Shawn Mendes is a famous Canadian Pop singer, songwriter, and music producer. His name was raised when he uploaded his song cover video on Vine.
His singing skill reached Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton’s attention and made him get a deal with the record label.
His song entitles Senorita, which is featuring with Camila Cabello, gained a lot of attention in the world.
Career
Shawn Mendes’ music career began when he uploaded cover videos on an application called Vine in 2013.
Since then, he gained popularity with millions of followers of his handsome face and authentic tenor voice.
In 2014, Andrew Gayler, a talent manager from Island Records, discovered him and asked Shawn to sign and release the first single Life of the Party in the same year.
With his debut song, he is the youngest artist who composed his song and got 24th rank on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2014.
After that, he joined the MagCon Tour with other young artists such as Cameron Dallas, Matthew Espinosa, and more. In 2015, he created his first tour to promote his debut album Handwritten.
His songs almost always reach the top rank around the world with his songs Stitches, Treat You Better, also his featured song with Camila Cabello, Señorita.
He has gotten many awards such as SOCAN awards, iHeartRadio MMVAs, and many more.
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Profile
- Full name: Shawn Peter Raul Mendes
- Stage name: Shawn Mendes
- Nickname: Gordito, Shawnie
- Birthday: August 8, 1998
- Birthplace: Pickering, Ontario, Kanada
- Nationality: Canadian
- Religion: Christian
- Profession: Singer, Songwriter, Record Producer
- Education: Pine Ridge Secondary School
- Hobbies: Playing ice hockey, and soccer, and going to the gym
- Facebook: @ShawnMendesOfficial
- Twitter: @ShawnMendes
- Instagram: @shawnmendes
- TikTok: –
- YouTube: Shawn Mendes Official
Height, Weight, Physical Appearance
- Height: 188 cm (6’1”)
- Weight: 79 Kg (174 lbs)
- Blood Type: –
- Hair Color: Dark Brown
- Eye Color: Dark Brown
- Body Measurements: 40-32-35 (Bust -40, Waist -32, and Hips -35 in inches)
- Shoe Size: 9 (US)
- Dress Size: –
Family
- Father: Manuel Mendes
- Mother: Karen Mendes
- Brother: –
- Sister: Aaliyah Mendes
Girlfriend & Dating History
Chloë Grace Moretz
There was a rumor that Shawn dated Chloë Grace Moretz in 2016. The rumor stemmed from his fan’s speculations.
It was because they made a bit flirty on Twitter. But, they never confirmed if there was any romantic relationship between them or not.
Lauren Arendse
In 2017, Shawn told that he had a girlfriend. But he never confirmed his girlfriend’s identity.
Then, there was a rumor that his girlfriend’s name is Lauren Arendse.
But, there was much information about her identity and their relationship.
Hailey Bieber
Then, in the same year, he was also rumored to have a relationship with Hailey Bieber.
It was raised when Shawn and Hailey walked together on the red carpet and were spotted kissing at MTV EMAs.
Even though, he confirmed that his relationship with her is only as a friend.
Camila Cabello
In July 2019, Shawn announced that he was in a romantic relationship with his singing partner, Camila Cabello.
But sadly, their relationship ended in November 2021.
Jocelyne Miranda
Shawn Mendes was known to have lunch with Jocelyne Miranda, who is a chiropractor.
It was proven by the photo released by Daily Mail and it sparked dating rumors. Then, the same photo was also released in January 2023.
Net Worth
Shawn Mendes’ net worth is around $54,5 million. His main source of net worth comes from his profession as a singer and songwriter.
Music Tour
In 2018, he could gather about $40 million from his music tour. Then, in his music tour in 2019, he also gather around $55 million.
Not only that, he grossed about $90 million on his music tour.
Endorsement
He was known to have a deal with Calvin Klein and it brings a lot of money to him.
YouTube
His YouTube channel also brings a lot of money, according to Socialblade, he could gather around $23,4K to $374,8K per month.
Then, in a year, he earns around $281,1K to $4,5 millions.
Movies
- 2013 – Metegol – Young Jake (voice)
- 2020 – Shawn Mendes: In Wonder – Shawn Mendes
- 2020 – Shawn Mendes: Live In Concert – Shawn Mendes
- 2022 – Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile – Lyle (voice)
TV Show
- 2015 – Yo quisiera – Shawn Mendes – Episode: “Yo soy la bloguera de moda”
- 2016 – The 100 – Macallan – Episode: “Wanheda: Part 1”
- 2016 – Saturday Night Live – Shawn Mendes – Episode: “Emma Stone/Shawn Mendes”
- 2018 – The Voice – Himself/Advisor – Season 14 of Alicia Keys’ team
- 2018 – Drop the Mic – Himself – Episode: “Odell Beckham Jr. vs. Shawn Mendes / Molly Ringwald vs. Jon Cryer”
- 2018 – CMT Crossroads – Himself – Alongside with Zac Brown Band
- 2019 – Saturday Night Live – Himself – Episode: “Adam Sandler/Shawn Mendes”
- 2022 – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Himself/Co-host – Episode: “Shawn Mendes; Jesse Tyler Ferguson”
Awards
- 2016 – BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards – Best Single – Shawn Mendes
- 2016 – Canadian Radio Music Awards – Chart Topper Award – Shawn Mendes
- 2017 – Capricho Awards – International Crush – Shawn Mendes
- 2017 – BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards – Best International Artist – Shawn Mendes
- 2017 – American Music Awards – Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist – Shawn Mendes
- 2017 – BMI Pop Awards – Award Winning Songs – “Treat You Better”
- 2017 – Bravo Otto – Super Male Singer – Shawn Mendes
- 2018 – BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards – Best International Solo Artist – Shawn Mendes
- 2018 – American Music Awards – Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist – Shawn Mendes
- 2018 – Billboard Live Music (Touring) Awards – Artist of the Year – Shawn Mendes
- 2018 – BMI Pop Awards – Award Winning Songs – “Mercy”, “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back”,
- 2019 – BMI Pop Awards – Award Winning Songs – “In My Blood”
- 2019 – BMI Pop Awards – Award Winning Songs – “In My Blood”
- 2019 – Billboard Live Music (Touring) Awards – Concert and Marketing Promotions Award – Verizon Up x Shawn Mendes x Camilla Cabello Customer Loyalty Promotion
- 2019 – American Music Awards – Collaboration of the Year – Shawn Mendes – “Señorita” (with Camila Cabello)
- 2019 – AMFT Awards – Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – Shawn Mendes – “Señorita” (with Camila Cabello)
- 2020 – Beano Awards – Best Song – Shawn Mendes with Camilla Cabelo
- 2020 – BMI London Awards – London Pop Award Songs – “Señorita”
- 2020 – Award Winning Songs – “If I Can’t Have You”, “Señorita”
Facts
- Shawn Mendes gets his second name from his father, a Portuguese
- He can speak English, Spanish, and French.
- He likes cooking. He is a perfect boyfriend!
- This man is allergic to mosquitoes and dogs.
- He also doesn’t like tomatoes and ladybugs.
- Shawn mentioned that being alone in the ocean is his biggest fear.
- His favorite color is blue.
- Do you know his favorite food? It’s chocolate cake and cereal!
- Even though his nationality is Canadian, he grew up in North Yorkshire, England
- He mentioned that John Mayer and Justin Timberlake are his main influences, but Ed Sheeran plays the most important role.
- He is a Potterhead and has the wand hanging in his room.
- He collects 40 guitars.
- Shawn once said that his alter-ego’s name is Benito.
- At the age of 13, he taught himself to play guitar by watching YouTube videos.
- In 2014, he collaborated with DoSomething.org and initiated a campaign named “Notes from Shawn”. He encouraged his fans to jot down positive notes and leave those notes in unexpected places.
- Shawn performed as the opening at Taylor Swift’s concert 1989 World Tour.
- In 2016, he has listed for the Forbes 30 under 30: Music when he was only 17 years old!
- After two years of entering the music industry, Shawn launched #BuildASchoolWithShawn and gathered money from his fans to build a school in Ghana.
- In 2017, he dated Haile Baldwin, but they broke up in March 2018.
- His song In My Blood which was released in 2018 talks about his struggles with anxiety.
- In 2018, Shawn produced an official World Cup song for Portugal.
- Time magazine listed him as one of the most influential people in 2018 and described Mendes as “a pop star born both of and for Generation Z”.
- Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes have been friends since 2014 and started dating in July 2019.
- His documentary In Wonder was released in November 2020. He mentioned that he learned about himself after watching the documentary, particularly about self-respect and self-love.
- When releasing Wonder in 2020, Camila was one of the first people that listen to the single. So sweet!
- His net worth is around $40 million.
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Quotes
“It’s extremely important just to keep things positive and happy as much as we can… I think it’s important that singers, actors, or whatever use our voice to spread positive messages as much as we possibly can.”
“I love Australia; it was a really, really nice experience for me. It’s such a beautiful place. The people are beautiful – like, really beautiful – and they are beautiful in terms of their personalities. It’s a great place to be. It’s like you are in a little bit of a dream world.”
“Love is probably the strongest emotion that you can feel. It’s very natural – and I wouldn’t want to say easy – but natural and comfortable to write about, and there’s so many different forms of it, millions of layers – you could write forever about it.”
“There are tons of women’s perfumes that I’ve smelt and been like, ‘I love that. I would totally wear that,’ and lots of women smell a lot of men’s cologne and think the same thing about that. I think there should be no reason to put gender on it.”
“I was super-obsessed with cover videos. When I was, like, 10, I would come home from school and watch them from 4 o’clock until 8 o’clock every night. I was so intrigued that people took these super-popular songs and did them their own way.”
Photos
1. Whatever he wears, he looks awesomely handsome!

2. Shawn Mendes wearing a white tee is already good looking. How about this one on a suit, ladies?

3. OMG, that smile can melt any girl’s heart

4. He definitely can’t be separated from his guitar

5. This man also plays piano. Such a multitalented artist, isn’t it?

He undoubtedly has an attractive appearance. However, his face is not the only reason you adore him, right?