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Shawn Mendes
Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician. He gained a following in 2013 when he posted song covers on the video-sharing platform Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton, which led to his signing a deal with the record label. Mendes's self-titled debut EP was released in 2014, followed by…
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entertainment · Canadian singer (born 1998) · singer · guitarist · songwriter · pianist · composer · also Shawn Mendes, Shawn Peter Raul Mendes, Mendes
Born 8 August 1998 · Q17198340
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2026· 28 entries
“The more people we have fighting for girls”
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“I want to create anthems for people. I want to create anthems for big moments in their lives...I don”
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Dailyfly News: Shawn Mendes marks a decade of ‘Ruin’ with live recording, performance video
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Kiss 95.1 Charlotte: Shawn Mendes Releases Live Montreal Recording to Mark 10 Years of ‘Mercy’
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Ad-hoc-news.de: Shawn Mendes, Treat You Better surges on German Spotify charts - Ad-hoc-news.de
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The Shillong Times: Shawn Mendes marks a decade of his song Mercy
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Cosas Ecuador: ¿Quién es Bruna Marquezine? La actriz brasileña que conquistó el corazón de Shawn Mendes
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Public attention spiked: 7,646 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 2,231, with 0 article edits.
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Published video “Oldie but a goodie 🥰 10 years of Ruin!”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - Ruin (Live From Boston)”.
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Published video “10 years of Treat you better ❤️🫂 I love you guys. Thank you.”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (Live from New York)”.
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“Em resposta à pergunta: Você fez 17 anos há poucos dias. As pessoas falam muito com você sobre sua idade?”
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“Em resposta à pergunta: Você tem terapia? […] Com que frequência?”
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“Em resposta à pergunta: De que forma você acha que falar com Camila [Cabello] mudou seu processo criativo?”
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“Mendes sobre ter sofrido dismorfia corporal ao posar de cueca”
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“Sobre ele ter esperado anos para dizer a Camila Cabello que a amava porque temia rejeição”
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“Mendes diz que recebeu "sinal" para se declarar para Camila Cabello”
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“Sobre as especulações a respeito de sua orientação sexual.”
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“Sobre o casamento de Hailey Baldwin e Justin Bieber”
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“Sobre as especulações a respeito de sua sexualidade.”
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“Sobre usar maconha de forma recreativa.”
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“Em resposta à pargunta: Na maioria dos dias, como você foge da internet? Como você sai disso?”
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“Sobre sua amizade com a cantora Camila Cabello.”
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“Em resposta à pergunta: Você começou no Vine e no YouTube e é super popular no Twitter e no Instagram. Quão importante é para você estar nas redes sociais?”
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“Em resposta à pergunta: Você está namorando Shawn Mendes. Quando seu relacionamento passou de amizade para romance?”
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“Cabello sobre como ela e Mendes tornaram-se próximos.”
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2025· 7 entries
Published video “Shawn Mendes - Thank You 2025”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes & Niall Horan - This Town (Live from London)”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - Why Why Why (Live from Lisbon)”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - Mercy (Live from Montreal)”.
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Published video “On The Road Again 🥰”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - On The Road Again (Official Trailer)”.
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Mendes announced the On the Road Again Tour
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2024· 8 entries
Published video “Shawn Mendes - Heart of Gold (Live From The 2024 MTV EMAs)”.
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Released album “Shawn”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - Heart of Gold (Official Music Video)”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - Nobody Knows (Live From The 2024 MTV VMAs)”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - Nobody Knows (Official Music Video)”.
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - Why Why Why (Official Music Video)”.
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And concluded in Puerto Rico on April 8, 2025
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Published video “Shawn Mendes - Isn’t That Enough (Official Album Trailer)”.
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2023· 1 entry
Mendes released "What the Hell Are We Dying For
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2022· 5 entries
Published video “Rip Up The Recipe (From the Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / ...”.
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Published video “Take A Look At Us Now (From the Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Visualizer)”.
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Published video “Top Of The World (From the Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / V...”.
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Published video “Carried Away (From the Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Visua...”.
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Premiered a new song titled "When You're Gone" during his performance at SXSW 2022
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2021· 4 entries
Mendes announced that a new single, titled "It'll Be Okay", would be released on December 1
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Mendes announced that he would be embarking on Wonder: The World Tour, across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe, consisting of 64 dates and starting on March 14, 2022, at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen
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Mendes released "Summer of Love" with Tainy
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Mendes hosted a NASA video conference with the crew of Expedition 65 on board the International Space Station
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2020· 4 entries
Released album “Wonder”.
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Mendes announced that the second single from Wonder was a collaboration with Justin Bieber on a track entitled "Monster"
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Mendes announced that his fourth studio album, Wonder, would be released on December 4, along with announcing that the album's lead single, also called "Wonder", would be released on October 2
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Mendes announced that both he and his Shawn Mendes Foundation would be donating an undisclosed sum of money to causes including the Australian Red Cross, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, and South Australian Count
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2019· 8 entries
"Señorita" peaked at number one, making it Mendes's first chart-topping single on the Hot 100
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And includes the songs "If I Can't Have You" and "Señorita"
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Released "Señorita" with Cuban singer Camila Cabello, along with the music video
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Mendes released the single "If I Can't Have You" along with its music video
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Mendes announced that he was the latest brand ambassador for Calvin Klein's #MyCalvins campaign
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“s #MyCalvins campaign. During the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, SmileDirectClub released an advertisement showcasing a campaign between the company and Mendes with some of the proceeds going to”
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Released the hit singles "If I Can't Have You" and "Señorita", with the latter peaking atop the US Billboard Hot 100
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“inspire and empower his fans and today”
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2018· 12 entries
Released ep “The Album (remixes)”.
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Mendes performed along with other artists such as Khalid, NF, Marshmello, Meghan Trainor, and Ella Mai at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles for the "We Can Survive" event
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Awarded Time 100 (2018).
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Awarded Juno Fan Choice (2018).
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Awarded Billboard 21 Under 21 (2018).
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Mendes was announced as the ambassador for Emporio Armani's entire "Fall Winter 2018-2019" watch collection
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Released album “Shawn Mendes”.
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To positive critical reviews, with particular praise towards his songwriting and artistic growth
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Mendes released the lead single "In My Blood" from his upcoming third studio album, followed up by the second single "Lost in Japan" on March 23
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Mendes worked with Omaze to raise funds through donations to support the WE Schools program, a movement aiming to support youth through educational services and mentorship
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Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual list
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“s Secret Fashion Show which was recorded in New York City in November and aired in December. He released a three-song remix EP on December 21 entitled The Album (Remixes). The EP includes remixes of songs from his self-titled album such as”
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2017· 5 entries
Released album “MTV Unplugged”.
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Awarded Juno Fan Choice (2017).
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Awarded Billboard 21 Under 21 (2017).
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Included on his Illuminate deluxe edition
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After his two albums topped the Billboard 200 and his single "There's Nothing Holding Me Back" became his fifth top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100
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2016· 7 entries
Released album “Live at Madison Square Garden”.
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Released album “Illuminate”.
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And debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 145,000 equivalent album units, including 121,000 in pure album sales and was certified platinum
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Which entered the top 20 in the US and the UK and was certified double platinum
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Mendes made his acting debut on The CW's The 100 third-season premiere
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Regarding speculations about his sexuality, in June 2016, Mendes stated: "First of all, I'm not gay.
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Studied at Pine Ridge Secondary School (2016).
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2015· 5 entries
Awarded Canada's Walk of Fame (2015).
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Mendes released his full-length album Handwritten, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart with 119,000 equivalent album units, selling 106,000 copies in its first week and was certified platinum
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Released album “Handwritten”.
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Mendes opened for Taylor Swift during 1989 World Tour dates for North America and recorded "Believe" for the soundtrack of Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants
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Where the campaign was hashtagged online as NotesFromShawn
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2014· 4 entries
"Something Big" was released as the second single
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"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" featuring Mendes was released as the fifth single from the Vamps' debut album, Meet the Vamps
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Released ep “The Shawn Mendes EP”.
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Followed by his debut studio album Handwritten in 2015
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2013· 2 entries
And got 10,000 likes and as many followers the next day
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When he posted song covers on the video-sharing platform Vine
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1998· 2 entries
In Toronto, to English mother Karen (née Rayment) and Portuguese father Manuel Mendes, and was raised in Pickering, Ontario
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Born 1998-08-08.
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