Ed Sheeran

Christopher Edward " Ed" Sheeran , born February 17, 1991 ( age 24 ) was born in Halifax , West Yorkshire but moved to Framlingham , Suffolk children. His father , John , is art curator and lecturer. His mother, Imogen Lock, is a jewelry designer . His parents ran independent art consultancy , Sheeran Lock, from 1990 to 2010. Sheeran has an older brother , Matthew, who is a classical composer and graduate educational music student. His grandparents were Irish and Sheeran grew up as a Roman Catholic . He sang in a local church choir from the age of four , learned to play the guitar at a very young age, and began writing songs during his time at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham . He is also involved with youth at Music Theatre Great Brit Annie.