Ed Sheeran at Stade de France

At the age of 11, he met musician Damien Rice, who advised him to write his own songs. He recorded his first songs on CDs, which he sold himself, and then recorded his first demo. At the age of 14, he left to pursue his dream in London. From 2005 onwards, he self-produced no less than five demos and played a series of small amateur concerts. Taking advantage of the Internet boom, he posted several of his songs and concerts online. Thanks to his videos, he was spotted by the rapper Example, whom he supported on his US tour. In 2011, he recorded an independent album for sale on iTunes. Without any promotion or label, it ended up at No. 2 in the sales charts. Shortly afterwards, he signed his first contract with Asylum Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, and released his debut album ‘+’ in September 2011, which sold almost two million copies in the UK and topped the UK album charts. Thanks to the singles ‘The A Team’, ‘Lego House’ and ‘Give me love’, the album enjoyed international success and racked up millions of views on streaming platforms. ‘The A-Team’ really helped launch Ed Sheeran's career around the world.

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In 2012, he won two awards at the Brit Awards, for ‘Best British Solo Artist’ and ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year’. That same year, he wrote for Justin Bieber and One Direction, and composed for Taylor Swift. That same year, he performed at the closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics, singing one of Pink Floyd's hit songs, ‘Wish You Were Here’. Two years later, he composed the soundtrack for the film Nos étoiles contraires with the song ‘All Of The Stars’. Building on his success, he was chosen by Peter Jackson to write and sing ‘I See Fire’, the final song in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. On 23 June 2014, he released his second album, entitled ‘X’, which went straight to No. 1 in sales in the USA and the UK with hits such as ‘Thinking out Loud’. It swept all the awards at the 2015 Brit Awards. Voted ‘Best British Album’, the singer also took home the prize for ‘Best British Solo Artist’. He also won the Grammy Award for ‘Best Song’ in 2016 and ‘Best Pop Performance’.

In 2015, he performed a number of shows at Wembley, including a duet with French rapper Nekfeu. At the end of 2016, Ed Sheeran began to return to the forefront of the music scene. He made a stunning comeback on social networks, unveiling two tracks on 6 January 2017, ‘Shape of You’ and ‘Castle On The Hill’, which went straight to the top of the iTunes charts in many countries. He also confirmed the release of a new album, ‘÷’ on 3 March 2017. Unsurprisingly, it debuted at number 1 in its first week of release in several countries. In 2018, his single ‘Shape of You’ was named ‘Best Seller 2017’ in the UK and the album ‘÷’ was the best-selling album of 2017 in the UK and the US. At the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, Ed Sheeran won no fewer than six awards, including ‘Best Artist’. In 2019, he released a new album entitled ‘Divide’. After that, he decided to take a break. He returned a few months later with a duet with Justin Bieber entitled ‘I don't care’, marking the release of his album ‘N°6 Collaborations Project’. In 2020, Ed Sheeran became a father for the first time. In 2021, he unveiled his new album, ‘=’, and announced that he would be touring again in the following months. At the end of the year, he released a track with Elton John entitled ‘Merry Christmas’. After a highly acclaimed first appearance in 2018, Ed Sheeran will be back at the Stade de France for two exceptional concerts on 29 and 30 July 2022.