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Los Angeles - Ed Sheeran has signed one of his "all-time favourite" singers Foy Vance to Gingerbread Man Records.
The Thinking Out Loud hitmaker's label - which is a subsidiary of Warner Music UK LTD - is slowly filling its roster with new acts and has drafted its second singer/songwriter in Northern Irish solo artist Foy.
Ed announced on Twitter on Monday:
The signing may not surprise Ed's fans, since the She Burns singer has joined him on numerous tours since 2012 and his tracks have garnered popularity through airplay on US TV shows Grey's Anatomy and Vampire Diaries.
Foy, 40, is currently touring Australia and plans to put out his third studio album next spring.
But with just 42 000 twitter followers compared to his 24-year-old boss's 15.9 million, the Make It Rain singer should expect a fairly different reception to his music now he's backed by Ed.
Speaking about Foy in 2013, the Ed shared: "I first saw Foy performing at Hay festival about six years ago. I was the guitar technician for the band Nizlopi, and I was hanging around with them in a tent where this dude was on stage; I was transfixed by his voice. I asked his crew who he was. Because of their Irish accents, initially I thought they'd said 'Five Ants' so I spent a long time Googling that. Eventually I figured it out and bought his album.
"Every time I see him play I get annoyed that more people don't know about him. You just need the right opportunities and I think it's going to happen now for Foy."
Listen to Foy Vance's newest live track here:
