Everything About Shawn Mendes :)

Shawn Mendes became an overnight megastar, simply through a six-second Vine video of himself singing. Both musically and vocally talented, multi-lingual and still finishing secondary school online, Shawn Mendes is tipped to become a superstar bigger than Justin Bieber. Here are 50 interesting facts about the brilliant, sometimes shy, and modestly humble Canadian popstar.

1. Shawn Mendes was born in Toronto, Ontario in Canada on the 8^th of August 1998.
2. His full name is Shaun Peter Raul Mendes.
3. His mother Karen is a real estate agent, and his father Manuel is a business man.
4. He gets his second name from his father, who has Portuguese heritage.
5. His mother was born in England.
6. He went to the Pine Ridge Secondary School in the Pickering suburb of Ontario.
7. At School he enjoyed playing Ice Hockey and Football (Soccer, if you’re American) and he enjoyed longboarding.
8. He can play both the piano and the guitar.
9. He is 6’1″ tall.
10. Shawn Mendes gained his popularity through video-sharing app Vine, where he would release six-second snippets of him singing renditions of popular songs.
11. Within months of Vineing, Shawn had a following of millions of subscribers, as well as millions of views on each of his videos.
12. In 2014, Shawn caught the eye of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton, leading him to sign a record deal with them.
13. Before becoming a singer, Shawn said he wanted to become an actor.
14. Shawn got verified on Twitter the same day he got signed to Island Records.
15. Shawn released his debut single “The Life of the Party” in June 2014, which went on to become a massive hit.
16. This record earned him the title of the youngest person to debut in the top 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, at just 15 years, 11 months and 4 days of age.
17. Shawn Mendes is the youngest artist since Justin Bieber to have a Number One album!
18. Shawn released his debut EP, The Shawn Mendes EP, in July 2014.
19. The Shawn Mendes EP reached Number 1 on iTunes in 37 minutes.
20. In some of his videos that he has uploaded to YouTube, Shawn just sings in them and lets other musicians collaborate with him by playing instruments.
21. Shawn only started learning how to play guitar when he was 13, tutoring himself by using videos on YouTube.
22. Shawn’s first ever concert was on 26^th October 2013.
23. Before his signing to Island Records, Shawn was a member of the MagCon Tour along with other young musicians and social media stars including Nash Grier, Cameron Dallas and Jack Johnson & Jack Gilinsky.
24. Shawn was also on an nationwide tour opening for young superstar Austin Mahone.
25. Shawn released his first studio album, Handwritten, in April 2015.