18 Reasons Why We Love Shawn Mendes

Oh, Shawn Mendes. Can you be any more perfect? With his upcoming album Illuminate dropping next month, and a sold-out arena tour, it’s kind of hard to believe that he’s only 18!

When Mendes posted a six second clip back in August 2013 covering Justin Bieber‘s As Long as you Love Me on Vine, the snippet garnered more than 10,000 views overnight. And the rest is history, really. Not long after he dropped his first single and music video (conveniently filmed at our favourite grilled cheese establishment, George Street Diner) while still in high school, he joined Taylor Swift’s 1989 World Tour as an opening act, and collaborated with our former cover star, Fifth Harmony‘s Camila Cabello. And we’re predicting so much more to come for this Pickering-born talent.

Here, 18 reasons why we absolutely adore Shawn Mendes:

1. He’s tight with his fam and posts adorable photos with them

2. He brought his dad to the MMVA’s that one time

Happy fathers day old man! ️ love u!

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3. And posts adorable throwbacks of him and his mom

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4. He’s grateful

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5. He’s also honest…

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6. …and doesn’t take himself too seriously

-via snapchat (22/07) #shawnmendes

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7. He enjoys long walks

-via snapchat (25/07) #shawnmendes

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8. He’s down with cats…

This is my cat and she is a old ???

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9. …and is legit the cutest Snapchat puppy ever

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10. Yes, he messed up the lyrics, but ultimately slayed this cover of The Neighborhood’s Sweater Weather. P.S. He was 15 here (what?!)

11. He wants to make sure everyone feels loved equally

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12. He’s a proponent of exercise

No more pls. LOL @jjp752 is kicking our ass

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13. He’s wearing a Hogwarts T-shirt in this Instagram with Jacob Tremblay

I met the coolest guy in the world today.. @jacobtremblay ! Thank you for coming to hang dude! ️️

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14. He tackles the issue of domestic violence in his song “Treat You Better”

15. The idea behind his tattoo is actually adorable AF

-via @chronicink’s snapchat (06/27) #shawnmendes

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16. He’s always down for a spa day

Good day off. @tourbts @jamestwmusic

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17. This (on repeat)

#TreatYouBetterVideo Today 1pm EST ?

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18. And he’ll always be a proud Canuck

LOL got extremely American for just one second. Im still very Canadian!

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