Film Soundtrack — 2013
I See Fire
Written and recorded for the closing credits of Peter Jackson’s film.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Loop.layer.Sing.
From open-mic nights to three sold-out nights at Wembley — one guitar, one loop pedal, a whole stadium singing back.
Scroll(01) — The artist
One guitar. One loop pedal. Eighty thousand voices.
Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire in 1991 and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, Ed Sheeran spent his teens busking, playing open mics and self-releasing EPs before his debut album + arrived in 2011.
Armed with an acoustic guitar and a loop pedal, he built songs live in front of audiences — layer by layer — and carried that same one-man setup all the way to the world’s biggest stadiums. Along the way came songs like “The A Team”, “Thinking Out Loud”, “Shape of You” and “Perfect”.
- Studio albums
- 8
- Grammy Awards
- 4
- Wembley nights, 2015
- 3
- Debut album
- 2011
- Genres
- Pop · Folk · Acoustic · Soul
- Based in
- Framlingham, Suffolk
(02) — Watch & listen
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÷ — 2017 · Ed Sheeran
Shape of You
Top tracks on Spotify
(03) — Signature
Listen
Close your eyes. Every image here is a sound you have already heard.
(04) — Discography
8 releases
Released into the dark
2025
“Play”
A bright, rhythm-led record shaped by travel and new sounds.
- Genre
- Pop / Global
- Lead single
- “Azizam”
2023
“Autumn Variations”
Fourteen stories about friends and a single autumn.
- Genre
- Folk / Indie
- Lead single
- “American Town”
2023
“− (Subtract)”
The long-awaited stripped-back record, written through grief.
- Genre
- Acoustic / Folk
- Lead single
- “Eyes Closed”
2021
“= (Equals)”
Growing up, new fatherhood and a synth-pop turn.
- Genre
- Pop / Dance-pop
- Lead single
- “Bad Habits”
2019
“No.6 Collaborations Project”
A whole album of duets across genres and continents.
- Genre
- Pop / Hip-hop / R&B
- Lead single
- “I Don't Care”
2017
“÷ (Divide)”
The record behind “Perfect”, “Castle on the Hill” and a record-breaking tour.
- Genre
- Pop / Folk
- Lead single
- “Shape of You”
2014
“x (Multiply)”
The breakthrough to stadiums, and a first-dance classic.
- Genre
- Pop / Soul
- Lead single
- “Thinking Out Loud”
2011
“+ (Plus)”
The debut. Busking-era songs that started it all.
- Genre
- Acoustic / Folk-pop
- Lead single
- “The A Team”
(05) — Featured work
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Selected work
Scores, albums and sonic identities — each one a world with its own weather.
Original Album — 2017
÷ (Divide)
Home to “Shape of You”, “Perfect” and “Castle on the Hill”.
Studio album
Songwriting — 2015
Love Yourself
A worldwide number-one written for another artist’s voice.
Co-written for Justin Bieber
Documentary — 2023
The Sum of It All
A four-part look at the life behind the songs.
Disney+ docuseries
Live Performance — 2022–25
Mathematics Tour
In the round, in stadiums, with the loop pedal at the centre.
+ – = ÷ × Tour
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(06) — Visualizer
Idle — waiting for sound
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(07) — On record with
Artists featured on Ed Sheeran releases
- Taylor Swift
- Justin Bieber
- Beyoncé
- Stormzy
- Eminem
- Andrea Bocelli
- Elton John
- Khalid
- Bruno Mars
- Camila Cabello
(08) — Moments
01 / 03
One man, one guitar, one loop pedal. Wembley Stadium — three nights in a row.
(09) — Philosophy
Since 2011
Everysoundhas astory.
The loop pedal is the whole idea in miniature: start with one small sound, record it, then build on top of it until a single person on a stage sounds like a band. That is how the songs grow too — honest, simple, and then enormous.
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(10) — By KWINGS MEDIA
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- 01Artist Portfolio WebsitesYour whole story, one immersive world.
- 02Musician WebsitesReleases, tours and a player fans remember.
- 03Composer WebsitesShowreels built for directors and studios.
- 04DJ WebsitesMixes, dates and bookings that feel like a set.
- 05Band WebsitesMerch, lineups and tour pages with energy.
- 06Producer WebsitesCredits, beats and sessions in one place.
- 07Recording Studio WebsitesRooms, gear and booking without friction.
- 08Music Label WebsitesRosters and catalogues that feel curated.
- 09Event / Concert WebsitesTickets, lineups and hype, built to scale.
- 10Custom Creative WebsitesIf you can imagine it, we can build it.
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