Shan Vincent de Paul

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Background information
Birth nameShan Vincent de Paul
Born Jaffna, Sri Lanka
OriginToronto, Ontario
Genres
Occupations
Years active2000–present
Labels
Website shanvincentdepaul.com

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.

Contents

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]

Personal life and career

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]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleStudio album detailsTrack listing
Saviors [16] [4] [1] [17]
  • Released: April 15, 2016
  • Label: sideways
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
List
      1. "X"
      2. "Thank God"
      3. "Church"
      4. "Humble"
      5. "Pandora"
      6. "Prey" (featuring Hannes Smith)
      7. "Fight for Us" (featuring Coleman Hell & La+ch)
      8. "Get It On"
      9. "Buggin" (featuring La+ch)
      10. "Fin"
      11. "Die Iconic"
      12. "Light"
      13. "Radio"
Trigger Happy Heartbreak [18]
  • Released: December 1, 2017
  • Label: sideways
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
List
      1. "In the Skin of Your Lover"
      2. "You Better My Life"
      3. "Fever" (featuring Desiire)
      4. "Wetlands"
      5. "Bitch Go"
      6. "Heartache Highway"
      7. "Payback"
      8. "The Long Game"
      9. "Walk on Water" (featuring Coleman Hell)
SVDP 2 [19]
  • Released: August 16, 2019
  • Label: sideways
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
List
      1. "Mercury"
      2. "Out Alive"
      3. "Mrithangam Raps: Episode 3"
      4. "Warning Shot"
      5. "$$$$$"
      6. "Devil on My Side"
      7. "Funeral"
      8. "Ex Xo"
      9. "Payback" (Reprise)
Kothu Boys
(with Yanchan)
  • Released: November 6, 2020
  • Label: sideways, Dirty Elephant
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
List
      1. "Dear Eelam"
      2. "Overtime"
      3. "Want You"
      4. "Best Friend"
      5. "Destruction!"
      6. "No Mo"
      7. "Unai Paathu"
      8. "Oh Gawd Freestyle"
Made in Jaffna [20]
  • Released: September 3, 2021
  • Label: sideways, maajja
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
List
      1. "Made in Jaffna"
      2. "Days Like This"
      3. "Afterlife" (featuring Coleman Hell & Pritt)
      4. "Hard Times" (featuring TiKA)
      5. "Savage"
      6. "Creep Show"
      7. "One Hundred Thousand Flowers"
      8. "Neeye Oli" (featuring Navz-47, produced by Santhosh Narayanan)
      9. "Hangin' On" (featuring Yanchan)
      10. "Star Crossed"
      11. "Uyire" (featuring Yanchan)
      12. "Heaven" (featuring Navz-47)
      13. "Seeds" (featuring Sid Sriram)
      14. "Die Iconic 2"

Singles

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResult
2007Ontario Independent Music AwardsBest Hip-Hop SongNominated
2008Toronto Independent Music AwardsBest Urban ActNominated
2009Independent Music Awards (US) [29] Best Rap/Hip-Hop AlbumNominated
2011Toronto Independent Music Awards [30] Best RapWon
2012Toronto Independent Music Awards [30] Best RapNominated
2016Independent Music Awards [29] Best Rap/Hip-Hop AlbumNominated
2016Independent Music Awards [29] Best Rap/Hip-Hop SongWon
2022 Juno Awards Video of the Year "Neeye Oli"Nominated

Concert tours

Headlining

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