Ed Sheeran

Overview

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran ne daya daga cikin duniya mafi sayar da music artists, tare da 200 miliyan kayayyakin sayar a duniya da kuma 119 miliyan RIAA-certified inji a Amurka The Official Charts Company ya kira shi da artist na kowane shekaru ga 2010s, kuma ta ÷ Tour aka zama mafi girma-gaba daga duk lokaci a watan Agusta 2019. A karkashin Yuli 2024, shi ne na uku mafi girma artist a kan Spotify.

Sa'an da ya rubuta tare da Asylum Records a 2011, Sheeran ya ba da album na farko, + ("Plus"), which topped the U.K. Albums Chart. His follow-up, × ("Multiply") (2014), ya zama wani duniya chart-topper da na biyu mafi sayar da album a duniya a shekara ta 2015. Album na singa "Thinking Out Loud" ya samu shi 2016 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year da Best Pop Solo Performance. His third album, ÷ ("Divide"), ya zama mai sayar da album a duniya na 2017, ƙirƙirar da yawa chart records tare da singles "Shape of You"Perfect."

Sheeran's subsequent albums, including No.6 Collaborations Project (2019) and = ("Equals") (2021), kuma ya gabatar da na farko a cikin manyan masana'antu. Ya samu da yawa Brit Awards, ciki har da Best British Male Solo Artist, da kuma Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year. A shekara ta 2023, ya sa biyu studio albums, − ("Subtract") and Autumn Variations, the latter on his own Gingerbread Man Records label. His eighth studio album, Play, was preceded by the lead single "Azizam," ya rubuta a watan April 4, 2025.

Early life and origins

Edward Christopher Sheeran aka kafa a watan Fabrairu 17, 1991, a Halifax, West Yorkshire, Ingila, da ya ci gaba a Framlingham, Suffolk. Ya fara rubuta songs a kan shekaru 11 da kuma shi ne wani alumnus na National Youth Theatre a London. A farkon 2011, Sheeran ya rarraba da ƙaddamarwa No. 5 Collaborations Project. He signed with Asylum Records later that year.

Career

A karshe 2011, Ed Sheeran ya ba da karshe ya ba da kammala play No. 5 Collaborations Project and signed with Asylum Records the same year. His debut album, + ("Plus"), ya kafa a watan Satumba 2011. Yana ya zama a kan UK Albums Chart da ya nuna na farko hit singa, "The A Team." A shekara ta 2012, Sheeran ya samu Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist da British Breakthrough Act.

Sheeran's second studio album, × ("Multiply"), was released in June 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"), ya sa a watan Maris 2017 da aka zama mai sayar da album a duniya a wannan shekara. Its farko biyu singles, "Shape of You" da "Castle on the Hill," debuted a cikin top biyu matsayi na charts a cikin wasu kasashe. Sheeran ya zama na farko artist da yana da biyu songs debuted a cikin U.S. top 10 a cikin wannan makonni. A watan Maris 2017, yana da kowane top-10 singles daga ÷ 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 became the highest-grossing concert tour of all time in August 2019.

Sheeran ya gabatar da farko na samar da album, 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"), ya zo a 2021 da kuma kuma ya zama top charts a cikin mafi girma masana'antu. Ya ƙaddamar da wannan tare da biyu albums a 2023: ta hudu album, − ("Subtract"), aka sa a kan May 5, da ta saba, 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 December 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 singer-songwriter 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.

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The album`No.6 Collaborations Project`featured guest appearances daga artists kamar Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Chris Stapleton, Travis Scott, Eminem, 50 Cent, da kuma Cardi B. Ya hada da duets tare da Beyoncé on"Perfect Duet"and Andrea Bocelli on"Perfect Symphony,"and ya aiki da yawa tare da Taylor Swift. Other notable collaborations include"River"with Eminem,PF_1__Life Goes On"Life Goes On"Azizam_1PF_1__Gooshfogo.

Sheeran ya gabatar da yawa artists a matsayin matsakaici a kan ta music, musamman a kan ta farko ci gaban kamar yadda wani songwriter. A cikin mafi muhimmanci matsakaici ne Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, kamar yadda Bob Dylan da Van Morrison.

Recent highlights

Ed Sheeran ya gabatar da album na 8th studio album,"Play,"a watan Satumba 12, 2025. A album aka karkashin singa"Azizam,"A ya rubuta a watan Afrilu 4, 2025, a Gingerbread Man Records da Atlantic Records. A shigar da al'umma na Persian, da rubutu na song ya rubuta a"my dear"A ya rubuta da kuma samar da Sheeran, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Johnny McDaid, da Savan Kotecha. A singa ya gabatar da yawanci a cikin UK Singles Chart, da aka zama Sheeran's 42nd top 10 hit a cikin gida. Yana kuma ya

Recognition and awards

Ed Sheeran ya samu da yawa takardun sha'awar da takardun sha'awar a ko'ina cikin kariya. A 2012, ya samu Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist da British Breakthrough Act. A biyu album, × ("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.

Sheeran ta kasuwanci ci gaba da muhimmanci albarkatun. An sayar da 200 miliyan albarkatun a duniya da kuma yana da 119 miliyan RIAA-certified na'urorin a Amurka. Two na albarkatunsa ne a cikin mafi sayar da albarkatun a Birtaniya. Bayan albarkatunsa ya ci gaba ÷ ("Divide"), he was named the Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2017. In December 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.