Ed Sheeran will perform at href="http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/news/recommended/electric-picnic-guide/">Electric Picnic this weekend at Stradbally, Co. Laois.

He plays the Electric Arena on Friday morning.

He’s been named one of the biggest digital selling artists in the UK alongside Adele.

And he says his achievements are down to a lot of hard work, despite missing out on a college education:

You might also like:

href="http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/featured-5-slideshow-homepage/entertainment-update/">Entertainment Update