Ed Sheeran, one of the best artist of contemporary music lived most of his life in London, at the age of 16 he dropped out of school to pursue his career in music. All his life he’d known what he wanted to do and set his mind to it until he made it happen. Even though he hoped to become a music star there was still a shock of it when it finally happened. Collaborating with many artist helped him to gain fans but most of the time he did it on his own by performing at open mics around the country, using every cent he had saved up to get there. Before his Fame Ed Sheeran was singing and writing his own songs well before he started his career. Born February 17’ 1991 in Halifax, West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. At the age of eleven he started …show more content…
”At the age of fourteen he left home with a backpack of clothes and moved to London for the summer to live with his grandparents.” (Biography.com) While he was still in school he released his first EP, The Orange Room and his first two albums from his own money. “At sixteen he dropped out of school and spent his student grant on rail tickets so he could play at open mics all around the country.” (Neil McCormick) To get by he would sleep on fans sofas. By posting music online and self - releasing homemade EPs and albums. His fan base slowly started to rise. “In 2011 he announced a free show at a pub venue with room for about 200 people. Sheeran expected a few regular fans to show up but was surprised when over 1,000 fans showed up. That night Sheeran played three shows in a row and the adjourning in a car park opposite the venue to perform for the fans unable to get into the venue.” (Neil …show more content…
His album ‘+’(plus) topped the UK charts and became ninth best-selling album of the year selling more than a million copies in the UK in the first six months. His creativity added up to several early EPs and hundreds of live shows.”When he performs, there is no band, no beats. Sheeran writes songs he cares deeply about, sings them in a lovely, soft toned, flexible voice with a hip hop inflected flow while accompanying himself on a small acoustic guitar.” Says Neil McCormick after an interview with Sheeran. Before he ever signed with a record label he hit No. 1 on the iTunes chart thanks to his record label. Without promotion fis fourth album reached No. 2 on the iTunes chart he then signed with Atlantic Records the same month. Sheerans No. 5 Collaboration Project was released by himself and was the last one before he signed on with Atlantic Records. He thought it would be a low key release that would be “rediscovered” by his future fans following his other releases as he said in an interview with bbc radio. The instant hit reached number two on the iTunes chart. Ed says the success of the EP is “a victory for independent music and hopes this was just a start.” Which indeed it was. “In 2012 he received two BRIT Awards for Best British Male SOLO Artist and British Breakthrough of the Year. In 2012 he also set on tour with Snow Patrol. His track ‘Give Me Love’ aired on ‘The Vampire Diaries’ and he