After seeing the world for about a year, Ed Sheeran returns to stage!

London: Sheeran broke his long hiatus from music after he took to the stage to perform at the East Anglian Children's Hospices charity gala.

Speaking to the crowd, the 25-year-old "I See Fire" hitmaker, has revealed that during his almost a year long break he spent a month in Japan, reported Femalefirst.

"It's nice to be back. I've had a whole year off. I went to Japan for about a month," he said.

Before performing his biggest hits including "Thinking Out Loud", Sheeran appeared nervous at his first live show of the year.

"This is the first time I've done a show in a year, so please bear with me."

This isn't the first time the singer has done his bit for charity, as last month he surprised a terminally ill fan and serenaded her in hospital.