Rare Ed Sheeran demo found in drawer fetches ‘incredible price’ at auction

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A rare demo made up of love songs written by a 13-year-old Ed Sheeran has sold at auction for £50,000 (€55,000) Sheeran, 29, made around 20 copies of the album, called Spinning Man, and previously admitted he did not want anyone to “get hold of a copy” so he has 19 in his possession.

One of the demos, which features songs with titles such as Addicted and Misery, was unearthed from a drawer where it had been “forgotten” for many years.

It sold at auction on Tuesday for £50,000, which amounts to about £61,500 when including the buyer’s premium, auctioneers said.

Auctioneer Paul Fairweather, from Omega Auctions, said: “An incredible price! We expected it to sell well but that certainly exceeded our expectations. “It was a fierce battle between