Ed Sheeran is an English singer-songwriter born on February 17, 1991, in Halifax and raised in Framlingham. He began writing songs at eleven and gained early attention with his 2011 EP, No 5 Collaborations Project, before signing with Asylum Records. His debut album, Plus, topped the UK charts and featured the hit single The A Team. Success followed with Multiply in 2014, which became one of the best-selling albums worldwide and brought him multiple awards, including Brit and Grammy Awards for hits like Thinking Out Loud. Sheeran’s third album, Divide, released in 2017, was the best-selling album of that year globally. Songs such as Shape of You and Castle on the Hill broke records, and he became the first artist to debut two songs in the US top 10 simultaneously. His collaborative album, No 6 Collaborations Project, and later albums Equals, Subtract, and Autumn Variations, all reached number one in major markets. With around 200 million records sold worldwide, Sheeran is among the best-selling artists in history, holding notable streaming and chart records. He was named the UK’s artist of the decade in 2019 and is currently one of the most followed artists on Spotify. His Divide Tour became the highest-grossing tour of all time. Beyond music, he has acted in films such as Yesterday and has been recognized as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.