How much is Shawn Mendes net worth?
Shawn Mendes is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and model who became famous in 2013 when he posted his Vine singing “As Long as You Love Me”.
Shawn Mendes has released two albums, with the first one selling over 150,000 copies and the second selling over 100,000 copies. The Third album is reportedly in production.
Mendes has a net worth valued around $40 Million, which comes in part from album sales and tours but also from a number of endorsement contracts with companies including Calvin Klein, Befuddles by Dre, Emporio Armani and Smile Direct Club.
Brand endorsement:
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Mendes made an appearance in the company’s new promotional video wearing the EA Connected watch.
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In August 2017, the singer/songwriter launched his first fragrance: Shawn Mendes Signature. One year later, he released a new fragrance: Shawn Signature II.
- On June 6, 2018, Shawn Mendes was named the ambassador for Emporio Armani’s complete ‘Fall/Winter 2018-19’ watch line.
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On February 16th, 2019 Shawn Mendes announced that he was the latest brand ambassador for Calvin Klein’s MyCalvins campaign. The 20-year old singer and songwriter has been modeling for the company since 2016 and is now set to be the face of their underwear line.
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Shawn Mendes partnered with Tim Hortons inn 2019, to appear in their commercial and on their drink cups. Shortly afterwards, he also partnered with Roots Canada.
Early life:
Shawn Mendes was born on 8 August 1988 in Toronto, Canada, and raised in Pickering 2.
Shawn Mendes is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in Toronto, and raised in Pickering 2. He studied at the Berklee College of Music before returning to Canada to pursue a career in music. He gained a following in 2013 as a Vine user.
His father, Manuel Mendes, is a Portuguese businessman, and his mother is Karen Rayment, a British real estate agent. He has a younger sister named Aaliyah.
Shawn’s family moved to Pickering, Ontario when he was four years old. He attended Pine Ridge Secondary School in Ajax, Ontario from 2012 to 2014 before graduating from Pickering High School in June 2015.
Mendes graduated from Penn Ridge High School in June 2016, where he took acting lessons and played soccer and ice hockey.
Career:
Mendes’ interest in music led him to learn to play guitar alone at the age of 13 only through YouTube videos.
Mendes’ music career began in 2013 when he started gaining popularity on the video-sharing application Vine by posting six-second clips of himself singing.
Shawn soon caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton who then approached him about signing a recording contract with them. In 2014, Mendes released his debut single “Life of the Party”.
In 2015, he signed a recording contract with Island Records worth $3.7 million, and released his debut single “Life of the Party”. He has since released two studio albums – “Handwritten” (2015) and “Illuminate” (2016).
He has won multiple awards, including three American Music Awards, six iHeartRadio Music Awards (including Best New Artist). Eight Billboard Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards (including Best Male Artist), two People’s Choice Awards, one MuchMusic Video Award and one Teen Choice Award.
In 2016, he released his second album, Illuminate, following the style of Ed Sheeran and John Mayer. The album was a huge success in the United States and Canada, with sales of more than one million copies.
Just two months later, Mendes performed a live show at Madison Square Garden in New York.
He also collaborated with rapper Big Sean and was featured on the single “I Don’t Fuck with You”. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Personal life:
Mendes has spoken openly about his struggles with anxiety, and he even discussed it in his song “In My Blood” on his 3rd album. He has since said that he is undergoing therapy to help him manage this mental health condition.
Shawn Mendes’ personal life is ambiguous, with rumors indicating that he has been dating Cuban-American singer, Camila Cabello, although he denied it several times.
Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes have been dating since early 2018, after the two collaborated on the song “Señorita.” The couple has not made any formal announcements about their status, but they both acknowledged their relationship on social media.
The couple’s first public appearance was at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in March 2018, where they sat together at a table during the show. They also attended Coachella together in April 2018.
In the age of social media, it is not uncommon for celebrities to have a lot of public relationships. However, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s relationship is a little different. They have been dating for a long time now and they are not shy about their love for each other.
