Ed Sheeran

**Ed Sheeran** was a Singer from FanGT: Season 4. He finished in the bottom 5 of the Top 10.

## Background

**Edward Christopher Sheeran** MBE (/ˈʃɪərən/; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, *No. 5 Collaborations Project*. He signed with Asylum Records the same year.

Sheeran's debut album, *+* (pronounced "plus"), was released in September 2011 and topped the UK Albums Chart. It contained his first hit single "The A Team". In 2012, Sheeran won the Brit Awards for Best British Male Solo Artist and British Breakthrough Act. Sheeran's second studio album, *×* (pronounced "multiply"), topped charts around the world upon its release in June 2014. It was named the second-best-selling album worldwide of 2015. In the same year, *×* won Album of the Year at the 2015 Brit Awards, and he received the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. A single from *×*, "Thinking Out Loud", earned him the 2016 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

Sheeran's third album, *÷* (pronounced "divide"), was released in March 2017, and was the best-selling album worldwide of 2017. The first two singles from the album, "Shape of You" and "Castle on the Hill", broke records in a number of countries by debuting in the top two positions of the charts. He also became the first artist to have two songs debut in the US top 10 in the same week. By March 2017, Sheeran had accumulated ten top 10 singles from *÷* on the UK Singles Chart, breaking the record for most top 10 UK singles from one album. His fourth single from *÷*, "Perfect", reached number one in the US, Australia and the UK, where it became the Christmas number one in 2017. The world's best-selling artist of 2017, he was named the Global Recording Artist of the Year. Released in 2019, his fourth studio album *No.6 Collaborations Project* debuted at number one in most major markets, and spawned three UK number one singles, "I Don't Care", "Beautiful People" and "Take Me Back to London". His fifth studio album, *=* (pronounced "equals"), topped the charts in most major markets in 2021.

Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. He has 84.5 million RIAA-certified units in the US, and two of his albums are in the list of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. In December 2019, the Official Charts Company named him artist of the decade, with the most combined success in the UK album and singles charts in the 2010s. Globally, Spotify named him the second most streamed artist of the decade. Beginning in March 2017, his ÷ Tour became the highest-grossing of all time in August 2019. An alumnus of the National Youth Theatre in London, Sheeran's acting roles include appearing in the 2019 film *Yesterday*.

## Audition

Ed Sheerans's audition consisted of him singing "Shivers". All the judges gave him a yes, sending him to the next round.

## Judge's Cuts

His performance consisted of him singing "Bad Habits". Raynard, Hwacha, Hero and SP gave him a standing ovation. His performance was strong enough to send him through to the next round.

## Quarterfinals

His performance consisted of him singing "Thinking Out Loud". All the judges gave him a standing ovation. He received enough votes to send him instead of Peter Rosalita.

## Semifinals

His performance consisted of him sing "Perfect". All the judges gave him a standing ovation. He received enough votes to send him through instead of Andrew Garfield and Emilio Fina.

## Finals

His performance consisted of him singing "Shape of You". All the judges gave him a standing ovation.

## Finale

His finale performance consisted of him, Dalton Harris, Paris Winningham and Season 3 Winner Bruno Mars singing a Bruno Mars Medley. He didn't get enough votes to make the Top 5.