Ed Sheeran (Edward Christopher Sheeran) is an English singer-songwriter, born on February 17, 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk. He began writing songs at around the age of 11 and independently released the EP “No.5 Collaborations Project” in 2011 before signing with Asylum Records. His debut album, “+” (“Plus”, 2011), topped the UK Albums Chart and featured his breakthrough single “The A Team”.
His second album, “×” (“Multiply”, 2014), became the second-best-selling album worldwide in 2015 and won the Brit Award for British Album of the Year, while “Thinking Out Loud” earned two Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year. His third album, “÷” (“Divide”, 2017), was the best-selling album worldwide that year and produced ten top-10 singles on the UK Singles Chart. Among its most successful songs were “Shape of You”, “Castle on the Hill” and “Perfect”, while Sheeran was named Global Recording Artist of the Year in 2017.
Sheeran subsequently released “No.6 Collaborations Project” (2019), “=” (“Equals”, 2021), “−” (“Subtract”, 2023), “Autumn Variations” (2023) and “Play” (2025). Throughout his career, he has established a distinctive approach to pop, folk and acoustic music, alongside numerous collaborations with international artists. He has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, and in 2019 the Official Charts Company named him its Artist of the Decade for his combined success on the UK singles and albums charts during the 2010s. Several of his tours rank among the most-attended concert tours, with the “÷ Tour” becoming the highest-grossing concert tour in history in 2019. Sheeran has also made acting appearances, including playing himself in the 2019 film “Yesterday”, while in 2025 Time magazine named him among the 100 most influential people in the world.
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