Ed Sheeran

Overview

The English Penyanyi-penulis lagu Ed Sheeran mangrupakeun salah sahiji artis musik paling jualan di dunya, jeung 200 juta rekaman dijual di sakuliah dunya jeung 119 juta unit-certified RIAA di AS The Official Charts Company nomerkeun anjeunna artis tina dekade pikeun 2010s, jeung ÷ Tour nya jadi pangluhurna pangluhurna sadaya waktos dina Agustus 2019. Ku Juli 2024, anjeunna téh artis pangluhurna ketiga on Spotify.

After signing with Asylum Records dina 2011, Sheeran dirilis debut album, + ("Plus"), which topped the U.K. Albums Chart. His follow-up, × ("Multiply") (2014), mangrupakeun topper global jeung album paling jualan kahiji di sakuliah dunya taun 2015. single "Thinking Out Loud" meunang anjeunna 2016 Grammy Awards pikeun Song of the Year jeung pangalusna Pop Solo Performance. album kahiji, ÷ ("Divide"), nyaéta album pangalusna di sakuliah dunya dina 2017, ngéléhkeun sababaraha catetan chart ku singles "Shape of You" jeung "Perfect."

Sheeran's subsequent albums, including No.6 Collaborations Project (2019) and = ("Equals") (2021), ogé debut di #1 di pasar utama. Anjeunna geus meunang sababaraha Brit Awards, kaasup Best British Male Solo Artist, jeung hiji Ivor Novello Award pikeun Songwriter of The Year. Dina 2023, anjeunna dirilis dua album studio, − ("Subtract") and Autumn Variations, ieu panganyarna dina label Gingerbread Man Records sorangan. album studio kahiji, Play, ieu diadegkeun ku single utama "Azizam," dirilis dina April 4, 2025.

Early life and origins

Edward Christopher Sheeran dilahirkan dina tanggal 17 Pébruari 1991, di Halifax, West Yorkshire, Inggris, sarta dibesarkan di Framlingham, Suffolk. Anjeunna dimimitian nyusun lagu sabudeureun umur 11 na mangrupakeun alumnus of The National Youth Theatre di London. Dina awal 2011, Sheeran independen dirilis play lengkep No. 5 Collaborations Project. Anjeunna signing jeung Asylum Records saméméh taun ieu.

Career

Awal 2011, Ed Sheeran independen dirilis play extended No. 5 Collaborations Project sarta ditandatanganan ku Asylum Records taun anu sarua. album debut na, + ("Plus"), dirilis dina bulan September 2011. Ieu topped UK Albums Chart jeung ngagambarkeun single hit kahiji, "The A Team." Dina 2012, Sheeran meunang Brit Awards pikeun Best British Male Solo Artist jeung British Breakthrough Act.

Sheeran's second studio album, × ("Multiply"), was released in Juni 2014 and topped charts around the world. It was the second-best-selling album worldwide in 2015. That year, × won Album of the Year at the Brit Awards, and Sheeran received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year. A single from the album, "Thinking Out Loud," earned him the 2016 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

His third album, ÷ ("Divide"), dirilis dina Maret 2017 sarta jadi album paling dijual di sakuliah dunya taun ieu. Dua single mimiti, "Shape of You" jeung "Castle on the Hill," debuted dina dua posisi pangluhurna tina chart di sababaraha nagara. Sheeran jadi artis munggaran pikeun boga dua lagu debut di US top 10 dina minggu anu sarua. Ku Maret 2017, anjeunna boga sapuluh top-10 single ti ÷ on the UK Singles Chart, a record for the most from one album. The album's fourth single, "Perfect," reached number one in the U.S., Australia, and the UK, where it was the Christmas number one in 2017. Sheeran was named the Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2017. His accompanying ÷ Tour jadi tur konser pangluhurna sadaya waktos dina Agustus 2019.

Sheeran dirilis album kolaboratif kahiji, No.6 Collaborations Project, in 2019. It debuted at number one in most major markets and produced three UK number-one singles: "I Don't Care," "Beautiful People," and "Take Me Back to London." His fifth studio album, = ("Equals"), diwanohkeun dina 2021 sarta ogé topped chart di paling pasar utama. Anjeunna diikuti ieu jeung dua album dina 2023: album keenam, − ("Subtract"), dirilis dina Mei 5, sarta seh, Autumn Variations, was released on September 29 under his own label, Gingerbread Man Records. Sheeran has sold 200 million records worldwide and has 119 million RIAA-certified units in the U.S. In Désémber 2019, the Official Charts Company named him its artist of the decade for his combined success in the UK charts in the 2010s.

Style and influences

Ed Sheeran's music is primarily categorized as pop, soft pop, folk, and soft rock. His style is characterized by his Penyanyi-penulis lagu approach, often blending acoustic elements with pop sensibilities. In live performances, he is known for creating multi-layered arrangements by himself using a loop pedal and a custom acoustic guitar.

Sheeran dimimitian nyusun lagu sabudeureun umur 11 taun sarta meunang Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year dina 2015. Karya awéwéna, hususna dina album debut nya`+`(2011), dimekarkeun dina folk-pop akustik. Sheeran dimekarkeun sound nya dina album saterusna, ngagabungkeun produksi pop leuwih polished on`×`(2014) jeung eksploring hiji rentang leuwih lebar genre on`÷`(2017), nu kaasup imah-influenced"Shape of You___1__kalayan folk-rock of"Castle on the Hill."Albumna 2019`No.6 Collaborations` Project, mangrupakeun pamaréntah anu fokus kana kolaborasi jeung artis ti hip-hop jeung R&B genre. 2023 albumna,

The album No.6 Collaborations Project'featured guest appearances ti artis kayaning Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Chris Stapleton, Travis Scott, Eminem, 50 Cent, jeung Cardi B. Anjeunna ogé geus nembongkeun duet jeung Beyoncé on"Perfect Duet" jeung Andrea Bocelli on"Perfect Symphony," jeung geus dianggo sababaraha kali jeung Taylor Swift. kolaborasi séjén anu dipikawanoh kaasup"River" jeung Eminem," Life Goes On" jeung Luke Combs, jeung hiji versi Persia-language of"Azizam"Gooshfogo.

Sheeran geus nelepon sababaraha artis salaku pengaruh kana musik na, hususna dina ngembangkeun awalna salaku songwriter. Diantara pengaruh paling signifikan nya nyaéta Irish Penyanyi-penulis lagu Damien Rice, ogé Bob Dylan jeung Van Morrison.

Recent highlights

Ed Sheeran dirilis album studio kahiji na,"Play," dina 12 September 2025. Album ieu diusulkeun ku single utama"Azizam,"na dirilis dina April 4, 2025, on Gingerbread Man Records jeung Atlantic Records. Diinspirasi ku budaya Persia, judul lagu ieu ngabalukarkeun ka"my dear" PF_1__my beloved."Na ditulis jeung dihasilkeun ku Sheeran, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Johnny McDaid, jeung Savan Kotecha. Single ieu debuted di nomer tilu di UK Singles Chart, jadi Sheeran 's 42nd top 10 hit di nagara nya. Ieu ogé topped charts di Belgia jeung Belanda sarta ngahontal top 10 di Jerman,

Recognition and awards

Ed Sheeran geus nampi loba panghargaan jeung kehormatan saprak karir na. Dina 2012, anjeunna meunang Brit Awards pikeun Best British Male Solo Artist jeung British Breakthrough Act. album kahiji, × ("Multiply"), won Album of the Year at the 2015 Brit Awards. The same year, the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors gave him the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year. A single from ×,"Thinking Out Loud,"earned Sheeran two Grammy Awards in 2016 for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

Kesuksés komérsial Sheeran ogé geus ngabalukarkeun pangakuan signifikan. Anjeunna geus jualan 200 juta rekaman di sakuliah dunya jeung boga 119 juta unit RIAA-sertifikasi di Amérika Sarikat. Dua album nya anu diantara anu paling jualan dina sajarah UK chart. Nurutkeun suksés albumna ÷ ("Divide"), he was named the Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2017. In Désémber 2019, the Official Charts Company named him its artist of the decade for his combined success on the UK album and singles charts in the 2010s. Time magazine has also listed him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Similar artists

Ed Sheeran's musical peers and comparable artists include a range of pop singer-songwriters and global acts. Among them are Bruno Mars, Adele, Shawn Mendes, Sam Smith, Charlie Puth, John Legend, Lewis Capaldi, Camila Cabello, Sia, and Miley Cyrus. His contemporaries also include bands such as Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Maroon 5, The Chainsmokers, and OneRepublic, as well as artists like Marshmello, Anne-Marie, Benson Boone, Calum Scott, and Alex Warren.