Shawn Mendes
Birth nameShawn Peter Raul Mendes
Born (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 26)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OriginPickering, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2013–present
LabelsIsland Records
Websiteshawnmendesofficial.com

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian music artist. With his self titled The Shawn Mendes EP and his debut single "Life of the Party", he has seen rising mainstream success as a singer-songwriter and touring artist.

Career

Mendes was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was raised in Pickering, a suburb of the city. He first started posting cover videos on the popular social video app Vine in 2013 and picked up millions of views and followers in a matter of months, becoming well known for his six-second snippets of renditions of many popular songs.[1] Artist manager Andrew Gertler discovered Mendes online in January 2014, bringing him to Island Records where he eventually signed and released his first single "Life of the Party" in June 2014.[2] He is the youngest artist to debut in the top 25 with a debut song on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 24 for the week ending July 12, 2014 at 15 years, 11 months and 4 days of age.[3]

Prior to his signing, Mendes toured as a member of the MagCon Tour[4] alongside other young artists and social media sensations.[5] Mendes also is currently on a nationwide tour with Austin Mahone and released his debut major label EP in July, with a debut album due out later in 2014.[6] He won the Teen Choice award in 2014 for Webstar in Music.[7]

Discography

EPs

Year Title Peak chart positions Sales
CAN NZ US
2014 The Shawn Mendes EP 5 36 5 US: 48,000
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN IRL NZ SWE UK US
2014 "Life of the Party" 20 34 6 37 99 24 The Shawn Mendes EP
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Featured in
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN
2014 "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart"
(The Vamp feat. Shawn Mendes) 		 – Non-album release
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Teen Choice Awards

Year Nominated Award Result
2014 Shawn Mendes Choice Viner Nominated
Choice Web Star: Music Won

References

  1. ^ "Getting Honest With Shawn Mendes". Honest Blue.
  2. ^ "How Shawn Mendes Is Turning Vine Fame into A Music Career". Billboard. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Shawn Mendes, 15-Year-Old Vine Celebrity, Makes Record-Breaking Debut on Billboard Hot 100". Idolator. July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014. ((cite web)): Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Girls go gaga for Vine video boys at Itasca meet and greet DailyHerald.com". Daily Herald. March 3, 2014.
  5. ^ Gregory, Ted (February 21, 2014). "Viners' meet and greet fosters teen idol frenzy Boys encounter stardom as popular producers of Twitter app's 6-second videos". Chicago Tribune. ((cite web)): line feed character in |title= at position 48 (help)
  6. ^ "'Secret' is out: Austin Mahone announces album, tour". USA Today. April 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Brown, Harley (June 4, 2014). "Vine Superstar Shawn Mendes Signed to Island Records (Exclusive)". Billboard.
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Documentaries
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