Jamie Foxx revealed in a recent interview on "The Graham Norton Show" that he helped launch the career of Ed Sheeran by letting the English singer-songwriter crash on his couch "for six weeks before he was famous."
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Jamie Foxx reveals how he helped launch Ed Sheeran's career
Jamie Foxx revealed he helped launch the career of Ed Sheeran by letting the English singer-songwriter crash on his couch "for six weeks before he was famous."
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Foxx was hosting a radio show in Los Angeles at the time, and Sheeran came to the station to try and show Foxx his music. Foxx said he liked Sheeran's music enough to let the up-and-coming musician stay at his home for a while.
Soon after, Sheeran received a foreshadowing sign of his future success when Foxx took him to an open mic event that he was hosting.
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