Summer Work- Artist Research- Ed Sheeran

Ed photographed with his guitar.

Ed Sheeran is a British single/songwriter from Suffolk. He released his first independent EP in 2005 before moving to London to start playing gigs; he played 312 shows before releasing his second EP in 2009.

Ed got noticed when he got invited on tour with Just Jack in 2009; leading on from the successful tour, he released a video online and rapper Example offered him the chance to tour along side him. At the same time of this offer, he released his third EP which features his later debut single The A Team.

The single The A Team was certified quintuple platinum in the United Kingdom. In 2012, he won two Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. The A Team won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. He was the nominated for Best New Artist at the 56th Annual Grammy Award.