All Eyes on Ed Ed Sheeran is a British pop singer-songwriter known for such hit singles as Thinking Out Loud and Photograph He blends many different styles of music into his songs such as folk hip-hop dance soul and rock He classifies his overall sound as acoustic soul with hip-hop influences His musical influences range from folk pop singer Bob Dylan to rapper Eminem Irish folk music has also had an influence on his music He often listened to this style of music when he visited his Irish grandparents 4 Many of Ed’s songs are about things that have happened in his life such as love heartbreak growing up and becoming famous
Finding Success Ed’s first single hit number one on the iTunes chart before he ever signed with a record label He has sold millions of records had more than 150 nominations and won 76 awards for his music He has performed at the closing ceremonies for the 2012 London Summer Olympics and had a song appear in the movie The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug 5
A Rapping Ginger Ed Sheeran’s red hair and casual style of dressing are his trademarks When he was younger he believed his hair made him stand out Now he knows his red hair makes him unique He is known for having a sweet nature and for being humble He has never forgotten how much he struggled in the past and says that being famous is a blessing that he can never take for granted Be Happy Ed is grateful to his fans who are known as Sheerios for accepting him for who he is In return he hopes to inspire and reassure them to be happy with who they are 6
Working Hard Ed believes that he is successful because he believed in himself worked hard and never gave up When he was a kid his father gave him an article about a singer named James Morrison It stated that Morrison performed more than 200 gigs a year to get experience before signing with a label That article inspired Ed He knew where he wanted to be one day and that the way to get there was through the amount of hard work he was willing to put in A singer and songwriter from England James Morrison got his start by playing his guitar on the streets as a teenager They Said It 25 Times Ed Sheeran Really Was the Nicest and Hardest Working Guy in the Industry E News February 16 2016 7
