Shawn Peter Raul Mendes
is a Canadian singer, musician, and songwriter.
He was born on August 8th,1998 in
Pickering, Ontario, Canada. he started posting covers on an application called VINE.He also
auditioned for Disney Channel in Toronto. The following year, he caught the
attention of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy
Chareton, which led to him signing a deal with the record label. Mendes'
self-titled debut EP
"Life Of The Party"
was released in 2014, followed by his debut studio album Handwritten in
2015.
Handwritten debuted atop the US Billboard 200, making Mendes one of five
artists ever to debut at number one before the age of 18. The single
"Stitches" reached number one in the UK and the top 10 in the US and Canada.
