name	Carson Daly
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Carson Jones Daly (born June 22, 1973) is an American television host. He is the host of NBC's ''Last Call with Carson Daly'', a late-night talk show that began airing on January 7, 2002. Before his role as host of that program, Daly was a VJ on MTV's ''TRL'', and a DJ for the Southern California based radio station KROQ-FM. He has also hosted several notable specials including "Macy's 4th of July Spectacular" on NBC and "NBC's New Years Eve with Carson Daly". He also co-founded an independent record label named 456 Entertainment. He is now a DJ/talk show host on 97.1 AMP Radio in Southern California. He is the current host of the American version of ''The Voice'', on NBC.

Early life

Daly was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Coachella Valley TV personality Pattie Daly Caruso, and actor J. D. Daly. Daly attended Santa Monica High School and was a member of the school's golf team before graduating in 1991. He attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is of Irish descent and has worked with Guinness on local "Proposition 3-17" to make Saint Patrick's Day an official holiday.

''Last Call with Carson Daly''

In 2002 ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' went on the air. The show was shot on the same set as ''Saturday Night Live''. It has since taken on a rogue documentary style format taping shows on the road.

Other Work

Acting

Carson Daly plays a small but pivotal role in the first episode of ''My Name Is Earl''. While in the hospital after being hit by a car, Earl learns about karma from watching an episode of ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' where Daly claims that his success is a direct result of doing good things for other people. Earl is thus inspired by Carson Daly to turn his own life around, and sets out to make up for his many past wrongs. Carson Daly also had a small role on The Dave Chappelle Show

456 Entertainment

Carson is a founding partner with Jonathan Rifkind, Jonathan B. Davis and Bam Margera of 456 Enterprise & Entertainment. The label is most famous for "Viva La Bands" compilation releases.

Production

Daly also has a production company, which produced his New Year's Eve special on NBC.

Personal life

Daly's mother is a breast cancer survivor who was honored at ''Lifetime'''s 2004 Breast Cancer Heroes Luncheon. Daly has joined his mother in becoming a breast cancer activist.

Daly had a relationship with actress and singer Jennifer Love Hewitt. In March 2009, Daly and his girlfriend Siri Pinter had a son named Jackson James Daly.

Filmography

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References

External links

''Last Call with Carson Daly'' Official Site

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birth name	Joel Thomas Zimmerman
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occupation	DJ, producer
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Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), better known by his stage name deadmau5 (pronounced "dead mouse"), is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto. His tracks have been included in compilation albums such as ''In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza'', MixMag's ''Tech-Trance-Electro-Madness'' (mixed by deadmau5 himself), and on Armin van Buuren's ''A State of Trance'' radio show. His debut album, ''Get Scraped'', was released in 2006, followed by others in the next few years.

As well as his own solo releases, deadmau5 has worked alongside other DJs and producers, such as Kaskade, MC Flipside, Rob Swire of Pendulum, Skrillex, and Steve Duda under the BSOD alias. He is known for often performing in a titular costume head, which resembles a mouse head, that he originally created while learning to use a 3D program.

Career

Zimmerman was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Zimmerman's career began during the 1990s, his sound influenced greatly by the chiptune movement. In 2005, he released Project 56, a compilation of fifty-six demos. Among this EP is "Just Before 8bit", which was later expanded upon in Get Scraped. Get Scraped, released in 2006, features a variety of genres, including IDM, Ambient/Downtempo, Noise Pop and Trip Hop. Soon after, Zimmerman began his own record label, mau5trap, which, along with Ultra Records and Ministry of Sound, released the 2008 album Random Album Title. Random Album Title saw the collaboration of Deadmau5 and San-Francisco producer Kaskade with I Remember. His first mixed album, ''Random Album Title'', was released electronically in September 2008 via Ultra Records in the United States and Ministry of Sound in the United Kingdom and Europe. Physical copies of the album were released in November 2008.

In the United States, deadmau5's collaboration with Kaskade, "Move for Me," reached No.1 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Hot Dance Airplay chart in its September 6, 2008 issue.

Since then, deadmau5 has seen three of his tracks, all collaborations ("Move for Me" and "I Remember" with Kaskade; "Ghosts N Stuff" with Rob Swire) reach number-one on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart, making him the only Canadian on that chart to achieve that status (he is also the fourth Canadian to top that chart, following Deborah Cox, Nelly Furtado, and Dragonette, with one a piece).

In 2009, he was the best-selling artist on Beatport with more than 30,000 digital downloads with his singles "Not Exactly," "Faxing Berlin," and "Ghosts N Stuff."

Information on his album ''For Lack of a Better Name'' was posted on his official MySpace page. ::''“On September 22, 2009 (U.S only, rest-of-world release October 5) deadmau5 launches his brand new mix album, the Grammy-nominated, Juno Award-winning electronic music sensation who has racked up more than 5,000,000 hits on MySpace will unleash his second album for ULTRA Records – titled 'For Lack of a Better Name' – and then set off on a massive fall tour throughout North America.

In the fall of 2009, deadmau5's performances were recorded and made available for sale immediately following the concert on USB wristband flash drives.

::''On ''For Lack of a Better Name'', the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2008 debut ''Random Album Title'', deadmau5 takes a different turn by incorporating various styles of music into multi-blocks of songs. The album will include "Ghosts N Stuff", featuring Pendulum's Rob Swire”.''

MTV named deadmau5 as the house DJ for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards and MTV PUSH artist of the week on August 16, 2010. He expressed gratitude towards Lady Gaga and David Guetta for bringing dance into the pop music scene and paving the way for the him to the mainstream. At the awards, deadmau5 performed with Jason Derulo and Travie McCoy. His song, "Ghosts N Stuff" had been featured on the soundtrack for the MTV reality series Jersey Shore earlier.

His third studio album, titled ''4x4=12'', was released on December 6, 2010 in the United Kingdom and December 7, 2010 in the United States. The singles "Some Chords," "Animal Rights," and "Sofi Needs a Ladder" have been released and will feature on the album. "Some Chords" was featured on an episode of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' where Deadmau5 guest starred, and an instrumental version of "Sofi Needs a Ladder" was featured in the film ''The Hangover Part II''.

A short while after he released ''4x4=12'', he stated that he would be releasing a new album some time in 2011 and would not release any material as singles

deadmau5 is a playable avatar in ''DJ Hero 2'', a video game released in October 2010. Additionally, one of the initially revealed tracks is a mashup between deadmau5's "Ghosts N Stuff" with Lady Gaga's "Just Dance."

He also had a radio station dedicated to him in ''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars'' for the Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) portable gaming consoles, as well as the iPhone.

Live performances

deadmau5 headlined the Dance Arena on July 10, 2009, at the Oxegen Festival in Ireland. He also headlined LovEvolution in San Francisco, California on October 3. He played at ''Belsonic'' in Belfast, Northern Ireland on August 28, at the Leeds, Reading, and Creamfields Festivals on August 29 and 30 in the Lock Up/Dance Tent/Mixmag stage, drawing a large crowd at each of the events. He has performed on BBC Radio 1 multiple times, which include an Essential Mix set on August 19, 2008, and a shared set with Pete Tong live at the Warehouse Project in Manchester on October 11, 2008. He played back to back shows that were broadcast via BBC Radio1 live from Ibiza on August 31 and September 1, 2009. deadmau5 was offered and accepted to play another set live on New Year's 2010 along with Justice, Eric Prydz, and Plump DJs.

deadmau5 performed at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia on February 19, 2010, during the live medal presentations in men’s luge doubles and biathlon (women’s 15-km individual and men’s 20-km individual). His track "Moar Ghosts N Stuff" was aired on national TV throughout the United States when it was played over loudspeakers during Hannah Kearney's gold-medal run in women's moguls. deadmau5 also performed live at the Electric Daisy Carnival's Kinetic Fields section in Exposition Park, Los Angeles on June 25, 2010.

During Winter 2010, deadmau5 toured the United Kingdom and was supported by BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, Magnetic Man, Calvin Harris, Stanton Warriors and Kim Fai. He also performed at the Scottish festival T in the Park 2011.

Personal life

He is currently living with American model and the ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month for October 2009 Lindsey Gayle Evans. They met at the VMA awards.

Name origin

The name "deadmau5" originated when Zimmerman found a dead mouse in his computer while he was replacing his video card. He discussed this with chat room users and became known as "that dead mouse guy." His nickname "Dead Mouse" was too long for the IRC character limit, and was then shortened to deadmau5.

Health

On July 30, 2010 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., deadmau5 collapsed on stage, suffering from exhaustion and vomiting. deadmau5's set was cut short as he was rushed to a hospital, and his collapse also led to the cancellation of the nine shows following the event.

Controversies

Parodies

In December 2007, Marcus Schossow, Maor Levi and Dj Eco created a project named Deadrat6 as a joke on deadmau5, claiming his tracks sound alike. A similar faux project was also created under the name of Sinterklaa5.

Comment about DJs

Zimmerman doesn't like to be referred to as a DJ. In an October 2008 interview with the ''Irish Daily Star'', deadmau5 was quoted as follows: ::''“It puts me to fucking sleep, to be quite honest; I don’t really see the technical merit in playing two songs at the same speed together and it bores me to fucking tears and hopefully, with all due respect to the DJ type that will fucking go the way of the dinosaur, I'd like them to dis-a-fucking-pear! It's so middle man, they’re like fucking lawyers! You need them, but they’re fucking cunts. God bless them, they’re my number one customer right, so I’m not gonna go dis every fucking DJ. But to say you become this massive, "up on a podium" performer by playing other peoples productions, at the same speed as someone else's productions and fading between the two of them, I don’t get it...”''

Zimmerman apologized for this comment on November 4, 2008. He explained that the interview was bad, and that it did not express his opinion about DJs correctly:

::''"Let me start by admitting…. I did not grow up in the EDM scene. I don't consider my career to be about “being a DJ”. I don't have “DJ roots”. I never had any intention of becoming a DJ, and my conception of “DJ’s” in general from this standpoint has always been being forced into some nightclub when I would have rather stayed home, and watch some dude mash the “play / stop” button and occasionally move a pitch slider. Love it or hate it... that’s just been my conception of the traditional “DJ”. Mind you, I'm not a total fucking idiot, and I recognize talent when I see it... and there are many talented DJ’s out there for sure. In my eyes, those would be the individuals who utilize technology to deliver the music in ways that are both skillful and innovate, more-so than my vision of the “play/stop/pitch” DJ. To me, the club is about “the party”; the people make the night; the DJ obviously needs to use that to his advantage, it’s give and take."''

DirtyCircuit

In 2008, an artist called DirtyCircuit claimed to have been threatened with legal action after using a sample called "LP_Faxing Berlin C_128bpm" that came bundled with FL Studio, and to which deadmau5 claimed copyright. The sample was a direct clip of a full bar of the song. Deadmau5 provided a "Demo Track" which came bundled with FL Studio, along with several loop samples. The case caused a slight discomfort among the users of FL Studio, and some have pointed out potential inconsistencies in the EULA of the software.

Discography

;Studio albums

''Get Scraped'' (2006)

''Vexillology'' (2006)

''Random Album Title'' (2008)

''For Lack of a Better Name'' (2009)

''4x4=12'' (2010)

;Other albums

''Full Circle'' (2007)

''Project 56'' (2008)

''At Play'' (2008)

''It Sounds Like'' (2009)

''At Play Vol. 2'' (2009)

''At Play Vol. 3'' (2010)

Awards and nominations

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Beatport Music Awards

On May 1, 2008, deadmau5 became the most awarded DJ/producer of the Beatport Music Awards. He was named "Best Progressive House Artist" by Beatport. (In 2009, Beatport also awarded deadmau5 the most awards that year, winning first place in both of his nominations, as well as being given the "Greatest House DJ Ever" award, two years in a row). In June 2010, Beatport announced the winners of their annual Beatport Music Awards, awarding deadmau5 Best Electro House Artist, Best Progressive House Artist, and "most influential, relevant and forward-thinking person in electronic music over the past 12 months." |- | rowspan="4"| 2008 | rowspan="2"| Deadmau5 | Best Electro House Artist | |- | Best Progressive House Artist | |- | "Not Exactly" | Best Single | |- | "Community Funk" (Deadmau5 remix) by Burufunk vs. Carbon Community | Best Remix | |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 | rowspan="2"| Deadmau5 | Best Electro House Artist | |- | Best Progressive House Artist | |-

Grammy Awards

In 2009, he was nominated for Grammy Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical ("The Longest Road" [deadmau5 Remix] by Morgan Page featuring Lissie). |- | 2009 | "The Longest Road" (Deadmau5 Remix) by Morgan Page featuring Lissie | Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical | |-

International Dance Music Awards

In March 2010, deadmau5 was nominated for four International Dance Music Awards, and won a further three, including Best Artist (Solo) and Best Canadian DJ (see complete list below). |- | rowspan="7"| 2010 | rowspan="4"| Deadmau5 | Best Canadian DJ | |- | Best Artist | |- | Best Global DJ | |- | Best Producer | |- | rowspan="2"| "Ghosts 'n' Stuff" (feat. Rob Swire) | Best Electro Track | |- | Best Video | |- | "Strobe" | Best Progressive/Tech Track | |-

Juno Awards

deadmau5 received two nominations for the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008 for a track with Billy Newton-Davis and Melleefresh. He did not win an award for Melleefresh's "After Hours" song, but he won the award for Newton-Davis' "All U Ever Want". |- | rowspan="2"| 2008 | "After Hours" (with Melleefresh) | Dance Recording of the Year | |- | "All You Ever Want" (with Billy Newton-Davies) | Dance Recording of the Year | |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 | ''Random Album Title'' | Dance Recording of the Year | |- | "Move for Me" (with Kaskade) | Dance Recording of the Year | |- | 2010 | ''For Lack of a Better Name'' | Dance Recording of the Year | |-

Other awards

He was also named "Producer of 2007" by ''DJ'' magazine's 2007 Top 100 winner Armin van Buuren, and by runner up Tiësto. In 2008, he placed No.11 in the ''DJ Magazine'' Top 100 poll, tying Infected Mushroom (2006) for the highest new entry in the poll's history, showing deadmau5's fast rise to prominence.

DJmag.com Top 100 DJs – 11th Place (2008)

DJmag.com Top 100 DJs – 6th Place (2009)

DJmag.com Top 100 DJs – 4th Place (2010)

References

External links

Artist Site at Ultra Records

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''For the American artist see Wayne White (artist)''

Wayne Andrew White (born September 22, 1985 in Derby) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played for Derbyshire until the end of the 2008 season. He was released and Leicestershire signed him on trial. He impressed in pre-season and was subsequently signed.

White made his Second XI Championship debut for Derbyshire against Lancashire's Second XI, making his first appearance as the eleventh man from twelve, as Zimbabwean Test cricketer Travis Friend was to retire hurt in the first innings.

White played consistently for the Second XI in 2005, and played his first match for the senior Derbyshire team in September 2005, just following the end of the Second XI Championship season. In the second innings of his first match, lower order and tailend batsmen Ant Botha and Nick Walker made 156* and 79 respectively, culminating in a ninth-wicket partnership for the team of 133.

White made his only appearance for the first team of the 2006 season on the last day, picking up a four-wicket haul in his first innings.

External links

Wayne White at Cricket Archive

Category:1985 births Category:English cricketers Category:Derbyshire cricketers Category:Living people Category:Leicestershire cricketers Category:People from Derby

Nathan Barr (also known as Nate Barr) is a film and television composer known for playing the majority of the instruments heard in his compositions.

Biography

Nathan Barr started studying music in Tokyo, Japan at the age of 4. His interest in music and collecting rare and unusual instruments lead him to travel all over the world. He has said he owns a trumpet made out of a human femur and a set of bagpipes out of a pig's belly. Barr studied at Skidmore College, and in 1993, tour Italy and Switzerland with the Juilliard Cello Ensemble.

In 1996, Barr moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in composing film and television scores. One of his first jobs was working under the tutelage of world-renowned composer, Hans Zimmer, on films such as ''As Good as It Gets'' and ''The Prince of Egypt''. Shortly thereafter, he branched out on his own and landed his first solo-venture on the Lionsgate comedy ''Too Smooth''. Since then, Barr has scored a large array of feature films and TV series, most notably scoring all episodes of HBO's hit series ''True Blood''.

Personal life

In 2010, Barr came out as bisexual in OUT Magazine's OUT 100, which names the hundred most influential LGBT individuals of the year.

Discography

1997

''As Good as It Gets'' (assistant to Hans Zimmer)

1998

''The Prince of Egypt'' (assistant to Hans Zimmer)

''Hairshirt''

''Traveling Companion''

1999

''Crazy Connected Thing''

''Beyond the Mat''

''Protect-O-Man''

2000

''Fear'' (TV)

''The Virginian'' (TV)

''From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter''

''Red Dirt''

''Double Down''

2001

''Going Greek''

''Big Time''

''Kate Brasher''

''Venus and Mars''

2002

''Cabin Fever''

2003

''Open Water'' (composer: additional music)

''Briar Patch''

2004

''Club Dread''

''Mojave''

2005

''2001 Maniacs''

''My Name Is...''

''The Dukes of Hazzard''

''Hostel''

2006

''Beerfest''

2007

''Grindhouse'' (segment "Thanksgiving")

''Rise''

''Watching the Detectives''

''Hostel: Part II''

2008

''Shutter''

''Lost Boys: The Tribe''

''Tortured''

''True Blood''

2009

''True Blood''

''The Slammin' Salmon''

''Peep World''

''The Last Exorcism''

2010

''True Blood''

''Hood to Coast''

''Open House''

2011

''30 Minutes or Less''

Awards

2010 BMI Award for Original Score for ''True Blood'' Season 2 (HBO)

2009 Hollywood Media in Music Award for Best Score for ''True Blood'' (HBO)

2009 BMI Award for Original Score for ''True Blood'' (HBO)

2006 BMI Award for Music for Film: ''The Dukes of Hazzard''

References

External links

Official Facebook

Category:American composers Category:American musicians Category:Living people

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name	Ed Sheeran
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genre	Folk rock, acoustic, hip-hop, grime
occupation	Singer, songwriter
years active	2005–present
label	Asylum / Atlantic Records (2011–present)
associated acts	James Morrison, Jason Mraz Example, Just Jack, Nizlopi, Elro, Devlin, Wiley, Ella Marcham, Ghetts, P Money, Mikill Pane, Wretch 32, Sway DaSafo, Lewis Watson, Griminal, Jamie Woon, Yasmin
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Edward "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer/songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records. Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.

Early life

Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, before moving to Framlingham, Suffolk. He learned guitar at a very young age, and began writing songs during his time at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham. His early childhood memories, that he referred to in a interview on the Zane Lowe show, included listening to Van Morrison on his countless trips to London with his parents and going to an intimate gig with Damien Rice in Ireland when he was 11. He also opened for Nizlopi in Norwich in April 2008 after being one of their guitar technicians.

Music career

2005–2011

Sheeran began recording in 2005, which led to the release of his first EP, ''The Orange Room EP''. Sheeran also released 2 albums, a self-titled one in 2006 and ''Want Some?'' in 2007. He moved to London in 2008 to play gigs, starting off in very small venues, playing every day, to as little as five people . In 2008, he auditioned for the ITV series ''Britannia High''.

In 2009, Sheeran played 312 gigs. He said that he read an interview with James Morrison that said that Morrison had done 200 gigs in a year, and Sheeran wanted to beat him on this number.Also in 2009, he released another EP, ''You Need E's'', just before going on tour with Just Jack. In February 2010 Sheeran posted a video through SB.TV, which led to mainstream rapper Example asking Sheeran to tour with him. Also in February 2010 he released his second independent release, his critically acclaimed ''Loose Change'' EP, which featured one of his most popular songs "The A Team". A video was made for the song, and cost only £20 to make. This was also his debut single once he was signed.

In April 2010, after leaving his old management company, Sheeran bought a ticket to Los Angeles, with no contacts other than one poetry night. He played open mic nights all over the city, before being spotted at 'The Foxxhole' by Jamie Foxx, who invited him to stay at his house and record for the rest of his stay. Throughout 2010, 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. Sheeran released three more EPs in 2010, including ''Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford'' and ''Songs I Wrote With Amy'' which is a collection of love songs he wrote in Wales with fellow singer songwriter Amy Wadge.

2011–present

On 8 January 2011, Sheeran released his final independent EP, ''No.5 Collaborations Project'' featuring appearances by grime artists including Wiley, JME, Devlin, Sway and Ghetts. With this EP, Sheeran gained mainstream attention for reaching number 1 in the iTunes chart without any promotion or label, selling over 7,000 copies in its first week. Three months later, Sheeran put on a free show to fans at the Barfly in Camden. Over 1,000 fans turned up to see the show, so Sheeran ended up playing four different shows to make sure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the street after the venue had closed. Later that month, Sheeran was signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records.

On 26 April, Sheeran appeared on the TV music show ''Later... with Jools Holland'' – where he performed the song "The A Team". Six weeks later "The A Team" was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom. The release served as the lead single from Sheeran's upcoming debut studio album, entitled ''+'' – which is due for release through Atlantic Records on 12 September 2011. "The A Team" entered the UK chart at number 3, selling over 58,000 copies in the first week. It was congratulated on being the highest-selling and highest-charting debut single of 2011.

During a headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran announced that "You Need Me" would be released on 28 August as the second single from the album.

Sheeran will also be performing at the Festival Republic Stage during the Reading festival, and will perform on the main stage of the 2011 Jersey Live festival.

Discography

Albums

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Release Date: 12 September 2011

Label: Atlantic Records

Format: CD, digital download

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Collaboration albums

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Release Date: 10 January 2011

Label: Self-released

Format: Digital Download

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Extended plays

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Released: 2005

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Released: 2006

| — |- ! scope="row" | ''Want Some?'' |

Released: 2007

| — |- ! scope="row" | ''You Need Me'' |

Released: 2009

| 142 |- ! scope="row" | ''Loose Change'' |

Released: 7 February 2010

Label: Ed Sheeran

Format: Digital Download

| 195 |- ! scope="row" | ''Songs I Wrote With Amy'' |

Released: 4 April 2010

Label: Ed Sheeran

Format: Digital Download

| 199 |- ! scope="row" | ''Live At The Bedford'' |

Released: 2010

| 142 |- ! scope="row" | ''One Take'' |

Released: Early 2011

| — |- ! scope="row" | ''iTunes Festival: London 2011'' |

Released: July 2011

| 177 |}

Singles

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Single ! scope="col" colspan="3"|Peakpositions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SCO |- | rowspan="2"|2011 ! scope="row"| "The A Team" | 3 || 5 || 4 | rowspan="2"|''+'' |- ! scope="row"| "You Need Me" | 140 || — || — |}

As featured artist

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="2"|Peak position ! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UKIND |- | rowspan="2"|2011 ! scope="row"| "If I Could"(Wiley featuring Ed Sheeran) | — || 26 | ''Chill Out Zone'' |- ! scope="row"| "Young Guns"(Lewi White featuring Ed Sheeran, Yasmin, Griminal & Devlin) | 86 || 10 | |}

Other charted songs

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peakpositions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 ! scope="row"| "Little Bird" | 186 | ''Loose Change'' |- ! scope="row"| "Cold Coffee" | 191 | |}

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Album	Artist
2011	"Hush Little Baby"	''Black and White''	Wretch 32

References

External links

Interview

Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:British singer-songwriters

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