Born in Halifax, England, begins Ed Sheeran Already at the age of four he fell in love with his parents' record collection and sings songs by Bob Dylan and Van Morrison to his heart's content. That doesn't change when the family moves to Suffolk. He was just eleven years old when he started playing the guitar. His ability to blend elements of classic singer/songwriterdom Rap and Pop word gets around in the industry too, and in 2010 Ed signs a label deal with Atlantic Records.

The debut is an instant hit in the UK. With almost a million units sold in record time, «+» has blossomed into the best-selling number one debut album by a male artist in the last ten years.