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About
Canadian-Sri Lankan musician, best known for his debut album Saviors and for composing music for the television series Sort Of. He has gained over 220,000 followers on Instagram, where he posts under the handle shan.vincent.de.paul.
Before Fame
He released his debut album, Saviors, in 2016 and his second album, Trigger Happy Heartbreak, along with an EP, SVDP 1, in 2017.
Trivia
He is part of Toronto-based artist collective, sideways, which includes Coleman Hell, La+ch, Mad Dog Jones, and Michah. He has been featured in media outlets such as Highsnobiety, Complex, BBC, CBC, DJBOOTH, Okayplayer, Afropunk, Clash Magazine, and Torontist. He has also composed music for the television series Sort Of, for which he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Music in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.
Family Life
He was born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, but was forced to flee the country as a child due to the civil war and move to Canada as a refugee.
Associated With
In December 2024, he announced that he would be rapping in a Salman Khan film, Sikandar, for his Bollywood debut in 2025.
