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Ed Sheeran MBE
Sheeran in 2018
Born	Edward Christopher Sheeran (1991-02-17) 17 February 1991 (age 33) Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Occupations	\n Singer-songwriter \n musician \n record producer \n actor \n
Years active	2004\u2013present
Spouse	\n Cherry Seaborn (m. 2019)
Children	2
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	\n Pop \n folk-pop \n soft rock \n hip-hop \n
Instruments	\n Vocals \n guitar^[1] \n
Labels	\n Asylum \n Atlantic \n Elektra \n Gingerbread Man \n
\n Musical artist
Website	edsheeran.com

Edward Christopher Sheeran (/\u02c8\u0283\u026a\u0259r\u0259n/ SHEER-\u0259n; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play No. 5 Collaborations Project. He signed with Asylum Records the same year.\n

Sheeran's debut album, + (\"Plus\"), was released in September 2011 and topped the UK Albums Chart. It contained his first hit single, \"The A Team\". In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. Sheeran's second studio album, \u00d7 (\"Multiply\"), topped charts around the world upon its release in June 2014. It was named the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015. In the same year, \u00d7 won Album of the Year at the 2015 Brit Awards, and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. A single from \u00d7, \"Thinking Out Loud\", earned him the 2016 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.\n

Sheeran's third album, \u00f7 (\"Divide\"), was released in March 2017, and was the best-selling album worldwide of 2017. The first two singles from the album, \"Shape of You\" and \"Castle on the Hill\", broke records in a number of countries by debuting in the top two positions of the charts. He also became the first artist to have two songs debut in the US top 10 in the same week. By March 2017, Sheeran had accumulated ten top-10 singles from \u00f7 on the UK Singles Chart, breaking the record for most top-10 UK singles from one album. His fourth single from \u00f7, \"Perfect\", reached number one in the US, Australia, and the UK, where it became the Christmas number one in 2017. The world's best-selling artist of 2017, he was named the Global Recording Artist of the Year. Released in 2019, his fourth overall and first collaborative album, No.6 Collaborations Project, debuted at number one in most major markets, and spawned three UK number one singles, \"I Don't Care\", \"Beautiful People\", and \"Take Me Back to London\". His fifth studio album, = (\"Equals\"), topped the charts in most major markets in 2021. His sixth album, - (\"Subtract\"), was released on 5 May 2023, while his seventh album, Autumn Variations, was released on 29 September 2023 under his own record label, Gingerbread Man Records.\n

Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.^[2] He has 119 million RIAA-certified units in the US,^[3] and two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. In December 2019, the Official Charts Company named him artist of the decade, with the most combined success in the UK album and singles charts in the 2010s.^[4] As of July 2024, he is the 3rd most followed artist on Spotify.^[5] Beginning in March 2017, his \u00f7 Tour became the highest-grossing of all time in August 2019. An alumnus of the National Youth Theatre in London, Sheeran's acting roles include appearing in the 2019 film Yesterday, playing himself.\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n	Ref(s)\n
2014\n	Shortland Street\n	Himself\n	\n	^[245]\n
2015\n	Undateable\n	Himself\n	\n	^[246]\n
Home and Away\n	Teddy\n	\n	^[247]\n
The Bastard Executioner\n	Sir Cormac\n	5 episodes\n	^[248]\n
Jumpers for Goalposts: Live at Wembley Stadium\n	Himself\n	Concert film\n	^[325]\n
2016\n	Bridget Jones's Baby\n	Himself\n	\n	^[326]\n
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping\n	Himself\n	Uncredited\n	^[327]\n
2017\n	Game of Thrones\n	Lannister soldier\n	Episode: \"Dragonstone\"\n	^[328]\n
2018\n	The Simpsons\n	Brendan (voice)\n	Episode: \"Haw-Haw Land\"\n	^[329]\n
Songwriter\n	Himself\n	Documentary\n	^[330]\n
2019\n	Yesterday\n	Himself\n	\n	^[331]\n
Modern Love\n	Mick\n	Episode: \"Hers was a World of One\"\n	^[332]\n
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker\n	Alien\n	Uncredited cameo\n	^[333]\n
2021\n	Red Notice\n	Himself\n	Cameo\n	^[334]\n
2023\n	The Sum of It All\n	Himself\n	Docuseries\n	^[335]\n
2023\n	Sumotherhood\n	Crack Ed\n	\n	^[336]\n

v t e Ed Sheeran
\n Discography \n Awards and nominations \n Songs \n
Studio albums	\n + (2011) \n x (2014) \n \u00f7 (2017) \n No.6 Collaborations Project (2019) \n = (2021) \n \u2212 (2023) \n Autumn Variations (2023) \n
Compilation albums	\n 5 (2015) \n +\u2013=\u00f7\u00d7 (Tour Collection) (2024) \n
Extended plays	\n Loose Change (2010) \n Songs I Wrote with Amy (2010) \n No. 5 Collaborations Project (2011) \n The Slumdon Bridge (2012) \n
Videography	\n Jumpers for Goalposts: Live at Wembley Stadium \n
Tours	\n x Tour \n \u00f7 Tour \n +\u2013=\u00f7\u00d7 Tour \n - Tour \n
Related	\n Gingerbread Man Records \n

v t e Ed Sheeran songs
Discography
+	\n \"The A Team\" \n \"Drunk\" \n \"Small Bump\" \n \"Lego House\" \n \"You Need Me, I Don't Need You\" \n \"Kiss Me\" \n \"Give Me Love\" \n \"The Parting Glass\" \n
x	\n \"One\" \n \"I'm a Mess\" \n \"Sing\" \n \"Don't\" \n \"Nina\" \n \"Photograph\" \n \"Bloodstream\" \n \"Tenerife Sea\" \n \"Runaway\" \n \"The Man\" \n \"Thinking Out Loud\" \n \"Afire Love\" \n \"I See Fire\" \n
\u00f7	\n \"Eraser\" \n \"Castle on the Hill\" \n \"Dive\" \n \"Shape of You\" \n \"Perfect\" \n \"Galway Girl\" \n \"Happier\" \n \"New Man\" \n \"Hearts Don't Break Around Here\" \n \"What Do I Know?\" \n \"How Would You Feel (Paean)\" \n \"Supermarket Flowers\" \n \"Barcelona\" \n \"Bibia Be Ye Ye\" \n \"Nancy Mulligan\" \n \"Save Myself\" \n
No.6 Collaborations Project	\n \"Beautiful People\" \n \"South of the Border\" \n \"Cross Me\" \n \"Take Me Back to London\" \n \"Best Part of Me\" \n \"I Don't Care\" \n \"Antisocial\" \n \"Remember the Name\" \n \"Put It All on Me\" \n \"Nothing on You\" \n \"1000 Nights\" \n \"Blow\" \n
=	\n \"Tides\" \n \"Shivers\" \n \"First Times\" \n \"Bad Habits\" \n \"Overpass Graffiti\" \n \"The Joker and the Queen\" \n \"2step\" \n \"Visiting Hours\" \n
-	\n \"Boat\" \n \"Eyes Closed\" \n \"Life Goes On\" \n \"Curtains\" \n
Autumn Variations	\n \"American Town\" \n
Other songs	\n \"All of the Stars\" \n \"Make It Rain\" \n \"I Was Made for Loving You\" \n \"Candle in the Wind\" \n \"Afterglow\" \n \"Peru\" \n \"Merry Christmas\" \n \"Sigue\" \n \"Forever My Love\" \n \"Are You Entertained\" \n \"Noche de Novela\" \n \"My G\" \n \"Celestial\" \n \"F64\" \n \"Under the Tree\" \n
Featured songs	\n \"If I Could\" \n \"Young Guns\" \n \"Teardrop\" \n \"Hush Little Baby\" \n \"Dreamers\" \n \"Watchtower\" \n \"Wish You Were Here\" \n \"Everything Has Changed\" \n \"Old School Love\" \n \"All About It\" \n \"Lay It All on Me\" \n \"Reuf\" \n \"Boa Me\" \n \"End Game\" \n \"River\" \n \"Own It\" \n \"Those Kinda Nights\" \n \"Sausage Rolls for Everyone\" \n \"Bam Bam\" \n \"For My Hand\" \n
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v t e Billboard Year-End Top Artist
1981\u20131999	\n 1981: REO Speedwagon \n 1982: The Go-Go's \n 1983: Michael Jackson \n 1984: Lionel Richie \n 1985: Madonna \n 1986: Whitney Houston \n 1987: Bon Jovi \n 1988: George Michael \n 1989: New Kids on the Block \n 1990: New Kids on the Block \n 1991: Mariah Carey \n 1992: Garth Brooks \n 1993: Garth Brooks \n 1994: Ace of Base \n 1995: TLC \n 1996: Alanis Morissette \n 1997: LeAnn Rimes \n 1998: Usher \n 1999: Backstreet Boys \n
2000\u20132019	\n 2000: Destiny's Child \n 2001: Destiny's Child \n 2002: Nelly \n 2003: 50 Cent \n 2004: Usher \n 2005: 50 Cent \n 2006: Chris Brown \n 2007: Akon \n 2008: Chris Brown \n 2009: Taylor Swift \n 2010: Lady Gaga \n 2011: Adele \n 2012: Adele \n 2013: Bruno Mars \n 2014: One Direction \n 2015: Taylor Swift \n 2016: Adele \n 2017: Ed Sheeran \n 2018: Drake \n 2019: Post Malone \n
2020-present	\n 2020: Post Malone \n 2021: Drake \n 2022: Bad Bunny \n 2023: Taylor Swift \n 2024: Taylor Swift \n

v t e IFPI Global Year-End Charts
Artist of the Year	\n One Direction (2013) \n Taylor Swift (2014) \n Adele (2015) \n Drake (2016) \n Ed Sheeran (2017) \n Drake (2018) \n Taylor Swift (2019) \n BTS (2020\u20132021) \n Taylor Swift (2022) \n Taylor Swift (2023) \n
Album of the Year	\n Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park (2001) \n The Eminem Show by Eminem (2002) \n Come Away with Me by Norah Jones (2003) \n Confessions by Usher (2004) \n X&Y by Coldplay (2005) \n High School Musical by Various Artists (2006) \n High School Musical 2 by Various Artists (2007) \n Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends by Coldplay (2008) \n I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle (2009) \n Recovery by Eminem (2010) \n 21 by Adele (2011) \n 21 by Adele (2012) \n Midnight Memories by One Direction (2013) \n Frozen by Various Artists (2014) \n 25 by Adele (2015) \n Lemonade by Beyonc\u00e9 (2016) \n \u00f7 by Ed Sheeran (2017) \n The Greatest Showman by Various Artists (2018) \n 5x20 All the Best!! 1999\u20132019 by Arashi (2019) \n Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS (2020) \n 30 by Adele (2021) \n Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny (2022) \n FML by Seventeen (2023) \n
Single of the Year	\n \"Girlfriend\" by Avril Lavigne (2007) \n \"Lollipop\" by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major (2008) \n \"Poker Face\" by Lady Gaga (2009) \n \"Tik Tok\" by Kesha (2010) \n \"Just the Way You Are\" by Bruno Mars (2011) \n \"Call Me Maybe\" by Carly Rae Jepsen (2012) \n \"Blurred Lines\" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell (2013) \n \"Happy\" by Pharrell Williams (2014) \n \"See You Again\" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth (2015) \n \"One Dance\" by Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (2016) \n \"Shape of You\" by Ed Sheeran (2017) \n \"Havana\" by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (2018) \n \"Bad Guy\" by Billie Eilish (2019) \n \"Blinding Lights\" by the Weeknd (2020) \n \"Save Your Tears\" by the Weeknd (2021) \n \"As It Was\" by Harry Styles (2022) \n \"Flowers\" by Miley Cyrus (2023) \n

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Early life and education

Career

2004\u20132010: Career beginnings

2011\u20132013: + (\"Plus\")

2014\u20132015: \u00d7 (\"Multiply\")

2016\u20132018: \u00f7 (\"Divide\")

2019\u20132022: No.6 Collaborations Project and = (\"Equals\")

2023\u2013present: - (\"Subtract\") and Autumn Variations

Musical style and influences

Other ventures

Gingerbread Man Records

Bertie Blossoms

Charity work

Acting

Impact

Accolades

Personal life

Legal issues

Political views

Discography

Filmography

Film and television

Commercials

Tours

Headlining act

Opening act

See also

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