Shawn Peter Raul Mendes (born August 8, 1998)

Mendes was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was

raised in Pickering, a suburb of the city. He is the son of Karen,
a real estate agent, and Manuel Mendes, a businessman, selling
bar and restaurant supplies in Toronto. His father
is Portuguese (fromAlgarve),[1] while his mother is English. He
attended Pine Ridge Secondary School in Pickering, Ontario.[2]
Mendes is a Canadian singer-songwriter and model. He
attracted a following in 2012, when he began posting song
covers on the popular video sharing application Vine. 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 went on
to release an EP and his debut studio album Handwritten,
whose single "Stitches" reached the top 10 in the U.S. and
Canada, and number one in the UK.