Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (/ˈʃɪərən/; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actor. He attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford as an undergraduate from the age of 18 in 2009. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations Project. After signing with Asylum Records, his debut album, + (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011. It topped the UK and Australian charts, reached number five in the US, and has since been certified eight-times platinum in the UK. The album contains the single "The A Team", which earned him the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. "The A Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, where he performed the song with Elton John. His second studio album, x (pronounced "multiply"), was released in June 2014. It peaked at number one in the UK and the US, and was named the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015. In 2015, x won the Brit Award for Album of the Year, and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. His single from x, "Thinking Out Loud", earned him two Grammy Awards at the 2016 ceremony: Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Sheeran's third album, ÷ (pronounced "divide"), was released in March 2017. The album debuted at number one in the UK, the US and other major markets, and was the best-selling album worldwide of 2017. The first two singles from the album, "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill", were released in January 2017 and broke records in a number of countries, including the UK, Australia and Germany, 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 ÷ on the UK Singles Chart, breaking the record for most top 10 UK singles from one album. His fourth single from ÷, "Perfect", reached number one in the US, Australia and the UK, where it became the Christmas number one in 2017. Released in 2019, his fourth studio album, No.6 Collaborations Project, debuted atop the UK and US charts. Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. Two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history: x at number 20, and ÷ at number 34. Beginning in March 2017, his ÷ Tour became the highest-grossing of all time in August 2019. An alumnus of the National Youth Theatre in London, as an actor Sheeran has portrayed a recurring role on The Bastard Executioner, and in 2019, he appeared in the Richard Curtis/Danny Boyle film Yesterday.
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- 2024 · Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration as
- 2024 · Ed Sheeran: Rock in Rio 2024 as Self
- 2024 · Ed Sheeran: Hurricane Festival as
- 2024 · The Great Indian Kapil Show as Self
- 2023 · Taratata l'histoire as Self
- 2023 · James Blunt: One Brit Wonder as Self
- 2023 · Passenger: Live from Union Chapel London as Self
- 2023 · Welcome to the Darkness as Self
- 2023 · Sumotherhood as Crack Ed
- 2023 · Amazon Music Live: Ed Sheeran as Self
- 2023 · Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story as Self
- 2023 · Apple Music Live: Ed Sheeran as Self
- 2023 · Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All as Self
- 2023 · Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two as Self
- 2022 · Ed Sheeran: Full Circle as
- 2022 · 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Performer
- 2022 · Ed Sheeran at the BBC as
- 2022 · Shane as Self
- 2021 · Ed Sheeran: The Equals Live Experience as Self
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Red Notice as Ed Sheeran (uncredited)
- 2021 · Ryan McMullan: Debut as Self
- 2020 · The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Ed Sheeran: Man + Guitar as Self
- 2019 · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Stormtrooper (uncredited)
- 2019 · Modern Love as Mick
- 2019 · Ed Sheeran: In My Own Words as Ed Sheeran
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · How Do You Play? as Self (Video appearance)
- 2019 · Yesterday as Ed Sheeran
- 2019 · Elvis All-Star Tribute as Self - Performer
- 2018 · Ed Sheeran - Live BBC Radio 2 In Concert as
- 2018 · Ed Sheeran: Live at Islington Assembly Hall as Self
- 2018 · LadyGang as Self
- 2018 · Songwriter as Himself
- 2018 · The Big Narstie Show as Self
- 2018 · Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute as Self
- 2018 · What We Started as Self
- 2018 · Late Night Berlin as Self
- 2017 · GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2017 · The Russell Howard Hour as Self
- 2017 · Ed Sheeran: Austin City Limits as
- 2017 · Ed Sheeran - Multiply Live in Dublin as Self
- 2017 · Ed Sheeran at Glastonbury as Himself
- 2017 · Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees as Self - Performer
- 2017 · Green Day: The Early Years as Himself
- 2017 · Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief as Self
- 2016 · Bridget Jones's Baby as Self
- 2016 · Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Ed Sheeran (uncredited)
- 2015 · Sam Smith: Dreams Come True as Self
- 2015 · Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live as Self
- 2015 · Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts as Self
- 2015 · Global Citizen Festival 2015 as Self
- 2015 · The Bastard Executioner as Sir Cormac
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Musical Guest
- 2015 · Jessie J & Ed Sheeran Live: Rock In Rio USA as
- 2015 · M Pokora - Le concert événement au Châtelet as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute as Self
- 2015 · Ed Sheeran: VH1 Storytellers as Himself
- 2014 · Lennon or McCartney as Self
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as
- 2014 · Ed Sheeran Live at iTunes Festival London as Himself
- 2014 · iHeartRadio Music Festival as Self
- 2014 · Amazon Front Row with Ed Sheeran as
- 2014 · Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran as Self
- 2014 · Undateable as Ed Sheeran
- 2014 · Ed Sheeran: Live in Dublin as as himself
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self
- 2013 · Radio Disney Music Awards as Self
- 2012 · Ed Sheeran iTunes Festival London 2012 as Ed Sheeran
- 2012 · London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Self
- 2012 · The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012 as Self - Performer
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Lannister Soldier
- 2010 · Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford as
- 2010 · Conan as Self - Musical Guest
- 2010 · Radio 1's Big Weekend as Self
- 2009 · Live From the Artists Den as Self
- 2008 · Celebrity Juice as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2003 · Senkveld med Thomas og Harald as Himself
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Sucré salé as Self
- 2002 · E! Live from the Red Carpet as Self
- 2000 · NRJ Music Awards as Self - Nominated
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1995 · Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as Self
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Host
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Performer
- 1994 · Jools' Annual Hootenanny as
- 1993 · Taratata as Self
- 1993 · Taratata as Performer
- 1992 · ECHO-Verleihung as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Brendan Beiderbecke (voice)
- 1988 · Home and Away as Self
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1975 · Austin City Limits as Self
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 1959 · The Grammy Awards as Self
- 1958 · Blue Peter as Self
- Future · Ed Sheeran Ao Vivo (Magic Radio, 2018) as
- Future · Ed Sheeran - Live at Glastonbury as
- Future · Ed Sheeran Live at the iTunes Festival 2012 as Self