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Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He attracted a following in 2013, when he began posting song covers on the video sharing application Vine
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He created his popular YouTube channel 6 years ago.
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Mendes and DoSometing.org launched a campaign called "Notes from Shawn". The campaign was inspired by the lyrics to his first single, "Life of the Party", and addressed low self-esteem, depression and awareness of self-harm.They relaunched their campaign for the second year in a row in 2015.He has also worked with Pencils of Promise, raising $25,000 to build a school in Ghana.
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"Life of the Party"
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Most Popular Web Star in the music category.
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Mendes released his full-length album Handwritten, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart with 119,000 equivalent album units, selling 106,000 copies in its first week.
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Mendes toured as a member of the Magcon Tour, alongside other young Viners with a large following on social media. Mendes was also on a nationwide tour with Austin Mahone as an opening act, releasing his debut major label EP.
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Fifth Harmony's Camila Cabello collaborated on the song "I Know What You Did Last Summer," which appeared on the deluxe version of Handwritten. The song reached the Top 20 on the U.S. and Canadian Hot 100 charts
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Mendes signed with modeling agency Wilhelmina Models
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The Top Ten single "Treat You Better" preceded Mendes' second album, Illuminate, which was recorded in upstate New York.
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His third tour named Illuminate will be starting this year.
