Ed Sheeran praises Arijit Singh's Tum Hi Ho in heartfelt post: I was spellbound
Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who was recently in India and shot for a music video titled 'Sapphire' with Arjit Singh, dedicated a heartfelt note to him. Ed stated that he was impressed by the singer's talent. The English singer also cherished his memories of going on a scooter ride with Arijit.Ed shared a clip from 'Sapphire' on his Instagram handle. He admitted to being spellbound after listening to 'Tum Hi Ho' while watching 'Aashiqui 2'. The singer-songwriter wrote, "I first became aware of Arijit Singh's music when I watched 'Aashiqui 2' and heard 'Tum Hi Ho'. I was proper spellbound by his voice, the song, the scene in the movie."advertisementEd said that he later reached out to Arijit and even played an early version of 'Sapphire' for him. He further wrote, "I checked him out, and got in touch, and said whenever you want to sing together I'm down. He was playing london, so i went to guest with him and sing Perfect there, it was an incredible show. I played him an early version of Sapphire in the dressing room, and he instantly had ideas for instruments and melodies."
"We then were pen pals over email for a bit, until I was in India for tour. I said to him, we should finish this in person, and he said, please come to my hometown so I can show you my home and culture. I was with my dad on tour, which is a rarity to get so much one-on-one time with him (sic)," Ed went on.advertisementWatch Ed Sheeran-Arijit Singh's music video here: The 'Shape of You' singer then travelled to Kolkata with Arijit and revealed how the latter introduced him to Punjabi and Sitar. He said, "Me and him got a flight to Kolkata, then a 5 and a half hour drive to his home town. We arrived, went on a barge down the river, which was stunning, then got a scooty back to the studio where we finished the song. Arijit taught me Punjabi and how to pronounce it all properly, and showed me Sitar. We then had dinner, and scooted around the village to see the sunset and moon with my dad (sic).""Was a proper core memory I'll always cherish with my father, and I'm honoured to have created in this way with Arijit. He's one of the most talented humans I've ever met, and I'm so grateful he shared his talent with me for this song. The full Punjabi version we recorded will be out in a couple of weeks, but until then I'll be drip-feeding fun videos from our time together. Enjoy," he added.The music video 'Sapphire', a collaboration between Ed and Arijit released on June 5. The song mesmerised fans as the English singer also sang in Punjabi.'Sapphire', is the third track from Ed's forthcoming album, 'Play'. Prior to 'Sapphire', the singer had released 'Old Phone' and 'Azizam'Trending Reel
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