Ed Sheeran |
Ed Sheeran is an English singer - songwriter. He was born in Halifax, England on February 17,1991. Thought most of his teen years he played relentlessly around England, but later decided that he wanted a bit more and therefore Ed decided to move to Los Angeles. In LA, he was discovered by Elton John and Jamie Foxx. Jamie Foxx was so impressed with Ed Sheeren that he allowed him to use Jamie's studio to record his songs until he was signed by a label. After signing with Asylum Records, he released his official debut album called "+", on September 9, 2011. The album was an instant hit, it sold more than a million copies in U.K. in the first six month's alone. With this album Ed Sheeran also earned a few awards ( Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough of the Year). Afterwards Ed Sheeran began co-writing songs with "bigger artists" , such as One Direction and Taylor Swift on her 2013 tour. And ever since his career has been taking off. He has won a few Brit Awards as well as a few Grammy's.