Edward “Ed” Sheeran was born on February 17, 1991, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. Ed Sheeran was born with a perforated eardrum, which he did not have replaced until he was 11 years old. He was born with a large birthmark on his face that was later removed by laser surgery. He also dealt with a detached retina, which made him deal with a lazy eye effect. Sheeran also suffered from nerve damage as a child during an operation which led to a stutter.His stutter was eventually cured by therapy. Even with all those birth situations Ed began playing guitar at a young age and soon after he started writing his own original songs. At 14 years old, Sheeran headed to London for the summer. Thinking he could find gigs in the city, he moved to London to pursue his …show more content…
He spent nights sleeping outside the Buckingham Palace, that's where he wrote the song “Homeless” and the lines “It's not a homeless night for me, I'm just home less than I'd like to be” Sheeran also slept on trains on the London Underground because it was warmer than the streets. Sheeran released his first EP, The Orange Room, while still in school, and his first two albums, by the age of 16. It wasn’t until 2010 that Sheeran went to the next level in his career, and it came via online. Getting a lot of attention with his online performances, Sheeran hit No. 1 on the iTunes chart before he ever signed with a record label. Every label would tell him this song wasn't a hit, this song wouldn't work, and the fact that he was slightly chubby and ginger wasn't a good image and wouldn’t help marketing for them. His performance of "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" on YouTube channel SB.tv gained half a million viewers and attracted the attention from televsion and musican Jamie Foxx, who invited him to appear on his Los Angeles Sirius radio show. Since signing with Atlantic, Sheeran has sold millions of
The Life of Billy Joel Billy Joel was born on May 9, 1949 in Bronx, New York. He moved at the age of four to a small town on Long Island. This is where at the ripe age of four he discovered the art of music. Originally a classical music fan, Billy Joel honed his skills with classical piano training. This undoubtedly has had a major influence on his life and certainly his music.
Throughout America’s history there have been countless influential leaders that have proudly been American. Those have held positions of politicians, soldiers, and . Kanye Omari West has opened the eyes of today's generation and still continues to shape American history. His musical influence has transformed the lives of countless people. Inspiring many to stand up and fight for what they believe in is something Kanye West continues to do even today.. Also, opening the eyes of many to racial injustice towards African American citizens. I’ll further elaborate my claim in the following paragraphs using historical evidence.
“Just because a man lacks use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision”said Stevie Wonder in 1964 said Stevie Wonder in 19601 as a blind pianist,singer,and songwriter he was one of the most famous men in the 1960´s he made many people believe in themselves because they saw that he was blind since birth and had still made his career shot up and followed his dreams. Stevie Wonders was an inspiring role model in the singing and songwriting industry, because he overcame a physical disability
Elvis Aaron Presley, often called the king, was born on January 8, 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Growing up, Elvis had always been fond of music and dancing (New). He grew up in a small family as an only child. He was supposed to have a twin brother, but he was stillborn.
One Direction is a band that was formed on the ITV reality show The X Factor in 2010. Each member of the group auditioned on the show as solo contestants but failed to succeed past the bootcamp stage of the show. Simon Cowell, the executive and head judge of the show, then decided to form a group out of the boys, who later went on to finish third in the competition. Like other finalists from the past years, the band were offered a contract under Simon Cowell’s record label Syco, and within a year they shot up to number one with their debut single What Makes You Beautiful released in September 2011. Success for the band never seemed to diminish, as following their debut single they managed to have countless number one singles over the span of 5 years, including each album following their debut peaking at number one worldwide.
Did you know that Ozzy Osbourne came over sex, drug, and alcohol addiction. He did this by getting help from a lot of people.
Beck grew up mostly in Los Angeles, also spending some time in Europe and in the Kansas City area with both of his sets of grandparents. A seemingly bad decision to drop out of school in tenth grade led to Beck’s early career as a street performer playing acoustic blues and folk music, as well as trying his hand in the poetry. In 1988, he produced a cassette of home recordings called The Banjo Story, which led to his move to New York in 1989. He soon returned to L.A. to find his calling at rock clubs by playing a few songs in between the regular sets.
The person I decided to focus on is Amy Winehouse. Amy is an extremely talented British singer and songwriter that died at a young age due to overindulgence of drugs and alcohol. Amy ironically took the world by storm from her powerful song ‘Rehab’ that entailed Amy singing “I don’t need to go to rehab, no, no, no”, which in the grand scheme of things could have saved her life. It is extremely unfortunate to lose such a talented artist at such a young age.
Edward was born on April 29 1899, in washington. Edward was born in ordinary family with medium income, and got all his education at home. His mother taught him how to play the piano and that was the start of a big career. Duke is not Ellington's real name but its only his nickname, which children gave him as a kid for having amazing manners and ability to dress elegant things.
Bruce Springsteen was born in Freehold, New Jersey, on September 23, 1949. His school life was one he regarded with hatred and bitterness. He spent eight years in a parochial school. Springsteen always felt like an outsider at school and was ignored by his classmates. He discovered music to escape the loneliness and “pain of a solitary existence” (Halbersberg, 1984, pg. 12). His first enlightening moment was at the age of nine when he saw Elvis Presley live. His mother then bought him a guitar but he was too small to play so he waited for five years on his dreams of becoming a big musician.
During the 1990s and early 2000s, rhythm and blues was an up-and-coming genre that was dominated by black voices. Even though R&B was just starting to emerge as a mainstream genre, a new subgenre was in the works. Neo-soul was a subgenre born from soul and R&B. This genre became popular with many musicians and artists, including the birth of a new artist, Erica Badu. Erica Abi Wright, also known as Erykah Badu, is an American rhythm and blues singer born in Texas.
Kanye West had the record label “ GOOD music”, with that being said he has some of the best music in the world. Kanye has a brand called “yeezy”, yeezy is a clothes,shoes,and accessories brand. Yeezy has sold 2 billion dollars worth of sales in its running time. He is also a very famous fashion designer too, with being on over 50 runways. He also won 24 Grammys in his career.
Women of Color to Get New Branded Makeup Kelly Rowland is getting ready to launch a makeup line specifically for women of color. Born Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland, the former Destiny's Child star is not new to the spotlight. After all, Destiny's Child is one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. She also had a remarkable solo career and has even branched into movies, television, and marketing.
Calliope “..beautiful of voice” Celine Dion has similar characteristics of Calliope because she makes an impact on today’s society by her eloquence and epic poetry. Celine Dion has released 9 French albums. She gained famous through her breathtaking voice. She was born and raised in Quebec, Canada on March 30, 1968.
John Quincy Adams once said “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” Justin Timberlake started inspiring and helping people at the age 14 when he joined NSYNC. Because of his leadership qualities, artistic skills and humanitarian efforts, Justin Timberlake is a great leader, with good influence on the rest of society.