Ed Sheeran: 'Rare copy' of singers teenage sells for £50,000

A CD claimed to be a rare recording of songs recorded by Ed Sheeran when he was just 13-years-old has sold for £50,000!

The star - who is now 29 years old - said he made "probably 20 copies" of the album, which is called Spinning Man.

He previously said he didn't want anyone to "get hold of a copy" and owns 19 of them himself.

However, according to the auctioneers, the copy was found in a drawer where it had been for years.

Omega Auctions who sold it say: "We expected it to sell, but that certainly exceeded our expectations."

"It was a fierce battle between four our five very serious bidders and we were blown away by the final price."

They previously predicted it would sell for £10,000.

But there is still uncertainty around whether the CD sold at auction was one of Ed's original CDs.

The other copies of the CD come with a sticker saying 'Ed Sheeran Spinning Man' but this one doesn't have one, as the seller says Ed had run out - but according to Ed's representatives, that is a problem.

Before the auction they told Newsround: "All of Ed's early demo's for 'Spinning Man' featured a sticker. Any supposed copies without one are officially counterfeit."

In his book, Ed Sheeran: A Visual Journey, the singer revealed that he wrote the collection of songs after his first love broke his heart.

"In 2004, I made my very first album, Spinning Man, named after a picture that my dad had," he said.

"I burnt the CDs myself and made the covers. There were 14 songs, and they were all songs that rhymed.

"One lyric went: 'I'm a typical average teen, if you know what I mean'.

Ed said: "There are probably 20 copies of Spinning Man in existence, and I have 19 of them. I don't want anyone else to get hold of a copy! Most of the songs were about a girl called Claire. She was my first love when I was 13."