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I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16 I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.

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Ed Sheeran
Age: 33
Born: 1991
Born: February 17
Actor
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Film Actor
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Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Edward Christopher Sheeran
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