Jack Goldstein - 101 Amazing Facts about Ed Sheeran

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101 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT ED SHEERAN

Jack Goldstein & Frankie Taylor

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Introduction

Are you the worlds biggest Ed Sheeran fan? Or do you want to know everything there is to know about one of the most talented singer-songwriters of a generation?

If so, then this is the book for you! Contained within are 101 amazing facts about everything, from how Ed got started in the music industry to his many tattoos, collaborations with other artists and much more. The book is easily organised into sections so you can find the information you want fast and is perfect for all ages!

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Biographical Facts

1. Ed was born on the 17 th of February, 1991.
2. This makes him an Aquarius.
3. His full name is Edward Christopher Sheeran.
4. Ed was born in Halifax in the north of England...
5. ...but actually grew up in Framlingham in the very south of the country!
6. He attended Thomas Mills High School.
7. When Ed was sixteen and with his heart set on a musical career, he moved to London to seek his fortune.
8. He is 171cm tall - thats around 5 foot 7.
9. Eds official website is www.edsheeran.com
10. And you can follow him (along with millions of fans) on Twitter @edsheeran

General Facts - Part 1

1. Ed is respected by artists from all walks of life and in all styles of music, and many have asked him to write songs for them.
2. Legends such as Elton John have commented on just how good a musician Ed is - at Eltons request they even duetted together at the Grammy awards!
3. In support of Eltons AIDS charity Love Is In My Blood Ed got a personal trainer, got himself into shape and then stripped down for a nude photoshoot!
4. He was one of the acts who played at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.
5. Ed submitted a song for inclusion on the soundtrack of blockbuster film The Hunger Games , however - amazingly - it was rejected.
6. According to his website, Ed officially supports two charities - Crisis and Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice .
7. With so many egos floating around in the music industry, it is fantastic to come across someone as humble and down-to-earth as Ed. When he was talking about his single The A Team , he said he didnt even think it would be played on the radio, let alone nominated for a Grammy!
8. More proof of Eds incredible nature comes from this quote: Ive always said that I wanna be known as the nicest and hardest working guy in the industry, so if I could be known as that that would be brilliant.
9. Eds single Small Bump is in fact a true story about how one of his friends lost a child.
10. Ed says that all his songs have colours... this isnt as strange as it may sound - think of the blues... and there is even a real medical condition where people see music as actual colours in their vision. However he has described You Need Me, I Dont Need You as aubergine...!

Eds Music Career

1. When he was just thirteen, Ed released his own EP by the name of The Orange Room .
2. Ed followed this up with two independent albums he recorded and put out himself; the first was self-titled (and released when he was only fifteen) and the second, the year after, was called Want Some?
3. At this point in his career, as well as recording music Ed started to play live shows. They were nothing like the sell-out tours he has conducted in recent years though - he sometimes played to as few as five people!
4. The next two years saw more extended plays - 2009s You Need Me and 2010s Let It Out , Loose Change , Songs I Wrote With Amy and Live at the Bedford .
5. Ed had gradually been building up a fanbase, and broke into the mainstream with his 2011 EP No 5 Collaboration Project . Even though he still wasnt signed by a record label, this made it to number two on the iTunes chart - winning him even more fans.
6. On the back of this success, Ed was signed by Asylum/Atlantic records, and released his first album with a major label in September 2011 - it was called + .
7. One of the first things his label managed to do was secure a slot performing on the well-respected live music show Later with Jools Holland - this won Ed an even greater army of fans.
8. His debut major label single release, The A Team , was the 8 th biggest selling song of the year.
9. Ed has continued his commitment to giving fans a live music experience, and has toured the world - in fact, Taylor Swift actually discovered Ed for herself whilst he was playing a gig in Australia!
10. Possibly Eds biggest touring commitment to date has been as an opening act for Taylor Swifts Red tour - Ed based himself in Nashville, and played an incredible 64 dates in six months.

Things Ed Likes

1. Ed is very much a cat person - he has a ginger moggy called Bellini.
2. He is also a massive fan of Nandos!
3. Ed is a lover of all styles of music; when it comes to rappers though, he reckons Eminem is king of the crop. Ed is a pretty accomplished rapper himself by the way!
4. He is a massive fan of Game of Thrones , and has even discussed what he would do with the plot for future shows!
5. Musically, Ed is influenced by greats such as Van Morrison and the Beatles, however he says Damien Rice is the artist he looks up to the most.
6. Ed has said that Give Me Love is his favourite song to perform.
7. Although he has been known to party, Ed does also love nights in with his friends watching TV and eating Doritos.
8. Eds favourite Harry Potter character is Luna Lovegood... because he reckons she is always high, but JK Rowling doesnt explicitly say so!
9. He has said that his favourite places to tour are Australia and New Zealand - because the scenery is beautiful and people are so laid back there.
10. As far as live venues go, if youre in London, Ed recommends visiting a venue in Ballam called The Bedford, known for acoustic sets from artists such as Damien Rice and David Grey - of course this is also where he recorded his 2010 EP.

Collaborations

1. Ed co-wrote three songs for British boy band One Direction, one of them being Little Things which even made it to the number one spot in the UK.
2. As well as writing songs for 1D, Ed co-wrote and features on the Taylor Swift track Everything Has Changed taken from her Red album.
3. Eds EP No 5 Collaborations Project - released before he was signed to a record label - features work with some really great Grime artists, including Wiley and P Money.
4. In 2012 Ed collaborated with Wretch 32 on his single Hush Little Baby .
5. Ed helped Children in Need , joining many other artists to perform on the 2011 cover of Massive Attacks Teardrops in support of the charity.