British singer-songwriter who immediately broke through in his own country in June 2011 with his debut single 'The A Team'. A few months later, the track is also picked up in the Netherlands. His debut album + will be released in September 2011.
Ed Sheeran is a singer-songwriter of British/Irish descent. He learns to play the guitar at an early age, after which he starts writing songs during his school days.
Ed Sheeran achieved his first mainstream success in January 2011 with his EP No. 5 Collaborations Project, with which he manages to reach the second position on the Itunes charts.
Ed Sheeran really broke through in June 2011 with his official debut single 'The A-Team' in both his home country, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Second single 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You' is doing less well in our country. The singer will release the third single 'Lego House' in January 2012.
His debut album + will be released in September 2011. As a successor to 'The A Team', he releases the single 'You Need Me, I Don't Need You'. This track does significantly less well than its predecessor. His third single 'Lego House' will be released in January 2012. The leading role in the accompanying music video is played by Rupert Grint, known from the Harry Potter films. He is also an Ed Sheeran lookalike.
In 2013, 'I See Fire' will be released, as the soundtrack to the movie The Hobbit.
In April 2014, Ed Sheeran announced via Twitter that his second album, X, will be released in June 2014. He records the album in Los Angeles and is co-produced by Rick Rubin. That same year Ed performs on the Pinkpop stage. And how: the singer did not bring a band and entertains the audience at the main stage alone and acoustically, with only a guitar. The reactions are positive.
On X, Ed Sheeran opts for a more poppy sound. He lets his love for hip-hop and R&B come to the fore more. For example, the track 'Sing' could easily be on a Justin Timberlake record.
