Born – 17th February 1991
Father – John Sheeran (b. 1957)
Mother – Imogen Sheeran (b. 1960)
Sibling – Matthew Sheeran (b. 1989)
Spouse – m. 2019 – Cherry Seaborn (b. 1992)
Children – Lyra (b. 2020); Jupiter (b. 2022)
1991 (17th February)
Ed Sheeran was born Edward Christopher to John and Imogen Sheeran at Halifax, West Yorkshire.
1995 (during)
Ed joined a local church choir.
1996 (Autumn)
Ed attended Rishworth School, Rishworth, near Halifax, Yorkshire.
2000 (around)
Ed learned to play the guitar after he was given a guitar by his uncle.
2003 (around)
Ed and his family moved to Framlingham, Suffolk. Ed was enrolled at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham.
2004 (around)
Ed Sheeran was accepted by the National Youth Theatre in London. Members are able to audition for the National Youth Theatre productions.
2004 (during)
Sheeran recorded his first album ‘Spinning Man’ independently, by recording his music and burning it onto CDs.
2007 (during)
Ed became a member of the British Youth Music Theatre in London.
2007 (4th August)
Ed Sheeran appeared in the British Youth Music Theatre production of Frankenstein in Plymouth.
2007 (Autumn)
Ed studied Artist Development with Access to Music.
2008 (during)
Sheeran moved to London and began playing at small venues.
2008 (during)
Ed auditioned for the TV series ‘Britannia High’ but was not successful.
2008 (April)
Ed played support for folk group Nizlopi in Norwich.
2009 (during)
Ed independently released the EP ‘You Need Me’.
2010 (February)
Ed Sheeran posted a video of his music with the online music company SB TV Global Ltd.
2009 (Autumn)
Ed began studying music at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, Surrey.
2010 (during)
Ed had posted much of his music on YouTube and he had become very popular with a large following.
2010 (during)
Ed independently released another EP ‘Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford’.
2010 (during)
Ed performed at The Foxhole, a club in Los Angeles.
2010 (February)
Ed independently released a second EP ‘Loose Change’.
2010 (4th April)
Ed independently released another EP ‘Songs I Wrote With Amy’ featuring songs written by Ed and Amy Wadge.
2010 (June)
Sheeran played in St Pancreas International Station.
2011 (7th January)
Ed independently released another EP ‘No. 5 Collaborations Project’ featuring five different grime artists. The EP reached number 2 on the iTunes chart and number 46 on the UK album chart.
2011 (Spring)
Ed purchased a farm near Framlingham in Suffolk, UK.
2011 (April)
Ed Sheeran played four free show at the Barfly in Camden Town, London.
2011 (April)
Ed signed a recording contract with Asylum Records.
2011 (26th April)
Ed Sheeran appeared on the TV show ‘Later … with Jools Holland’ and performed his upcoming single ‘The A Team’.
2011 (12th June)
Sheeran released his first single ‘The A Team’ from the upcoming album ‘+’. It reached number 3 in the UK and number 9 in the US charts.
2011 (22nd June)
Ed performed on the BBC Introducing Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.
2011 (26th August)
Ed Sheeran released his second single ‘You Need Me, I Don’t Need You’ from the upcoming album ‘+’. It reached number 4 in the UK.
2011 (9th September)
Sheeran released his first studio album ‘+’ (plus). It reached number 1 in the UK and number 5 in the US.
2011 (11th November)
Ed Sheeran released his third single ‘Lego House’ from the album ‘+’ in the UK. It reached number 5 in the charts.
2011 (9th December)
Ed re-released the EP ‘Songs I Wrote With Amy’ featuring songs written by Ed and Amy Wadge.
2012 (during)
Ed Sheeran co-wrote Taylor Swift‘s song ‘Everything Has Changed’ which featured on her album ‘Red’ and was released as a single in 2013. He also wrote two songs for One Direction’s album ‘Take Me Home’ including their single ‘Little Things’ which was released in December 2012 and reached number 1 in the UK and number 18 in the US.
2012 (during)
Ed had a relationship with Nina Nesbitt.
2012 (17th February)
Sheeran released his fourth single ‘Drunk’ from the album ‘+’ in the UK. It reached number 9 in the UK charts.
2012 (21st February)
Ed Sheeran won the Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist and the award for British Breakthrough Act of the Year.
2012 (March)
Ed played support for the two-month US tour of the group Snow Patrol.
2012 (May)
Ed received an Ivor Novello Award for his song ‘The A Team’.
2012 (25th May)
Ed Sheeran released his fifth single ‘Small Bump’ from the album ‘+’ in the UK. It reached number 25 in the UK charts.
2012 (4th June)
Ed performed his hit song ‘The A Team’ at the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II Concert in London.
2012 (12th August)
Sheeran performed a cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ at the Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony in London.
2012 (21st November)
Ed Sheeran released his sixth single ‘Give Me Love’ from the album ‘+’ in the UK. It reached number 18 in the UK charts.
2012 (late)
Ed Sheeran began a US tour.
2013 (11th February)
Ed Sheeran released the single ‘Lego House’ from the album ‘+’ in the US. It reached number 20 in the charts.
2013 (March)
Ed Sheeran began a six-month stint as support artist for Taylor Swift‘s Red Tour.
2013 (October)
Ed played three sell-out concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York.
2013 (5th November)
Ed Sheeran released the single ‘I See Fire’ from the soundtrack to the film ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’. It reached number 13 in the UK charts.
2014 (during)
Ed purchased a property in south London.
2014 (January)
Ed began a relationship with Athina Andrelos.
2014 (24th March)
Ed Sheeran performed at the Teenage Cancer Trust charity concert held at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
2014 (7th April)
Ed Sheeran released the single ‘Sing’ from the upcoming album ‘x’. It reached number 1 in the UK and number 13 in the US charts.
2014 (20th June)
Ed released his second studio album ‘x’ (multiply). It reached number 1 in the UK and the US charts.
2014 (20th June)
Sheeran released the single ‘Tenerife Sea’ from the album ‘x’. It reached number 62 in the UK charts.
2014 (6th August)
Sheeran began a four-month World tour to promote his album ‘x’ (multiply).
2014 (16th August)
Ed Sheeran performed at the V Festival in Hylands Park, Essex and Weston Park, Staffordshire, UK.
2014 (24th August)
Sheeran released the single ‘Don’t’ from the album ‘x’. It reached number 8 in the UK and number 9 in the US charts.
2014 (24th September)
Ed Sheeran released the single ‘Thinking Out Loud’ from the album ‘x’. It reached number 1 in the UK and number 2 in the US charts.
2014 (15th November)
Ed performed on the Band Aid 30 version of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’.
2015 (during)
Ed Sheeran wrote the song ‘Love Yourself’ which featured on Justin Bieber’s album and was also released as a single.
2015 (February)
Ed Sheeran’s relationship with Athina Andrelos ended.
2015 (8th February)
Ed Sheeran performed at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, USA.
2015 (11th February)
Ed released the single ‘Bloodstream’ from the album ‘x’. It reached number 2 in the UK charts.
2015 (25th February)
Sheeran won best British Male Solo Artist and best British Album (x) at the Brit Awards.
2015 (11th May)
Ed Sheeran released the single ‘Photograph’ from the album ‘x’. It reached number 15 in the UK and number 10 in the US charts.
2015 (12th May)
Ed released a box set of EPs entitled ‘5’. His previously released EP ‘Songs I Wrote With Amy’ was included in the set.
2015 (21st May)
Ed Sheeran recieved Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year.
2015 (21st June)
Ed co-hosted the 2015 Music Video Awards in Toronto. He performed ‘Thinking Out Loud’ and ‘Photograph’ at the ceremony. He was awarded Best International Artist at the ceremony.
2015 (27th June)
Sheeran performed as support for the Rolling Stones concert at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Kansas USA.
2015 (July)
Ed began a relationship with his former classmate Cherry Seaborn.
2015 (10th July)
Ed played the first of three consecutive concerts at Wembley Stadium, London.
2015 (August)
Sheeran founded the record label ‘Gingerbread Man Records’.
2015 (26th September)
Ed Sheeran performed at the 2015 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York, USA.
2015 (19th October)
Sheeran was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Suffolk for his contribution to music.
2015 (25th October)
Ed co-hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards in Milan, Italy. He won the award for Best Live Act and Best Live Stage.
2015 (13th November)
Ed Sheeran released a DVD of video footage from his ‘x’ tour entitled ‘Jumpers for Goalposts’.
2015 (December)
Sheeran decided to quit social media and temporarily paused his Twitter and Instagram accounts.
2016 (15th February)
Ed Sheeran won Grammy Awards for Song of the Year (‘Thinking Out Loud’) and Best Pop Solo Performance.
2016 (13th December)
Sheeran returned to social media, reactivating his accounts.
2017 (during)
Ed Sheeran settled out of court after a lawsuit was filed against him for plagiarising the song ‘Amazing’ which was written for Matt Cardle.
2017 (6th January)
Ed Sheeran released the single ‘Shape of You’ from the upcoming album ‘÷’. It reached number 1 in the UK and the US charts.
2017 (6th January)
Ed released the single ‘Castle on the Hill’ from the upcoming album ‘÷’. It reached number 2 in the UK and number 6 in the US charts.
2017 (17th February)
Ed Sheeran released the promotional single ‘How Would You Feel (Paean)’ from the upcoming album ‘÷’. It reached number 2 in the UK charts.
2017 (2nd March)
Ed Sheeran released a second promotional single ‘Supermarket Flowers’ from the album ‘÷’. It reached number 8 in the UK.
2017 (3rd March)
Ed released his third studio album ‘÷’ (divide). It reached number 1 in the UK and the US.
2017 (17th March)
Sheeran released the single ‘Galway Girl’ from his album ‘÷’. It reached number 2 in the UK charts.
2017 (2nd March)
Ed Sheeran released a second promotional single ‘Supermarket Flowers’ from the album ‘÷’. It reached number 8 in the UK.
2017 (21st – 25th June)
Ed was one of the headline acts at Glastonbury.
2017 (July)
Ed played a cameo role in Game of Thrones.
2017 (26th September)
Ed Sheeran released the single ‘Perfect’ from the album ‘÷’. It reached number 3 in the UK and number 3 in the US charts.
2017 (October)
Ed broke both his arms after he fell off his bicycle.
2017 (1st December)
Ed released a second version of his single ‘Perfect’ entitled ‘Perfect Duet’ which featured US singer Beyoncé. It reached number 1 in the UK and the US charts.
2017 (7th December)
Ed was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and received the award from Prince Charles.
2017 (15th December)
Ed Sheeran released a third version of his single ‘Perfect’ entitled ‘Perfect Symphony’ which featured Italian Andrea Bocelli.
2018 (January)
Sheeran announced his engagement to Cherry Seaborn.
2018 (21st February)
Ed Sheeran received an award for Global Success at the Brit Awards. He also performed his song ‘Supermarket Flowers’.
2017 (28th April)
Ed released the single ‘Happier from his album ‘÷’. It reached number 6 in the UK and number 59 in the US.
2018 (20th May)
Ed Sheeran received six awards at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards: Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist and Top Radio Song.
2018 (August)
Ed hinted that he had married Cherry Seaborn in a private ceremony.
2018 (late)
A lawsuit was filed against Ed Sheeran after the heirs of the co-writer of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ claimed that Ed had copied parts of the song.
2019 (10th May)
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber released the single ‘I Don’t Care’ It reached number 1 in the UK and number 2 in the US.
2019 (24th May)
Ed Sheeran and Chance the Rapper released the single ‘Cross Me’ It reached number 4 in the UK and number 34 in the US.
2019 (28th June)
Ed Sheeran and Khalid released the single ‘Beautiful People’ It reached number 1 in the UK and number 19 in the US.
2019 (5th July)
Ed released the single ‘Best Part of Me’ featuring Yebba.
2019 (5th July)
Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Chris Stapleton released the single ‘Blow’. It reached number 60 in the US.
2019 (12th July)
Ed released the album ‘No 6 Collaborations Project’. It reached number 1 in the UK and US Charts.
2019 (2th July)
Ed released the single ‘South of the Border’ featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B.
2019 (12th July)
Ed Sheeran and Travis Scott released the single ‘Antisocial’. It reached number 37 in the US.
2019 (9th August)
Ed and Stormzy released the single ‘Take Me Back To London’. It reached number 1 in the UK.
2019 (24th November)
Stormzy released the single ‘Own It’ featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy. It reached number 1 in the UK.
2020 (1st September)
Sheeran announced that his daughter Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran had been born the previous week.
2020 (21st December)
The single ‘Afterglow’ was released. It reached number 13 in the UK and number 32 in the US charts.
2021 (25th June)
The single ‘Bad Habits’ was released. It reached number 1 in the UK and number 2 in the US charts.
2021 (10th September)
The single ‘Shivers’ was released. It reached number 1 in the UK and number 14 in the US charts.
2021 (29th October)
Sheeran’s fifth album ‘=’ was released. It reached number 1 in the UK and US charts.
2021 (29th October)
The single ‘Overpass Graffiti’ was released. It reached number 4 in the UK and number 41 in the US charts.
2021 (3rd December)
The Single ‘Merry Christmas’ written and recorded with Elton John, was released. It reached number 1 in the UK.
2022 (22nd April)
The Single ‘2step’ written recorded with Lil Baby was released. It reached number 9 in the UK and number 48 in the US charts.
2022 (20th May)
It was announced that a second daughter had been born to Ed and Cherry Seaborn. It was later revealed that her name is Jupiter Seaborn Sheeran.
2022 (29th September)
The single ‘Celestial’, was released in collaboration with the Pokémon Company International.
Published Feb 13, 2019 @ 3:00 pm – Updated – [last-modified]
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