Tyler Shaw
{{short description|Canadian singer and actor}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tyler Shaw
| image = Tyler-Shaw-Photoshoot-Cover.jpg
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|4|8}}
| origin = Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
| genre = Pop
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter|actor}}
| instrument = Guitar, piano
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{hlist|Tyler Ip|Sony}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|tylershawmusic.com}}
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Tyler Shaw (born April 8, 1993) is a Canadian singer and actor. After winning the "MuchMusic Coca-Cola Covers Contest 2012" organized by the Canadian music cable channel MuchMusic, he released his debut single, "Kiss Goodnight", through Sony Music Canada in December 2012. The song was certified Gold by Music Canada in April 2013. His debut studio album, Yesterday, was released on September 4, 2015, by Sony Music. His second album Intuition was released on September 28, 2018, also by Sony Music.
Early life
Tyler Shaw was born in Richmond, British Columbia and raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia.{{cite web |title=Growing up in Coquilam |url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/it-s-a-piece-of-me-that-was-missing-how-tyler-shaw-discovered-his-chinese-heritage-1.5093683|publisher=CBC Music|accessdate=May 7, 2020}} He is of Chinese, Polish, and Ukrainian descent; his father was an immigrant from Hong Kong.{{cite web |url=http://marcandmandy.com/27-things-you-didnt-know-about-tyler-shaw/ |title=27 Things You Didn't Know About Tyler Shaw - Marc and Mandy Show |website=marcandmandy.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323155050/http://marcandmandy.com/27-things-you-didnt-know-about-tyler-shaw/ |archive-date=23 March 2018 |url-status=dead}} Shaw has an older brother, Matthew Shaw, who is a professional actor.{{cite web |title=Matthew Ip Shaw |url=https://www.backstage.com/u/mattshaw/ |website=Backstage.com |accessdate=May 7, 2020}} He played competitive soccer for many years of his childhood.{{cite web |last1=Kerry |first1=Shiela |title=Congratulations, Tyler Shaw! |url=https://www.upei.ca/communications/news/2014/08/congratulations-tyler-shaw|website=Upei.ca |accessdate=May 7, 2020}}
Musical career
=2012–2017: Career beginnings and ''Yesterday''=
File:Tyler Shaw Performing.jpg
Shaw's debut single, "Kiss Goodnight", was co-written by Shaw with Stephen Kozmeniuk and Todd Clark, and was produced by Koz and Zubin Thakkar. The single rose on the Canadian radio charts and soon after became Shaw's first gold certified single, peaking at 24 on the Canadian Hot 100.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} The follow-up "By My Side" was released as Shaw's second official single in June 2013. He released "It Happens All the Time" in 2014{{when|date=December 2020}} and the single "House of Cards" in 2015.{{when|date=December 2020}} Shaw released his debut studio album Yesterday on September 4, 2015 to critical acclaim. In January 2016, Shaw released "Wicked"; the song was later certified gold.{{cite web |title=Tyler Shaw |url=https://feldman-agency.com/artist-157/tyler-shaw |website=The Feldman Agency |accessdate=May 7, 2020}}
To support his debut album, Tyler toured across Canada with Selena Gomez for her Revival World Tour in 2016.{{cite web |last1=Yeung |first1=Lien |title=Coquitlam-born pop star Tyler Shaw returns to B.C. to open for Selena Gomez |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tyler-shaw-opens-for-selena-gomez-in-bc-1.3582911|website=Cbc.ca |accessdate=May 7, 2020 |date=May 14, 2016}} He also performed as a supporting act for Canadian artists Shawn Mendes and Alessia Cara.{{cite web |title=Tour name: Alessia Cara with Special Guests Tyler Shaw & Ryland James |url=https://www.songkick.com/concerts/29957374-tyler-shaw-at-colosseum-at-caesars-windsor?fbclid=IwAR1wxz6W7kaMjzqBYcxB78P0L0k2RNxPQV-IFpr0zSa3_NzRQPIgrpFenkU |website=Songkick.com|accessdate=May 7, 2020 |date=July 2, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Di Paola |first=Erika |title=5 Things To Do At Montreal's 2015 International Hot Air Balloon Festival |date=July 10, 2015 |url=https://www.mtlblog.com/things-to-do-in-mtl/5-things-to-expect-at-montreals-international-balloon-festival|website=Mtlblog.com |accessdate=May 7, 2020}} Shaw has performed for the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex at the Invictus Games in May 2017.{{cite web |title=Prince Harry Launches 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/prince-harry-launches-2017-invictus-games-in-toronto-577779881.html |website=Newswire.ca|accessdate=May 7, 2020 |date=May 2, 2016}}
= 2018–present: ''Intuition'' and ''Tyler Shaw'' =
In December 2017, Shaw released the Christmas single "Silent Night", which was serviced to Canadian radio. He performed the song on CTV's Santa Claus Parade in November 2018, along with The Canadian Tenors and Johnny Orlando.{{cite web |title=CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY FOR TYLER SHAW FANS! |url=https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/christmas-comes-early-for-tyler-shaw-fans |access-date=25 October 2022}} The lead single from Shaw's second album was "Cautious", which was released in January 2018. The single reached top 10 at Canadian radio and was certified gold.{{cite web |title=Gold/Platinum |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=tyler%20shaw%20cautious |website=Music Canada | date=August 28, 2015 |access-date=25 October 2022}}
His second studio album, Intuition (stylized in all caps) was released on September 28, 2018, by Sony Music Canada. Shaw performed at various iHeartRadio venues to promote the album.{{cite web |last1=Neustaeter |first1=Brooklyn |title=Tyler Shaw Delivers Incredible Red Carpet Performance |url=https://www.iheartradiommva.ca/tyler-shaw-red-carpet-performance/|website=Iheartradiommva.ca |accessdate=May 7, 2020 |date=August 26, 2018}}
"With You", became the second single from Tyler’s sophomore album. The single is certified double platinum, and reached the top 5 on the Canadian radio charts and as peaked at #34 on the Canadian Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single reached #1 twice on the French BDS charts with the French duet version featuring French singer Sara Diamond. Tyler’s album INTUITION received a Juno Awards nomination for Pop Album of the Year in January 2019 and landed him a performance slot of the national broadcast of the Canadian awards show in March 2019 where he performed an acoustic rendition of "With You".{{cite web |last1=Druckman |first1=Howard |title=JUNO Nominee Interview: Tyler Shaw |url=https://www.socanmagazine.ca/news/juno-nominee-interview-tyler-shaw/|website=Socanmagazine.com |accessdate=7 May 2020 |date=14 February 2019}}
The third and final single from the album, "To The Man Who Let Her Go", was released in May 2019 and reached the top 10 across 3 Canadian radio formats. The single is officially certified gold and the official music video, shot by The Young Astronauts, reached #1 on the Canadian iTunes music video chart. According to BDS / Nielsen Soundscan, Tyler’s single "With You" was the most played single at Canadian radio by a Canadian artist.
In addition to writing, performing and producing music for his own project, Tyler has also produced and co-wrote songs for other artists including Ross Lynch, Victoria Duffield, Justin Tyler, Ryland James and Olivia Lunny.{{cite web |last1=Rowley |first1=Glenn |title=Rising Pop Singer Olivia Lunny Has a Very Human Reaction to a Breakup on 'Think Of Me': Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9356868/olivia-lunny-think-of-me |website=Billboard.com|accessdate=7 May 2020 |date=16 April 2020}} Tyler's self-titled third studio album was released on August 20, 2021.
In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230302170512/https://etcanada.com/news/972900/feel-out-loud-alessia-cara-serena-ryder-more-canadian-artists-collaborate-on-new-single-promoting-youth-mental-health-initiative/ "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative"]. Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023.
=Tours=
- The Wanted Tour with Neon Dreams and Craig Stickland – 2019
- The Intuition Tour with Ryland James and Sara Diamond – 2018
- Selena Gomez – Revival World Tour – 2015
Acting career
Shaw made his acting debut in the 2017 Canadian independent film The Meaning of Life, directed by Cat Hostick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-meaning-of-life_us_5950e989e4b0f078efd9831d?guccounter=1|title=The Meaning of Life|date=June 26, 2017|first=Siobhan|last=Kukolic|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=November 24, 2018}} He also appeared in the episode "Dancing in the Rain" on the Canadian drama series Lost & Found Music Studios.
Brand endorsements and modeling
In February 2020, Tyler announced via his social media that he had officially signed with Sutherland Models, one of Canada's premiere modeling agencies.{{cite web |title=Tyler Shaw – MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING ARTIST, PRODUCER & ACTOR |url=http://www.sutherlandmodels.com/model-details/Tyler-Shaw/101215/|website=Sutherlandmodels.com |accessdate=7 May 2020}} In March 2020, the single "With You" was featured in a national commercial for Rogers 5G network. The commercial featured Tyler as a live performer. In a partnership with Rogers Tyler also had an interactive live hologram activation at the Rogers 302 flagship store in downtown Toronto, which performed some of his biggest hits.{{cite web |last1=Kolm |first1=josh |title=Rogers goes hands on with its future |url=https://strategyonline.ca/2020/01/08/rogers-goes-hands-on-with-its-future/ |website=Strategyonline.ca|accessdate=7 May 2020 |date=8 January 2020}}
Philanthropy and supported causes
File:Tyler-Shaw-Kenya-2014.png in Kenya in 2014]]
Tyler performed at the WE Organization's WE DAY events and helped build a school in Kenya.{{cite web |title=WE Day Ottawa |url=https://www.we.org/en-CA/our-work/we-day/we-day-events/we-day-ottawa|website=We.org |accessdate=7 May 2020 |date=10 December 2019}} Tyler has also participated in initiatives like Bell Let’s Talk and smaller community events that focus on raising awareness and eliminating stigmas associated with mental illness.
In April 2020, Shaw co-created the artists initiative ArtistsCAN to help raise funds for the Canadian Red Cross for COVID-19 relief.{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=John R |title=Canadian Artists Join Voices For 'Lean On Me' |url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/canadian-artists-join-voices-for-lean-on-me-1.12227470 |website=iHeartRadio.ca |accessdate=7 May 2020 |date=26 April 2020}}
Personal life
Shaw married Alex Karolczyk (born July 13, 1989) on August 18, 2018 after six years of dating.{{Cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/359578/exclusive-tyler-shaw-opens-up-about-wedding-to-best-friend-alex-karolczyk-shares-stunning-pics/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821230637/https://etcanada.com/news/359578/exclusive-tyler-shaw-opens-up-about-wedding-to-best-friend-alex-karolczyk-shares-stunning-pics/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2018|title=Tyler Shaw Opens Up About Wedding To 'Best Friend' Alex Karolczyk, Shares Stunning Pics|date=August 21, 2018|first=Becca|last=Longmire|work=Entertainment Tonight Canada|access-date=November 24, 2018}} They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Everly, on December 20, 2020. They welcomed a second daughter named Lilah in October 2023.
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Singles=
==As lead artist==
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| rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" | Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! colspan="4"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2" style="width:7em;" | Album | |||
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! style="width:3.5em;"| CAN CHR
! style="width:3.5em;"| CAN Hot AC
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| 2012
! scope="row"| "Kiss Goodnight" | 24 | 5 | 18 | 7
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| rowspan="6" align="left"| Yesterday |
| 2013
! scope="row"| "By My Side" | 34 | 9 | 28 | 12
| |
| 2014
! scope="row"| "It Happens All the Time" | 94 | 21 | 48 | 31
| |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
! scope="row"| "House of Cards" | 37 | 11 | 12 | 10
| |
| scope="row"| "Dizzy"
| — || — || 33 || 41 | | |||
| 2016
! scope="row"| "Wicked" | 51 | 13 | 13 | 6
| |
| rowspan="2"| 2018
! scope="row"| "Cautious" | 87 | 8 | 16 | 10
| | rowspan="3" align="left"| Intuition |
| scope="row"| "With You"
| 34 || 7 || 8 || 7 | | |||
| 2019
! scope="row"| "To the Man Who Let Her Go" | 53 | 4 | 11 | 7
| |
| 2020
! scope="row"| "Remember" | 48 | 47 | 30 | 29
| | rowspan="3" align="left"| Tyler Shaw |
| rowspan="2"| 2021
! scope="row"| "When You're Home"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/when-youre-home-single/1543787623|title=When You're Home – Single by Tyler Shaw|via=Apple Music}} | — | — | — | —
| |
| scope="row"| "I See You"{{cite web|url=https://outnowmagazine.com/tyler-shaw-i-see-you/|title=Tyler Shaw Shares New Emotional Single "I See You"|website=Out Now Magazine|date=August 8, 2021 |access-date=August 8, 2021}}
| 81 || — || — || — | | |||
| 2022
! scope="row"| "Love You Still (abcdefu romantic version)" | — | — | — | —
| | rowspan="4" {{TBA}} |
| 2023
! scope="row"| "Out of Sight"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/out-of-sight-single/1702519804|title=Out of Sight – Single by Tyler Shaw|via=Apple Music}} | — | — | — | —
| |
| 2024
! scope="row"| "Back to Me"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/back-to-me-single/1721219415|title=Back to Me – Single by Tyler Shaw|via=Apple Music}} | — | — | — | —
| |
| 2025
! scope="row"| "Woman on the Moon"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/woman-on-the-moon-single/1784543706|title=Woman on the Moon – Single by Tyler Shaw|via=Apple Music}} | — | — | — | —
| |
| colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
==As featured artist==
==Promotional singles==
==Christmas singles==
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|6612083}}
- [https://www.facebook.com/tylershawmusic Facebook]
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