Celeb Funfact of the Day: Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes is a Canadian singer who rose to international fame due to the videos published on his Vine channel.

If you want to know some interesting information about Shawn, browse through 20 fun facts we have prepared for you!

1. Shawn Mendes was born on 8 August 1988 in Toronto as Shawn Peter Raul Mendes. His parents are real estate agent Karen Mendes and businessman Manuel Mendes.
2. He is of the English and Portuguese ancestry.
3. Shawn has a younger sister Aaliyah.
4. He gained widespread recognition after he had published videos of himself singing covers on his Vine channel. This secured him a deal with the record label (Island).
5. He learned to play guitar at the age of 14 with tutorial videos published on YouTube.
6. His debut single “Life of the Party” was released in 2014 and made it to Top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
7. Shawn has released three studio albums so far – “Handwritten,” “Illuminate” and “Shawn Mendes.” All of them reached number 1 position at album charts in the United States and Canada. This success made him one of five artists who have ever debuted at number 1 before reaching the age of 18.
8. At the beginning of his career, Shawn toured as one of nine members of MagCon Tour (alongside Nash Grier, Aaron Carpenter, Cameron Dallas, Matthew Espinosa, Taylor Caniff, Carter Reynolds, Sam Wilkinson, Dillon Rupp, Brent Rivera, Shawn Mendes, Hayes Grier, Jacob Whitesides, Jack Johnson, Jack Gilinsky, Chris Collins and Mahogany Lox) which consisted mostly of meet and greet conventions.
9. Shawn has won 13 SOCAN Awards, 10 MTV Europe Music Awards, eight Juno Awards, eight iHeartRadio MMVAs and two American Music Awards so far.
10. He was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2019 for Song of the Year (“In My Blood”) and Best Pop Vocal Album (“Shawn Mendes”).
11. He recorded a song with Camila Cabello (former member of Fifth Harmony) in 2015. “I Know What You Did Last Summer” reached Top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 charts.
12. His musical style is frequently considered to be pop and folk pop.
13. Shawn’s musical influences include John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and Justin Timberlake.
14. He is also a model. He has been signed with Wilhelmina Models since 2016.
15. Shawn is the ambassador of Emporio Armani’s Fall/Winter 2018-2019 collection.
16. He has been the brand ambassador for Calvin Klein’s #MyCalvins since February 2019.
17. Shawn frequently contributes to non-profit and charity organisations. He worked with Pencils of Promise with the aim of building schools and raising money to provide quality education in developing countries. He also created the Mexico Earthquake Relief Fund to raise money for those in need after the devastating earthquake in Mexico in 2017.
18. He recorded the cover of “Under Pressure,” which was used in celebration of the release of “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
19. Shawn has publicly admitted to having struggles with anxiety disorder through his single “In My Blood.” He has been going to therapy and meeting with a therapist on a regular basis to help him deal with his mental health condition.
20. Shawn performed at the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show which aired in December.