Ed Sheeran

This radiant 21 - year old boy knows what hard work. He began writing songs when he was just 14, and after 6 years of age signed the first contract with a recording studio. Now Ed Sheeran - winner BRIT Awards - in 2012 as the best performer and the breakthrough of the year in Britain. His debut album & quot; + & quot; It sold over a million copies. June 12 The album was released in the US, and started from the first line in sales on iTunes, and the fall of Ed goes to his first tour of the country. The singer and the author of his songs was also honored to perform at a concert to mark the 60th anniversary of the reign of Elizabeth II. It is safe to say that this is just the beginning.





I do not know about you, but I presently auto-tune and multi-million dollar investments in all sorts of sets and costumes for the show, really appreciate artists who appear on the stage in jeans with a guitar, singing his own songs, and that's enough to make the audience were delighted .

The lead single from the debut album - «The A Team» of the addict prostitute, Ed wrote when he was 18, inspired by the stories he heard in a homeless shelter, which gave a free concert.

Began to seriously study music in 2005, Ed recorded three mini-albums and in 2008 moved to London, where he performed every day, even in front of audiences of no more than five people, and sometimes free. So in 2009 he gave 312 concerts, wanting to beat the figure of one of his favorite artists - Damien Rice, who in that year gave 200 concerts. It was a concert of Rice, at age 11, Ed says one of the most important memories of childhood.



Active promotion of his work on the internet has meant that the number of fans Sheeran constantly growing and one of them turned out to be a football player Manchester United - Rio Ferdinand and Sir Elton John. In addition, Ed has performed the opening act for the band and rapper Just Jack Example.

«You need me, I Do not need you» as referring to the recording industry and show business.

In 2010, Ed bought a ticket to Los Angeles and played in bars in the city so-called evening "open mike" when to go out and speak can be anyone. There he saw a Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx, who among other things has its own popular radio stations broadcasting contemporary music. The actor was so impressed that the proposed Edu use his studio and aired on Fox radio station attracted the interest of the young talent at recording studios.



In total 11 Ed released the mini-album, which sold well on iTunes, and in early 2011 he finally signed his first contract with Atlantic Records.



During one of his visits to the United States Ed befriended Taylor Swift. They worked together in the studio working on her next album. What came of it, we learn later.



Kitchen Taylor concert at home :)

In the video for the song «Lego house» cnyalsya none other than Rupert Grint in "Harry Potter." At first it seems that he plays most of Ed, but not so simple :)



The song «Drunk» and cat pal

The song «Small bump» Ed wrote about his friend, the girl who experienced miscarriage.

We can only hope that mainstream fame did not have a major impact on this artist.

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