20 Rare Facts About Ed Sheeran You Didn't Know

Ed Sheeran is one of the world's best selling artists and it's not hard to see why. 26 million albums and 100 million singles sold later, the singer doesn't show any signs of slowing down. If you're a super fan like us, here are 20 rare facts about Ed Sheeran. How many of these do you think you already know?


1. He has a name for his fans...
And we're proud to say that we're HUGE Sheerios!

2. Musical genes run in the family
Ed's big brother Matthew is a classical music composer!

3. Ed's guitars have their own names
Meet Keith, Felix, Nigel, Lloyd, Trevor and Cyril!

4. His debut album was + but...
Ed self-released a bunch of EPs before that including The Orange Room (with 4 tracks titled Moody Ballad of Ed, Addicted, I Love You and Misery) and Ed Sheeran in 2006 (with the songs Open Your Ears, Beyond The Pale and Insomniac's Lullaby).


5. Ed hopes to settle down near Framlingham in Suffolk
He's since purchased a farm there which is undergoing some major construction work. Now that he's engaged - maybe a relocation will be next?

6. The song "X" originally had a few swear words in...

But a taxi driver convinced him to release the clean version instead for the sake of his daughter's ears when listening!

7. These two VERY British motifs are tattooed on his body...
...And that's a good cuppa and a bottle of ketchup! That and a fry-up is all you need after a heavy night of gigging. 

8. Speaking of tattoos...
If you ever spotted the word, "prince" tattooed on his arm - that'll be from his love of the TV show, "Fresh Prince of Bel Air". Ed loves the show so much, he had to commemorate it forever more with the ink!


9. Half of Westeros heard his new album before it was released
Now, we all know Ed's love for Game of Thrones - so much so that he even had a cameo appearance in an episode last season. After realising that the party guest list consisted of a bunch of GoT actors, he invited the bunch of them to his house to listen to his ÷ album before it was released!

10. Elton John is a HUGE Ed Sheeran fan
Name a more iconic duo... Not only that but the pair performed 'The A-Team" during the 55th Grammy Awards. 

11. Ed made a Twitter account for his cat
Everybody, follow @GrahamShizza, he may not have posted for 4 years but we're waiting for the day of his grand return to social media...


12. Benedict Cumberbatch was meant to dance in his Sing video...
...Imagine Benedict Cumberbatch doing HIP-HOP DANCING in an Ed Sheeran music video. It was meant to be  but alas, Benedict's agent firmly shut down the idea stating that the dance moves wouldn't shimmy up success for the actor's career.

13. He's penned a lot of famous songs including...
Justin Bieber's Love Yourself and One Direction's Moments.

14. He melted part of his foot in Iceland...
...After slipping on a mountain geyser, ouch. The skin took months to heal and wasn't an attractive sight - not exactly the 25th birthday present we had in mind...


15. He nearly changed his name
And was toying with the moniker, "Redward". Redward Sheeran - you can tell he's into Game of Thrones, hey?

16. A fan once baked him a cake...
... that was full of hair. That's a flavour we're not hurrying to try anytime soon...

17. Ed moved to London in 2008
That marks this year his 10th year anniversary with the city! The year after, he went on to perform over 300 live gigs. Yikes!

18. He stopped using his phone for a year

It's not a secret that Ed isn't the biggest fan of social media. During his year of travelling the world, he left his mobile phone and chose to take the trip sans telephone. 


19. Who remembers his incredible performance in 2012?
Ed performed a cover of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here at the closing ceremony for the London Summer Olympics. It was an emotional performance we still remember to this day!

20. His favourite rapper is...

Eminem. 



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