11 Reasons 2013 Was The Year Of Ed Sheeran

All hail! In 2013, Ed Sheeran proved he was an unstoppable force, and we loved it.

Posted on January 27, 2014, 01:19 GMT

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1. Ed Sheeran has been having a great year.

2. In 2013, he finished up his first headlining tour of the U.S.

3. Then he opened for Taylor Swift's massively successful Red tour.

4. His debut album was certified gold by the RIAA.

5. His song "A-Team" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2013 GRAMMYs.

6. And he performed at the ceremony with Elton John.

Elton. Freaking. John.

7. This year, he was nominated for the Best New Artist GRAMMY award.

Look how supportive he is of his fellow nominees!

8. He wrote two songs for One Direction's album Take Me Home.

"Little Things" went to #1 in the U.K.

9. Then he was asked to write a song for the credits of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

The resulting "I See Fire" peaked at #13 on the U.K. Singles charts despite little to no radio support of the track.

10. He's announced his first U.K. arena tour!

So it looks like 2014 is going to be a big year, too.

11. Plus this GIF wins everything.

It's from the video for "Drunk," in which he gets drunk with a cat.Basically the whole internet in one image.