Ed Sheeran surprised Londoners with a lunchtime performance outside of King’s Cross station on Friday.
The singer, 34, was dressed in a vibrant pink T-shirt as he set up in front of a backdrop of a large pink heart emblazoned with the word ‘Azizam’ in white – the name of his new song.
Fans were delighted as Ed played his acoustic guitar and belted out hit songs including Shape Of You, Perfect and Bad Habits.
It followed a morning of promotions for the singer, as he travelled around the capital on a pink double-decker bus to celebrate his upcoming eighth studio album.
It isn’t the first time that Ed has surprised commuters with an impromptu performance at a train station.
In November, Ed shocked passers by as they appeared out of a large Sky Broadband platform set up in the train station.
Ed Sheeran surprised Londoners with a lunchtime performance outside of King’s Cross station on Friday
The singer, 34, was dressed in a vibrant pink T-shirt as he set up in front of a backdrop of a large pink heart emblazoned with the word ‘Azizam’ in white – the name of his new song
Meanwhile, Craig David, 43, recently delighted commuters as he performed five of his hit tracks while a member of the public accompanied him on the public piano in the train station.
As crowds of excited commuters gathered, Craig kicked-off the surprise performance with his 2000 single 7 Days before moving onto his 2003 track Rise & Fall.
Alicia Keys also delighted commuters when she performed on one of the public pianos at St Pancras in December last year.
As crowds of excited commuters gathered, Alicia performed her smash hits Empire State of Mind, If I Ain’t Got You and No One, plus her most recent release Lifeline, the first release from the film The Color Purple.
It comes after Ed revealed he had to have an awkward conversation with Elton John about how he often mispronounces his name, even though the two have known each other for 15 years.
Ed joined Capital Breakfast’s Jordan North, Chris Stark, and Sian Welby to discuss his new single Azizam, which was released on the same day, as well as his upcoming eighth studio album.
During the interview, the presenters wanted to know Ed’s thoughts on Elton frequently mispronouncing his name and shared a video of Elton doing so.
Kicking off the conversation, Chris said: ‘Got to ask you this, right? So we went to Elton John’s house this week… We need to settle something. Have a listen to this.
Ed played his acoustic guitar and belted out hit songs including Shape Of You, Perfect and Bad Habits
It followed a morning of promotions for the singer, as he travelled around the capital on a pink double-decker bus to celebrate his upcoming eighth studio album
Craig David previously shocked Londoners in October when he performed an impressive impromptu acoustic performance at St Pancras Station
He then played an audio clip of Elton from a Capital interview where he said: ‘I mean Ed Sheer-an playing in living rooms.’
Ed laughed and admitted that he previously had an ‘awkward conversation’ with the music legend to clear up how to pronounce his name.
He explained: ‘I’ve actually had the awkward conversation with him being like ‘I’ve known you for 15 years, it’s not Sheer-an’ but it’s just one of those things. I actually have had that conversation.’
Chris responded: ‘You can’t argue with him can you.’ to which Ed replied: ‘Well I can, I can and I do, but, but I don’t know it’s quite nice…’
Jordan then added: ‘It’s kind of like when your nan just says something, and you know she said it wrong and you just have to go with it haven’t you.’
Admitting that he will always be ‘Ed Sheer-an’ to Elton, Ed chimed in: ‘And it’s just his way, it’s like how my parents always call me Edward, I’m not Ed to them, always Edward and I’ll always be Ed Sheer-an to Elton.’
Elsewhere during the interview, Ed revealed the title of his next single and shared that he plans to release a new song every month until his album is out.
The singer joined Capital Breakfast’s Jordan North, Chris Stark, and Sian Welby to discuss his new single Azizam, which was released on the same day, as well as his upcoming album
The presenters wanted to know Ed’s thoughts on Elton frequently mispronouncing his name and shared a video of Elton (pictured this month) doing so in a previous interview
When discussing Azizam and what fans should expect from the upcoming album, Ed said: ‘More of the same. It’s like more playful. The next song coming out is a bit more classic me.
He continued: ‘I guess it’s like a sad, acoustic, upbeat. It’s called Old Phone which comes out in like a month. Basically, I’m going to be putting out a song pretty much every month till the record comes.’
The Perfect hitmaker will release his eighth studio album, Play, later this year, and has already dropped the album’s first single, Azizam, on April 4.
While a specific release date for Play has not yet been announced, Ed has confirmed that the album will be released sometime in 2025.
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