. For example, the song Supermarket flowers is dedicated to his grandmother, Ed wrote the composition Of Shape under the influence of Rihanna’s work, and Sheeran addressed the lyric ballad Perfect to his lover.
Private life
With such popularity, it is not surprising that all fans care about the personal life of Ed Sheeran. Unfortunately for many, Ed has been dating a girl for a long time (about 3 years). They met at school, but entered into a relationship after graduation, in 2015. Ed's chosen one is Cherry Seaborn. In January 2018, it became known that Ed made an offer to Cherry, and they became engaged.
Ed Sheeran says of his personal life: “I am ready to create a family. It's time".
They tried to repeatedly attribute the guy an affair with Taylor Swift, but Ed always denied this, emphasizing that they were just friends.
Films
It is noteworthy that Ed willingly acts in various films, more often in the role of himself. But recently, he managed to play a small episodic role of a soldier in the super-popular series “Game of Thrones”.
FILMOGRAPHY:
- 2014 - Shortland Street, plays itself;
- 2015 - “Unprofitable for dates”, Ed Sheeran;
- 2015 - The Executioner-Bastard, Sir Cormac;
- 2016 - “Bridget Jones. Part 3 ”, performs the role of himself;
- 2017 - “Game of Thrones”, a soldier from the army of the Lanisters house.
This photo of Ed Sheeran in a soldier costume for the filming of Game of Thrones is well known to fans of the series.
Interesting Facts
- Ed, together with his friend artist Philip, released a revelation book in 2014, in which he honestly told the story of his life and success.
- In 2015-2016, Sheeran had a break in her career, this is due to the fact that the guy wanted to travel more and spend time with his lover.
- Ed is actively volunteering in his hometown: making donations. In addition, he built with his own money (about 1 million pounds) a creative center for young people.
- The guy admits that he sings in the bathroom.
- Ed loves his cats, which he even creates accounts on social networks. In these profiles you can see a photo of Ed Sheeran and his pets.
- Sheeran spoke at the closing of the London Olympics in 2012.
- The guy has the award "Order of the British Empire", which he personally presented to Elizabeth II.
- The guy has a strange habit of calling his guitars with female names.
- In an interview, Ed admitted that he could not live a day without Oreo cookies.