Shawn Mendes

At 25 years old, Shawn Mendes has this physical status:

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (born August 8, 1998) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and model.

He gained a following in 2013 after posting song covers on YouTube.

He attracted the attention of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton, which culminated in him signing a contract with the record label.

He has since released three studio albums, headlined three world tours, and received several accolades. Mendes' self-titled debut EP (2014) and his debut studio album Handwritten (2015), whose album "Stitches" debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United Kingdom and Canada.

He then launched his second studio album, Illuminate (2016), whose singles "What Matters Holding Me Back" and "Reality Is Over" reached the top ten in several countries.

The lead single "In My Blood" supported his self-titled third studio album (2018).

Both three albums debuted atop the US Billboard 200, with Mendes becoming the first male artist to debut at number one before the age of 18, and the third making him the third youngest artist to ever achieve three number one albums.

Mendes became the first artist to land three top-one singles on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in 2017.

He became the first artist to reach four number one singles on the Adult Pop Songs chart before the age of 20.

"If I Can't Have You" and "Seorita" were his hit singles in 2019, with the former ranked first on the US Billboard Hot 100. Mendes has headlined four concerts: #ShawnsFirstHeadlines, Shawn Mendes World Tour, Illuminate World Tour, and Shawn Mendes: The Tour.

Mendes has received 13 SOCAN awards, ten MTV Europe Music Awards, eight Juno Awards, eight iHeartRadio MMVAs, two American Music Awards, and two Grammy Award nominations, among his accolades.

Mendes was rated as one of the world's most influential individuals on Time's annual list in 2018.

Early life and education

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes was born and raised in Pickering, Ontario, to Karen Mendes (née Rayment), a real estate agent, and Manuel Mendes, a businessman who sells bar and restaurant supplies in Toronto. His father hails from Algarve, Portugal, while his mother comes from England. Aaliyah is his younger sister. He was raised in a religious family. He played youth soccer with Pickering FC.

Mendes graduated from Pine Ridge Secondary School in June 2016, where he competed ice hockey and soccer, joined his high school glee club, and trained as Prince Charming at one time. He also auditioned for the Disney Channel in Toronto.

Personal life

Mendes has been open about his anxiety, which he revealed openly through the track "In My Blood," a track from his third studio album. He said he had been receiving therapy in order to help him cope with his mental illness, according to his.

Mendes lives in a condo in downtown Toronto as of 2021.

"I'm not gay," Mendes said about rumors about his sexuality. Second of all, it doesn't matter if I was or not not. The primary concern should be on the music, not my sexuality."

Camila Cabello, a Cuban-American singer, was first seen by mendes in July 2019. Both were accused of attempting to establish a reputation for fame, but Mendes denied that it was "definitely not a publicity stunt." In November 2021, the couple announced their divorce.

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Career

At the age of 14, male gamers learned to play guitar by watching YouTube tutorial videos. He began posting cover videos on YouTube less than a year ago. Since posting a cover from Justin Bieber's "As Long As You Love Me" on the social media platform Vine in 2013, Mendes' "As Long as You Love Me" gained 10,000 likes and followers the next day. Since that, he gained millions of views and followers in a matter of months, becoming well-known for his six-second snippets of many popular songs. At the time, Mendes thought Bieber was a career model. He was the third most followed musician on Vine by August 2014, becoming the third most followed musician on the site. In November 2013, artist manager Andrew Gertler discovered Mendes on the Internet, bringing him to Island Records in January 2014. With "Say Something" by A Great Big World, he won Ryan Seacrest's "Best Cover Song" competition in April. In May 2014, he officially joined the island.

On June 26, 2014, he debuted his first single, "Life of the Party." He made it to the top 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending July 12, 2014. Mendes toured as a participant of the Magcon Tour ahead of his signing, alongside other young Viners with a large fanbase on social media. Mendes was also on tour with Austin Mahone as an opening act. In July, he debuted his debut major label EP. The EP debuted and debuted on the Billboard 200, selling 48,000 copies in its first week. In 2014, he was named as the youngest celebrity in Music at the Teen Choice Awards. "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" starring Mendes was the fifth single from The Vamps' debut album, Meet the Vamps, on September 5, 2014. "Something Big" was released as the second single on November 6, 2014.

Mendes launched his full-length album Handwritten, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart with 119,000 equivalent album units, and was certified platinum on April 14, 2015. Since the debut of Justin Bieber's My World 2.0, Mendes became the youngest artist to debut at number one. "Stitches," the album's third single, debuted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, his first top ten single in the United States, and his first top ten single on the Adult Pop Songs and Adult Contemporary charts. The album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom later this year. Mendes opened for Taylor Swift on 1989 World Tour dates for North America and performed "Believe" for the soundtrack of Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants. Mendes and Camila Cabello, who at the time a member of the group Fifth Harmony, released their joint album "I Know What You Did Last Summer." The song was included on Mendes' Handwritten Revisited reissue.

Mendes debuted in the top ten of Time's "Most Influential Teens of 2014" list, becoming the youngest-ever artist to debut in the top 25 of Billboard Hot 100. He was ranked in Time's "Top 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015," making the list after his debut album topped the Billboard 200 and his single "Stitches" reached the top ten in the United States and other nations.

On January 21, 2016, Mendes made his acting debut on The CW's The 100th Season premiere. He later revealed the Shawn Mendes World Tour, his second world tour as a headliner, which opened in March 2016 and sold out 38 shows in North America and Europe within minutes.

In June 2016, Mendes' lead single from his second studio album "Too Much Better" was released. The single reached the top of both the Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Songs charts in the United States, and was certified triple platinum. It also ranked in the top ten in the United Kingdom. Illuminate, a dance band from September 23, 2016, debuted on September 23, 2016, putting together 145,000 equivalent album units, including 121,000 in pure album sales, and was certified platinum. It debuted at the top of the charts in Canada, becoming his second most popular album in his home country. On August 18, 2016, "Mercy" was the second single in the United States and the United Kingdom and was designated double platinum. In December 2016, Mendes premiered the live album Live at Madison Square Garden. On Saturday Night Live, December 3, 2016, he appeared as the musical guest.

Mendes began his Illuminate World Tour in April 2017, which sold-out arenas around the world, including Los Angeles' Staples Center and London's The O2 Arena. On April 20, 2017, he issued the single "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back," which was included on his Illuminate deluxe edition. Mendes' third album to debut in the United States and third single to debut on both the Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Songs charts. In August 2017, he became the first artist under the age of 20 to have three number one songs on Billboard's Adult Pop Songs chart. Mendes became the first artist to have three number one songs on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart before turning 20 years old in November 2017, an unprecedented feat considering that the chart was launched more than 50 years ago.

Mendes was one of Time's Most Influential Teens of 2016 and made his first appearance on Forbes' Top 30 Under 30: Music. After his two albums topped the Billboard 200 and his single "There's Nothing Holding Me Back" reached his fifth top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, he topped Billboard's 21 Under 21 list in 2017.

Mendes released the lead single "In My Blood" from his forthcoming third studio album on March 22, 2018, followed by the second single "Lost in Japan" on March 23. The Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart topped "In My Blood," making Mendes the first and only artist to have four number one singles in the charts before turning 20 years old. On May 3, Khalid, an American singer, was included in "Youth" a sequel. His self-titled studio album was released on May 25, 2018, receiving rave reviews about his music and artistic development. It debuted at number one in Canada, making it his third top-one album in the country. It debuted on the US Billboard 200, making Mendes the third youngest artist to have three number one albums.

Mendes debuted himself on his own world tour in 2019. In addition to the tour, he has appeared at music festivals in Europe, North America, and South America. On April 21, 2018, he appeared at a televised concert honoring Queen Elizabeth II's 92nd birthday. He appeared on TV show appearances on James Corden's Late Late Show in June, where he performed one of his new singles per night for a week. "Nervous," "Lost in Japan," "Perfectly Wrong," "Perfectly Wrong," and Julia Michaels' "Like to be You" were among his live performances. In October, Mendes appeared on Late Night Talk Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed Lost in Japan. He performed a special version of "Remind You Better" for Fallon and the show's resident band The Roots. On August 27, he also performed his new singles on the iHeartRadio MMVAs in Canada, where he received eight nominations and four awards.

Mendes appeared in a YouTube documentary directed by YouTube star Casey Neistat. The short film is part of YouTube's Artist Spotlight Story collection, which includes an interview with Mendes as well as backstage and behind-the-scene footage of Mendes during one of his tours. On September 22, a trailer was posted on YouTube to officially introduce the forthcoming film. On September 28, the documentary, Shawn Mendes – Artist Spotlight Stories, was released. Mendes and Neistat held a preview showing of the film on which selected Mendes enthusiasts were invited for the festival ahead of the official launch date.

On September 27, Russian-German DJ Zedd's remixed "Lost in Japan" was announced. During the 2018 American Music Award ceremony in Los Angeles on October 9, Mendes performed the remix version of the single. Zedd joined him on stage. Mendes was featured on Billboard's "21 Under 21 2018" for the second year in a row, with three of his chart appearances in a row.

In an episode of the American television show CMT Crossroads, a project that pairs a country singer with a singer from another genre, Mendes and Zac Brown Band were featured. The episode aired on October 24 and was taped a month before the scheduled airing date. The Mendes and Zac Brown Band performed nine songs, including portions of each other's songs and covering Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror." In between the song performances, portions of the Mendes and Zac Brown Band's discussion of music and experiences throughout their careers were included.

Mendes was revealed as one of the musical stars of the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Exhibition, which took place in New York City in November and aired in December. On December 21, he released The Album, a three-song remix EP (Remixes). "Where Were We in the Morning," the EP features remixes of songs from his self-titled album "Where Were You in the Morning." "Why" with Leon Bridges, "Why" with Kaytranada, and "Youth" with Jessie Reyez.

Mendes released the single "If I Can't Have You" and its music video on May 3, 2019. The single debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the country's most charting single. It also appeared in the top ten single in Australia and the United Kingdom, earning his fifth top ten single in both countries. He released the Gryffin remix of "If I Can't Have You" on July 19. He and Cuban singer Camila Cabello appeared in "Seorita" on June 21, 2019, as well as a music video. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking Mendes and Cabello's second collaboration after "I Know What You Did Last Summer" was released in 2015. "Sequorita" reached the top of the Hot 100 on August 26, 2019, making it Mendes' first chart-topping single on the Hot 100. On July 27, 2019, Shawn Mendes' deluxe edition was released, and includes the songs "If I Can't Have You" and "Seorita."

Mendes revealed on September 30, 2020, that his fourth studio album, Wonder, would be released on December 4, along with a warning that the album's lead single, also called "Wonder," will be released on October 2. "Intro," the album's first song, was also released in promotional videos. On the US Billboard Hot 100, "Wonder" debuted and peaked at number 18. Mendes announced on October 13, that a documentary titled Shawn Mendes: In Wonder, which chronicles the last few years of his life, would be released on Netflix on November 23. Following his first appearance at the Rogers Centre on September 6, 2019, a concert film titled "Shawn Mendes: Live in Concert" was also released on Netflix on November 25, 2019.

Mendes announced on November 16, 2020, that Wonder's second single, "Monster," was a joint project with Justin Bieber. On November 20, 2020, the single and the music video were released. On the US Billboard Hot 100, the album debuted at number eight. At the 2020 American Music Awards, Mendes performed "Monster" live for the first time with Bieber; he also performed "Wonder." On December 4, the album Wonder debuted in the United States and Canada, as well as Canada. Mendes hosted Wonder: The Experience, a concert series on December 6, where he answered questions about the recording's behind scenes, as well as the backstage. During Mendes' appearance on The Late Late Show, Mendes did an interview with Matthew McConaughey and performed "Dream" for the first time on television.

Mendes published "Summer of Love" with Tainy on August 20, 2021. Mendes would appear as an executive producer for Legendary's TV version of Square Enix's Life Is Strange, which was announced the previous month.

On September 23, 2021, Mendes announced that he would embark on Wonder: The World Tour, which would include 64 dates and begin on March 14, 2022, at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, commencing in September 23, 2021. He appeared on seven shows before postponing three weeks due to his mental health before canceling the remaining eighty scheduled shows. Mendes announced that he would continue to make music and that he wants to tour again.

On November 30, 2021, Mendes' new single, "It'll Be Okay," will be released on December 1. During his appearance at SXSW 2022 on March 20, 2022, he premiered "When You're Gone."

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