Ed Sheeran

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Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran MBE Born 17 February 1991 Is A Singer Songwriter Currently Signed Under Atlantic WMG . Ed Sheeran Was Born In Halifax West Yorkshire Before Moving To Framlingham Suffolk. In His Time In Suffolk He Was Known To Have Flourished As A Hidden Talent When It Came To Music. He Learned Guitar At A Very Young Age And Began Writing Songs During His Time At Thomas Mills High School In Framlingham. By The Time Sheeran Had Left School He Was Already Certain That Music Was Going To Play A Major Part In His Life And Therefore Studied At Access To Music In Norwich Before Moving To London Which Improved His Chances Of Getting Gigs. Sheeran Began Recording In 2005 Which Lead To The Release Of His First EP The Orange Room EP. Sheeran Also Released Two Albums A Self Titled One In 2006 And Want Some? In 2007 Gaining Little Attention. After Sheeran Moved To London And Had Done Extensive Gigging Performing Songs From His EP And Albums As Well As Ones Which He Had Recently Written He Decided To Release Another EP You Need Me In Late 2009. However It Wasn't Until February 2010 That Sheeran Began To Get Noticed After He Posted A Video Through SB.Tv Displaying His Diverse Style. This Video Led To Mainstream Rapper Example Asking Sheeran To Tour With Him. Throughout 2010 Sheeran Began To Be Seen By More And More People Over The Internet Through App YouTube And His Fan-Base Grew Incredibly With Him Also Getting Credit From The Independent Newspaper England Football Captain Rio Ferdinand And Even Elton John. Sheeran Released Three EP's In 2010 Loose Change Which Features One Of His Most Known Songs "The A Team" Songs I Wrote With Amy And Ed Sheeran Live At The Bedford A Live EP Recorded In October. During The Year Sheeran Also Went To The US Where He Was Discovered By International Superstar Jamie Foxx Who Asked Sheeran To Perform On His Radio Show Which Gained Him Some Fans In The US. By The End Of The Year Sheeran Was Seen To Be One Of The Best Unsigned Artists In The Country. On 9 January 2011 Sheeran Released His Final Independent EP No.5 Collaborations Project Featuring Appearances By Grime Artists Including Wiley JME Devlin And Ghetts. With This EP Sheeran Gained Mainstream Attention For Reaching Number 2 In The ITunes Chart Without Any Promotion Or Label. He Was Listed As A 'special Guest' On Devlin's 2011 'Bud Sweat And Beers' Mini Tour Alongside Griminal And Tinchy Stryder. Songfacts Reports That After Signing For Atlantic Records In January 2011 "The A Team" Was Released As The First Single From His Debut Album On June 12 2011. Sheeran's Debut Album Containing The Singles The A Team And Lego House Is Certified 6x Platinum In The UK. The Album Has Also Won Sheeran Two Brit Awards For British Breakthrough Act And Best British Male Solo Artist. At The 56th Annual Grammy Awards Sheeran Gained A Nomination For Best New Artist. He Received Further Fame For Contributing The Track Entitled "I See Fire" To Howard Shore's Soundtrack To The Movie "The Hobbit The Desolation Of Smaug" In 2013. X The Second Studio Album By Sheeran Was Released In 2015. The Album Went Straight To Number One In Both The UK And The US. X Has Had Five Singles Thus Far Sing Don't Thinking Out Loud Bloodstream And Photograph. Sheeran Recently Was Awarded With An Honorary Doctorate By The University Campus Suffolk UCS . The Ceremony Is Later This Year. Discography . Albums 2011 - 2014 - X
2017 - ÷
2021 - 2023- -
EPs 2005 - The Orange Room
2006 - Ed Sheeran
2007 - Want Some?
2009 - You Need Me
2010 - Loose Change
2010 - Songs I Wrote With Amy
2010 - Live At The Bedford
2011 - No 5 Collaborations Project
2011 - One Take
2011 - ITunes Festival London 2011
2011 - Thank You
2012 - The Slumdon Bridge
2012 - ITunes Festival London 2012 Singles 2011 - The A Team
2011 - You Need Me I Don't Need You
2011 - Lego House
2012 - Drunk
2012 - Small Bump
2012 - Give Me Love
2013 - I See Fire
2014 - Sing
2014 - Don't
2014 - Thinking Out Loud
2015 - Bloodstream
2015 - Photograph
2017 - Shape Of You
2017 - Castle On The Hill
2017 - Galway Girl

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Eraser

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"Eraser" Is A Song By English Singer-Songwriter Ed Sheeran From His Third Studio Album ÷. Serving As The Opening Track Of The Album It Was Written And Produced By Sheeran And Johnny McDaid. After The Album's Release It Charted At Number 14 On The UK Singles Chart. The Song Was Written By Sheeran With Johnny McDaid In The Treehouse He Built In His Garden. They First Recorded A Riff On His Guitar On The McDaid's IPhone Before He Went To Bed While McDaid Stayed Up All Night To Produce The Beat For The Riff. Speaking About The Song To Zane Lowe On His Beats 1 Show Sheeran Said "The Original First Line Of It Was What Is Now The Bridge 'Welcome To The New Show' And I Was Just Sitting There And I Was Like This Doesn't Hit Anywhere Here ... And Then So I Just Said 'Johnny Can You Bugger Off For A Bit And Let Me Just See What I Can Do' And Just Write Loads Of Bars And That Came Like Within Five Seconds And 'Oh Wow! Something Is Happening.' Johnny Came Back Half An Hour Later And We Recorded The Song." Sheeran Also Said "I Wanted To Casually Move Into A Stadium Zone Without Making Twelve 'Castle On The Hill's. I Wanted To Make Songs That Sounded Big But Weren't Necessarily Just Euphoric Stadium Anthems." The Song Reveals Personal Details About His Life And Sheeran Said It Is An Opportunity To Vent On Things That Had Happened In His Life In The Previous Five Years That He Had Not Talked About. It Mentions The Envy Felt By Friends And Family On His Success. Sheeran Said "Friends And Family Are Meant To Be The Ones Who Are There For You 90% Of The Time They Are But Every Now And Then There Is The Odd Comment That Just Like Sinks Your Soul." On Money He Said "Money Is The Weirdest Thing ... That's Kinda The Only Thing That Changed In My Life Drastically But The Way People Treat You Because Of It And They Think You Are Going To Change Because Of It And They Treat You Differently Inevitably You Change Your Opinion To Them Because They Are Treating You Differently. It's A Really Weird Thing. I Try To Stay Exactly The Same As I Was Before." The Line "but I Hope That Damien's Proud" Is A Reference To Damien Rice Regarded By Sheeran As An Influence On His Music. Rice Is Also Referenced In Another Song Of Sheeran's "You Need Me I Don't Need You". The Line "Relationships And Hearts You Fixed They Break As Well" Is Likely To Reference Him Getting Jesy Nelson And Former Tour Support Jake Roche Engaged Only For Them To Split 4 Months Before The Album Was Released.

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Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran MBE Born 17 February 1991 Is A Singer Songwriter Currently Signed Under Atlantic WMG . Ed Sheeran Was Born In Halifax West Yorkshire Before Moving To Framlingham Suffolk. In His Time In Suffolk He Was Known To Have Flourished As A Hidden Talent When It Came To Music. He Learned Guitar At A Very Young Age And Began Writing Songs During His Time At Thomas Mills High School In Framlingham. By The Time Sheeran Had Left School He Was Already Certain That Music Was Going To Play A Major Part In His Life And Therefore Studied At Access To Music In Norwich Before Moving To London Which Improved His Chances Of Getting Gigs. Sheeran Began Recording In 2005 Which Lead To The Release Of His First EP The Orange Room EP. Sheeran Also Released Two Albums A Self Titled One In 2006 And Want Some? In 2007 Gaining Little Attention. After Sheeran Moved To London And Had Done Extensive Gigging Performing Songs From His EP And Albums As Well As Ones Which He Had Recently Written He Decided To Release Another EP You Need Me In Late 2009. However It Wasn't Until February 2010 That Sheeran Began To Get Noticed After He Posted A Video Through SB.Tv Displaying His Diverse Style. This Video Led To Mainstream Rapper Example Asking Sheeran To Tour With Him. Throughout 2010 Sheeran Began To Be Seen By More And More People Over The Internet Through App YouTube And His Fan-Base Grew Incredibly With Him Also Getting Credit From The Independent Newspaper England Football Captain Rio Ferdinand And Even Elton John. Sheeran Released Three EP's In 2010 Loose Change Which Features One Of His Most Known Songs "The A Team" Songs I Wrote With Amy And Ed Sheeran Live At The Bedford A Live EP Recorded In October. During The Year Sheeran Also Went To The US Where He Was Discovered By International Superstar Jamie Foxx Who Asked Sheeran To Perform On His Radio Show Which Gained Him Some Fans In The US. By The End Of The Year Sheeran Was Seen To Be One Of The Best Unsigned Artists In The Country. On 9 January 2011 Sheeran Released His Final Independent EP No.5 Collaborations Project Featuring Appearances By Grime Artists Including Wiley JME Devlin And Ghetts. With This EP Sheeran Gained Mainstream Attention For Reaching Number 2 In The ITunes Chart Without Any Promotion Or Label. He Was Listed As A 'special Guest' On Devlin's 2011 'Bud Sweat And Beers' Mini Tour Alongside Griminal And Tinchy Stryder. Songfacts Reports That After Signing For Atlantic Records In January 2011 "The A Team" Was Released As The First Single From His Debut Album On June 12 2011. Sheeran's Debut Album Containing The Singles The A Team And Lego House Is Certified 6x Platinum In The UK. The Album Has Also Won Sheeran Two Brit Awards For British Breakthrough Act And Best British Male Solo Artist. At The 56th Annual Grammy Awards Sheeran Gained A Nomination For Best New Artist. He Received Further Fame For Contributing The Track Entitled "I See Fire" To Howard Shore's Soundtrack To The Movie "The Hobbit The Desolation Of Smaug" In 2013. X The Second Studio Album By Sheeran Was Released In 2015. The Album Went Straight To Number One In Both The UK And The US. X Has Had Five Singles Thus Far Sing Don't Thinking Out Loud Bloodstream And Photograph. Sheeran Recently Was Awarded With An Honorary Doctorate By The University Campus Suffolk UCS . The Ceremony Is Later This Year. Discography . Albums 2011 - 2014 - X
2017 - ÷
2021 - 2023- -
EPs 2005 - The Orange Room
2006 - Ed Sheeran
2007 - Want Some?
2009 - You Need Me
2010 - Loose Change
2010 - Songs I Wrote With Amy
2010 - Live At The Bedford
2011 - No 5 Collaborations Project
2011 - One Take
2011 - ITunes Festival London 2011
2011 - Thank You
2012 - The Slumdon Bridge
2012 - ITunes Festival London 2012 Singles 2011 - The A Team
2011 - You Need Me I Don't Need You
2011 - Lego House
2012 - Drunk
2012 - Small Bump
2012 - Give Me Love
2013 - I See Fire
2014 - Sing
2014 - Don't
2014 - Thinking Out Loud
2015 - Bloodstream
2015 - Photograph
2017 - Shape Of You
2017 - Castle On The Hill
2017 - Galway Girl read less

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"Eraser" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran from his third studio album, ÷. Serving as the opening track of the album, it was written and produced by Sheeran and Johnny McDaid. After the album's release, it charted at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Sheeran with Johnny McDaid in the treehouse he built in his garden. They first recorded a riff on his guitar on the McDaid's iPhone before he went to bed, while McDaid stayed up all night to produce the beat for the riff. Speaking about the song to Zane Lowe on his Beats 1 show, Sheeran said: "The original first line of it was what is now the bridge 'Welcome to the new show' and I was just sitting there and I was like this doesn't hit anywhere here ... And then so I just said: 'Johnny can you bugger off for a bit and let me just see what I can do' and just write loads of bars, and that came like within five seconds, and 'Oh wow! something is happening.' Johnny came back half an hour later and we recorded the song." Sheeran also said: "I wanted to casually move into a stadium zone without making twelve 'Castle on the Hill's. I wanted to make songs that sounded big but weren't necessarily just euphoric stadium anthems." The song reveals personal details about his life, and Sheeran said it is an opportunity to vent on things that had happened in his life in the previous five years that he had not talked about. It mentions the envy felt by friends and family on his success. Sheeran said: "Friends and family are meant to be the ones who are there for you, 90% of the time they are, but every now and then there is the odd comment that just like sinks your soul." On money, he said: "Money is the weirdest thing ... That's kinda the only thing that changed in my life drastically, but the way people treat you because of it, and they think you are going to change because of it, and they treat you differently, inevitably you change your opinion to them because they are treating you differently. It's a really weird thing. I try to stay exactly the same as I was before." The line "but I hope that Damien's proud" is a reference to Damien Rice, regarded by Sheeran as an influence on his music. Rice is also referenced in another song of Sheeran's, "You Need Me, I Don't Need You". The line "Relationships, and hearts you fixed, they break as well" is likely to reference him getting Jesy Nelson and former tour support Jake Roche engaged only for them to split 4 months before the album was released. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.