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Tyler Shaw (born April 8, 1993) is a Canadian singer and actor. He was the winner of the "MuchMusic Coca-Cola Covers Contest 2012" organized by the specialized Canadian music cable channel MuchMusic and subsequently released his debut single, "Kiss Goodnight", through Sony Music Canada in December 2012. The song was certified Gold by Music Canada in April 2013. Shaw's debut studio album, Yesterday, was released on September 4, 2015. The follow-up album Intuition was released on September 28, 2018, both on Sony Music.
Early life and education
Shaw was raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia. He is of half-Chinese and half-Polish descent; his father was an immigrant from Hong Kong. After finding a guitar under a staircase at the age of 13, he started practicing and eventually began writing his own songs, rather than just covers. At age 19, while a first year sociology student at University of Prince Edward Island, he was encouraged by his friend / roommate Kyle Dutton to make a cover and take part in the "Coca-Cola MuchMusic Covers Contest 2012" and was one of 13,000 who applied. His original audition video, was a cover of Hedley's "Invincible" put him in Top 15 of the contestant finalists. With a cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" he proceeded to Top 10 and through his interpretation of Britney Spears' "I Wanna Go" to Top 3. The results were announced during the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards on June 17, and Shaw was crowned the winner.
Musical career
His debut single, "Kiss Goodnight", was co-written by Shaw with Stephen Kozmeniuk and Todd Clark, and was produced by Kozmeniuk and Zubin Thakkar. The single is sponsored MuchFACT, a groundbreaking music video, electronic press kit and website production fund, managed by the Canadian Much and M3 stations and is distributed via Sony Music Entertainment Canada. "By My Side" was released as Shaw's second official single in June 2013, followed by "It Happens All the Time" in 2014 and "House of Cards" in 2015. Shaw opened for Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas on the Canada leg of Clarkson's Piece by Piece Tour. He released his debut studio album, Yesterday, on September 4, 2015. He sang at KDays in Edmonton on July 29, 2016.
Acting career
Shaw made his acting debut in the 2017 Canadian independent film The Meaning of Life, directed by Cat Hostick. He also appeared in the episode "Dancing in the Rain" on the Canadian drama series Lost & Found Music Studios.
Personal life
Shaw married Alex Karolczyk on August 18, 2018 after six years of dating.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Yesterday |
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| Intuition |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Certifications | Sales | Album | |||
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| CAN | CAN AC | CAN CHR | CAN Hot AC | |||||
| 2012 | "Kiss Goodnight" | 24 | 5 | 18 | 7 |
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| Yesterday |
| 2013 | "By My Side" | 34 | 9 | 28 | 12 | |||
| 2014 | "It Happens All the Time" | 94 | 21 | 48 | 31 | |||
| 2015 | "House of Cards" | 37 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
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| "Dizzy" | — | — | 33 | 41 | ||||
| 2016 | "Wicked" | 51 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
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| 2018 | "Cautious" | 87 | 8 | 16 | 10 | Intuition | ||
| "With You" | 34 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
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| 2019 | "To the Man Who Let Her Go" | 53 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Runaway" (ODC featuring Tyler Shaw) | Non-album single |
Promotional singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Showtime" | Yesterday |
| 2018 | "Anybody Out There" (featuring Amaal Nuux) | Intuition |
| "Wanted" | ||
| "If I Ever Lost You" |
Christmas singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
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| CAN | CAN AC | ||||
| 2014 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Tyler Shaw featuring Kira Isabella) | — | 31 | Non-album singles | |
| "It's Christmas" | — | 43 | |||
| 2018 | "Silent Night" | — | 11 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||