British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran performed his first concert in China on March 7 in Shanghai.

    The 24-year-old Grammy and Brit Awards winner just completed his first tour of Asia, performing in Mumbai, Doha, Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, Manila, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. He is heading to Australia and New Zealand for more concerts.

    In 2015, Sheeran won the awards for best male solo artist and best album of the year at the Brit Awards and favorite album and favorite male artist at the People’s Choice Awards.

    The young musician is level-headed about his success. “Good music sells tickets and records, not the statues,” he said. “Statues are good. They make you happy, but I didn’t play any less gigs because I didn’t win.”

    Sheeran grew up in Suffolk and moved to London to pursue his music career in 2008 when he began playing in small venues. Sheeran moved to Los Angeles in the United States in 2010 and developed a solid fan base through YouTube.

    His major international popularity began in 2012. He was a guest musician on Taylor Swift’s album “Red” and wrote songs for One Direction.

    Success and fame have brought lots of changes to his life but he says, “I am doing the same thing I was doing before, which is play music every day and travel. I am just traveling further and playing music to more people and I am really enjoying it.”(SD-Agencies)