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Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (born August 8, 1998, in Pickering, Ontario) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He spent his early days learning to play guitar by watching YouTube tutorial videos. He started doing covers on YouTube but then, gained millions of followers in a few months for singing on the now defunct video sharing platform, Vine.

He officially signed with Island Records in May 2014 and released his first single “Life of the Party” on June 26, 2014. His debut album Handwritten, which included hit single “Stitches”, reached the top 10 in the U.S. and Canada, and number one in the UK. He went on to re-release that album under Handwritten Revisited with four new tracks, including collaboration with Fifth Harmony member Camila Cabello, “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”"

His second studio album Illuminate delivered three hit singles: “Treat You Better”, “Mercy”, and “There’s Nothing Holdin' Me Back”. The latter single peaked in the Billboard Top 10 and also reached number one on the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart. In August 2017, he became the first artist under 20 to have three number-one songs on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.

On March 22, 2018, Mendes released “In My Blood,” the lead single from his eponymous third album, Shawn Mendes, which released on May 25, 2018. He also released the second single from the album, “Lost in Japan”, the following day on March 23.

On May 3, 2019, Mendes released “If I Can’t Have You,”. He teamed up with Camila Cabello to release their second single together, “Señorita”.

His fourth album, Wonder, was released on December 4, 2020, the lead single for the album, “Wonder,” was released on October 2, 2020. The second single “Monster” was released a month later on November 20, 2020, alongside Justin Bieber.