Ed Sheeran Became An Arijit Singh Fan After Listening To THIS Song: 'I Was Spellbound'
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Arijit Singh invited Ed Sheeran and his father to his hometown in Bengal.
Ed Sheeran recently collaborated with Arijit Singh for the song, Sapphire. The recently released song has been an instant hit with the Indian audiences due to the singers' vocals and a surprise appearance by Shah Rukh Khan. Days after the song's release, Ed Sheeran took to his Instagram to pen a heartfelt note for Arijit Singh.
Ed Sheeran wrote, 'I first became aware of @arijitsingh 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. I checked him out, and got in touch, and said whenever you wanna 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."
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It was during this meeting that Ed played an early version of Sapphire for Arijit, who instantaneously had input for vocals and instruments. Ed wrote, '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 home town 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. 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. Was a proper core memory I'll always cherish with my father, and I'm honoured to have created in this way with Arijit," the singer mentioned.
'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," Ed Sheeran concluded.
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