Tyler Shaw

Tyler Shaw
Background information
Origin	Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Genre	Pop
Occupations	Musician singer songwriter actor
Instruments	Guitar, piano
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Tyler Ip Sony
Website	tylershawmusic.com
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	葉銘恆
Simplified Chinese	叶铭恒
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè Mínghéng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Jip6 Ming4hang4

Tyler Shaw is a Canadian singer, songwriter 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", via Sony Music Canada in December 2012. The song was quickly certified Gold by Music Canada in April 2013. His debut studio album, Yesterday, was released on September 4, 2015, by Sony Music. It spawned over 6 singles and is a certified gold album. His sophomore album Intuition was released on September 28, 2018, also via Sony Music Canada, followed up by the self-titled third studio album Tyler Shaw on August 20, 2021.

Early life

Tyler Shaw was raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia. He attended Riverside Secondary School in Port Coquitlam. He is of Chinese and Polish descent. He played for the university soccer team while a student at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Musical career

2012–2017: Career beginnings and Yesterday

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 follow-up single "By My Side" was released as Shaw's second official single in June 2013. He released "It Happens All the Time" in 2014^[when?] and the single "House of Cards" in 2015.^[when?] Shaw released his debut studio album Yesterday on September 4, 2015. In January 2016, Shaw released "Wicked"; the song was later certified gold.

Shaw performed as a supporting act for Canadian artist Alessia Cara.

Other activities

Shaw made his acting debut in the 2017 Canadian independent film The Meaning of Life, directed by Cat Hostick. He also appeared as himself in the episode "Dancing in the Rain" on the Canadian drama series Lost & Found Music Studios.

In February 2020, Tyler announced via his social media that he had officially signed with Sutherland Models, one of Canada's premier modelling agencies. 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.

Tyler performed at the WE Organization's WE DAY events and helped build a school in Kenya. 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.

Personal life

Shaw married longtime girlfriend Alex Karolczyk on August 18, 2018, after six years of dating. Shaw lives in Canada's capital, Ottawa, with his wife and three daughters.

Discography

Nominations