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Birth name | Shan Vincent de Paul |
Born | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario |
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Years active | 2000–present |
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Website | shanvincentdepaul |
Shan Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is a Tamil Canadian recording artist and director from Toronto, Ontario. Paul released his debut album "Saviors" in 2016 and his second album "Trigger Happy Heartbreak" along with an EP "SVDP 1" in 2017.
He is part of Toronto-based artist collective, sideways which includes Coleman Hell, La+ch, Mad Dog Jones, and Michah. He is best known for his debut album "Saviors". [1] [2]
SVDP was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and fled the country in his young age due to the civil war and moved to Canada as refugees. [3]
His debut album "Saviors" was released on April 15, 2016. [4] [5] [6] [7]
SVDP has been featured in media outlets such as Highsnobiety, [8] Complex, BBC, [9] CBC, [10] DJBOOTH, [11] Okayplayer, Afropunk, [12] Clash Magazine, [13] and Torontist. [14]
He has also composed music for the television series Sort Of . Alongside Emily Persich, Moël, Terrell Morris, Ceréna and Vivek Shraya, he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Music in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. [15]
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Saviors [16] [4] [1] [17] |
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Trigger Happy Heartbreak [18] |
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SVDP 2 [19] |
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Kothu Boys (with Yanchan) |
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Made in Jaffna [20] |
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Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2007 | Ontario Independent Music Awards | Best Hip-Hop Song | Nominated | |
2008 | Toronto Independent Music Awards | Best Urban Act | Nominated | |
2009 | Independent Music Awards (US) [29] | Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album | Nominated | |
2011 | Toronto Independent Music Awards [30] | Best Rap | Won | |
2012 | Toronto Independent Music Awards [30] | Best Rap | Nominated | |
2016 | Independent Music Awards [29] | Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album | Nominated | |
2016 | Independent Music Awards [29] | Best Rap/Hip-Hop Song | Won | |
2022 | Juno Awards | Video of the Year | "Neeye Oli" | Nominated |
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