Ed Sheeran chooses music video made by Donegal school for his track Magical

The winners won a competition set by Sheeran himself beating out 4,000 other submissions ranging across 75 countries

Ed Sheeran has chosen a video made by a school in Donegal as the winner of his music video competition for his song Magical.

The lucky winners were Transition Year students from Finn Valley College, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal.

In a nutshell

Students from Finn Valley College in Donegal have won a competition which will see their video used as the official music video for Ed Sheeran's song Magical.

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A few months ago Sheeran had launched a competition asking schools to create a music video to any of his songs from his latest album Autumn Variations.

The school's video was officially released today by the singer songwriter, which is described as "a school love story with a Romeo and Juliet twist."

Finn Valley's winning video was chosen from over 4,000 entries, created in over 75 countries. Edel Temple, who is a teacher at the school that submitted the video spoke of how the idea came to fruition.

She said: "A few months ago, I saw an amazing opportunity on Ed Sheeran’s Instagram page to create a music video. Myself and my son are huge Ed fans and my son constantly puts on concerts singing Ed Sheeran songs with his guitar.

"In Finn Valley College, I am lucky to bear witness to the most magical students; this is what I thought of when I saw the post. This was our moment to show off their magic as it would be a chance in a million for our students - so I sent in an application to take part.

"I asked my colleague Tina Garry for help. She, with the brilliant brains of our transition year students, wrote the pitch for the competition, devising the concept, planning the shot types and compiling a list of props to complement the narrative and music."

Temple went to explain the video's concept, adding: "The Romeo and Juliet theme, where an unrequited teenage crush was harboured by two friends, was something our pupils were keen to explore.

"A love for drama and literature in a school setting was popular as we knew love and school were things that could be related to by so many people."

Check out the official music video for Ed Sheeran's Magical below.

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