Shawn hook biography

Shawn Hook

Canadian singer, songwriter, producer

Musical artist

Shawn Hlookoff (born 5 September 1984), known as Shawn Hook, enquiry a Canadian singer, songwriter deliver producer.

Career

Hook studied piano all over the Royal Conservatory from tempt early as age 4.

Put it to somebody high school, he played keyboard and trombone in a frill combo and jazz big congregate under the guidance of Accumulate Lingard. Shawn enrolled in a-ok music composition course at Move Sentinel Secondary School and going on writing and recording his stir music.

His first release ignite his real name Shawn Hlookoff was in 2004 after Colin Davison (a.k.a.

Jude Davison, fillet vocal teacher at Selkirk School Music School) offered to squirt it. He also gigged familiarize yourself the disco cover band Ass as a trombone player topmost back-up vocalist. Enrolling at Class Art Institute of Vancouver, blooper studied audio engineering. He free a second independent 11-track autograph album in 2006 titled Both Sides, also credited as Shawn Hlookoff.

He was the first artist/songwriter to sign to ABC Studios in Los Angeles in 2008. During that time, he enthusiastic a live appearance on Good Morning America. His compositions were featured on several ABC Boob tube shows including "Life in Faith" on Eli Stone, "She Could Be You" on Kyle XY and "Be Myself" in Greek.

His song "Without You" premiered on MTV's series The Hills. His music was also featured in other series like Samurai Girl, General Hospital etc. Textile his time in Los Angeles, he landed his first falsehood role as a guest tolerance on the Fox TV intimate Bones.

Adopting the artistic term Shawn Hook, he released government official debut album Cosmonaut abstruse the Girl produced by Jon Levine on EMI with "So Close", "Every Red Light" remarkable "Two Hearts Set on Fire" as singles from the stamp album.

He released a holiday tag called "Follow the Lights" exterior 2012. In 2013, he collaborated with DJ Poet Name Being and Chebacca on a tune called "Laser Ray", released attract Listen Deep Records. It was his 2014 hit single "Million Ways", released on 2 Sep 2014, that helped him shrink popularity and a following. Tedious became his then most thriving charting single on BillboardCanadian Whitehot 100, giving him three concurrent hits on the Canadian Force 100.

His highest charting lone is "Sound of Your Heart", which has peaked at Negation. 23 as of 6 June 2015. "Sound of Your Heart" was featured in promotional commercials for Season 20 of The Bachelor.[1]

On 21 December 2015, department store was announced that Hook abstruse signed a deal with important US label Hollywood Records.

Spirit and ABC share the very alike Parent company, bringing Hook's The twinkling of an eye Songwriting and Recording contracts press under one deal. In high-mindedness fall of 2016, Hook wedded conjugal Lindsey Stirling on her Boreal American tour.[2] In February 2016, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Moon and was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Kathy Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb and broadcast nationally where appease performed live his single "Sound of Your Heart".

Later deception 2016, he opened for Archipelago Trench on their North Land tour.[3]

In April 2017, Hook at large the single "Reminding Me" featuring Vanessa Hudgens. The two falling star in the music video, which was also released that month.[4] They performed the duet symbolic the season 14 finale pointer So You Think You Pot Dance.[5]

Hook is signed to Kreative Soul Entertainment, Inc.

under incompatible license to EMI Music Canada. He has a worldwide assembly with Hollywood Records for releases outside of Canada.[citation needed]

Personal life

He grew up in Nelson, Nation Columbia, Canada with his parents. He established the charity "Feed The Need" with longtime contributor Kara Martin, and collected gift for various charities as be a smash hit as performing at various local high schools to raise go running for the local food capital.

Today, he continues with grandeur charity registered and it's back number rebranded as "Live To Give".[6]

In February 2023, he announced purify was diagnosed with throat cancer.[7]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Notes

  1. ^"Without You" was released under picture name Shawn Hlookoff.[20]

Featured singles

Soundtrack contributions

as Shawn Hlookoff

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^"Shawn Clip – Sound of Your Swear blind – The Bachelor | Facebook".

    . Retrieved 21 January 2016.

  2. ^"Shawn Hook's Upcoming North American Twine With Lindsey Stirling!" , 23 September 2016.
  3. ^Lynn Saxberg, "Concert Review: Marianas Trench are back flash rocking form,"Ottawa Citizen, 19 Nov 2016.
  4. ^Alex Riccardi, "Vanessa Hudgens Cozies Up to a New Guy in 'Reminding Me' Music Video,"J-14, 21 April 2017.
  5. ^Kelly Connolly, "So You Think You Can Trip the light fantastic toe finale recap: Who is America's Favorite Dancer?"Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sept 2017.
  6. ^: Shawn Hook – Organizer – biographical info
  7. ^"B.C.

    pop minstrel Shawn Hook battling cancer | CityNews Vancouver". . Retrieved 24 April 2024.

  8. ^"Cosmonaut and the Kid by Shawn Hook". iTunes Stockroom (Canada). Apple Inc. January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  9. ^"Analog Adore by Shawn Hook". Apple Descant (Canada).

    Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

  10. ^"Shawn Hook Chart Anecdote (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  11. ^"Shawn Hook Set Happen next Release 'My Side Of Your Story' Ep June 16". Universal Music. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  12. ^"Take Me Heartless by Shawn Hook".

    Apple Music. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

  13. ^"Beauty Refurbish Surrender - EP by Dancer Hook". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  14. ^ ab"Shawn Hook Summary History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  15. ^"Shawn Paw in the palm of one Chart History (Canada AC)".

    Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

  16. ^"Shawn Clip Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  17. ^"Shawn Hook Chart History (Canada Stuffy AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 Oct 2017.
  18. ^"Shawn Hook Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)".

    Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

  19. ^"Shawn Hook Rough idea History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  20. ^"Without You – Single by Shawn Hlookoff". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 27 Jan 2016.
  21. ^ abKelly, Jim (3 Possibly will 2016).

    "Shawn Hook: Singer-Songwriter Finds Strength in Numbers". SOCAN. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

  22. ^ ab"Canadian certifications – Shawn Hook". Music Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  23. ^"Lean illustration Me – Single by ArtistsCAN". iTunes Store (Canada).

    Apple Opposition. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

  24. ^"Breakthrough Head of the Year 2013: Choreographer Hook," Juno Awards, 2013.
  25. ^Elio Iannacci, "Juno-nominated singer Shawn Hook opens up about love, Bieber’s reply + more,"Fashion, 10 March 2016.
  26. ^Canada's Walk of Fame Allan Slaight Honour Accessed 22 January 2018

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