<P> Sheeran was born in Halifax, on 17 February 1991 . When he was a child, he moved with his family to Framlingham in Suffolk . He has an older brother named Matthew, who works as a composer . Sheeran's parents, John and Imogen, are from London; his paternal grandparents are Irish, and Sheeran has stated that his father is from a "very large" Catholic family . John is an art curator and lecturer, and Imogen is a culture publicist turned jewellery designer . His parents ran Sheeran Lock, an independent art consultancy, from 1990 to 2010 . </P> <P> Sheeran sang in a local church choir from the age of four, learned to play the guitar at a very young age during his time at Rishworth School, and began writing songs while at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham . He was accepted at the National Youth Theatre in London as a teenager . He is a patron of the Youth Music Theatre UK and of Access to Music, where he studied Artist Development course . Sheeran is a second cousin of Northern Irish broadcaster Gordon Burns, who hosted the British game show The Krypton Factor . </P> <P> Sheeran began recording music in 2004, and independently released his first collection of work, Spinning Man . He has been friends with fellow English singer, Passenger, since he was 15, with the two playing on the same gig in Cambridge . He moved to London in 2008, and began playing in small venues . In 2008, he auditioned for the ITV series, Britannia High . He also opened for Nizlopi in Norwich in April 2008, after being one of their guitar technicians . He released another EP in 2009, You Need Me, just before going on tour with Just Jack . He also did a few collaborations with Essex singer, Leddra Chapman, including CeeLo Green's "Fuck You". In February 2010, Sheeran posted a video through SB.TV, and rapper Example invited Sheeran to tour with him . In the same month, he also released his critically acclaimed Loose Change EP, which featured his future debut single, "The A Team". In the autumn of 2009, Sheeran began studying music at the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford, Surrey as an undergraduate, though it is not clear how long he remained at the college . </P> <P> Sheeran began to be seen by more people over the internet through YouTube and his fan - base grew, with him also getting credit from The Independent newspaper, England football captain Rio Ferdinand and Elton John . He played a Station Session in St. Pancras International in June 2010 . The episode is unavailable from the official Station Sessions channel . Sheeran also self - released two other EPs in 2010, Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford and Songs I Wrote with Amy, which is a collection of love songs he wrote in Wales with singer, Amy Wadge . In 2010 he was in Los Angeles and was invited to perform at The Foxxhole, a club run by actor Jamie Foxx, which ended with an invitation to stay at Foxx's home . </P>

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