Ed Sheeran is a successful English singer-songwriter who gained fame after releasing hit albums like + and x, despite initial rejections from record labels. His music, influenced by various genres, reflects personal experiences and frustrations, notably in songs like 'The A Team' and 'You Need Me, I Don’t Need You'. Currently, he is working on his third studio album after his last hit album became a chart-topping success.

1. Ed Sheeran
Oliver Loom

2. Introduction
• Ed Sheeran is a singer song writer who has taken the world by storm
in recent years winning awards with hit singles left right and centre
after releasing a variety of successful albums including + and X.

3. Biography
• Ed Sheeran is an English singer song writer born in Yorkshire and
raised in Suffolk. Ed dropped out of school at 16 years of age in
pursuit of his dream to become a successful musician. He moved to
London and played a gig every night in bars and pubs gradually
making a name for himself. He was turned away by Record Companies
all over the London and his big break was finally given to him after his
album No. 5 Collaborations Project peaked at 48 on the charts that
people realised his talent, he still considers this album to be his best
achievement. As the result of this album he signed a deal with Capital
records and released hit albums + and X and is currently working on
his third studio album.

4. Album Covers
• All Ed Sheeran’s album covers and album art were created by an artist
who is a friend of his parents.

5. Music
• Ed Sheeran’s music has a lot of influences from pop to hip hop to rap.
His first single released after being signed by Capital Records was The
A Team. This is a slow pop song about a prostitute in London which is
based upon a true story.
• A song which also featured on this album was “You need me, I don’t
need you” which was a song which poked at the music industry. The
song includes a lot of rap aspects. The song is about his frustration
with the music industry. A lot of Ed’s music is based upon his life and
things around him, the fact his music is personal makes him that
much more special than other artists.

6. Development of image
• Ed Sheeran has developed from a young boy singing at small pubs to
selling out arena’s and stadiums around the world. His image hasn’t
transformed spectacularly as Ed Sheeran is always himself, however
his logo’s and music has definitely matured massively.

7. Recently
• Ed Sheeran is currently writing songs for his new album. His last
Album hit Number one on the charts immediately and included songs
such as Photograph, Thinking Out Loud and Sing.

8. Music Videos
• For the music videos in his first album
Ed didn’t play a big part in his music
videos, he would normally appear as a
cameo walking past one of the
characters. An example of this is the
video from the song ‘Lego House’
where Ed walks past Rupert Grint who
played a crazed fan, in a hallway. More
recently Ed has appeared in his music
videos notably in the video for
Thinking Out Loud where he
performed a ball room dance.