Shan Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is a Sri Lankan-born Tamil Canadian recording artist and director from
Toronto
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. 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
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, La+ch, Mad Dog Jones, and Michah. He is best known for his debut album "Saviors".
Personal life and career
SVDP was born to a
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
family in
Jaffna
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,
Sri Lanka
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and fled the country in his young age due to the
civil war
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and moved to Canada as refugees.
His debut album "Saviors" was released on April 15, 2016.
SVDP has been featured in media outlets such as
Highsnobiety
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, Complex,
BBC
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,
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, DJBOOTH, Okayplayer, Afropunk,
Clash Magazine
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The magazine won awards including the Best New M ...
, and Torontist.
He has also composed music for the television series ''
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Ceréna
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and
Vivek Shraya
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, he won a
Canadian Screen Award
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for Best Original Music in a Comedy Series at the
11th Canadian Screen Awards
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