Ed Sheeran

Introduction

Edward Christopher, from Framlingham in Suffolk, born in 1991, going by the stage name of Ed Sheeran, is phenomenally successful young talent in his native country. You Need Me has rocketed straight into the top three, while its predecessor, The A-Team, a lachrymose portrait of a young drug-addicted prostitute, spent three months in the top 10. Ed Sheeran has arrived in the charts already a star, thanks to his own tireless efforts to build a fanbase without the aid of pluggers and press officers: a punishing live schedule that involved playing more than 300 gigs in 2009 alone. Sheeran's strength is his melodic ability and – bang! – the girls go screaming for more. But there's very strong evidence that Ed Sheeran might still be around when the screaming girls grow up and calm down...