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Shawn Austin (born January 13, 1996) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to Big Loud Records' joint venture Local Hay.[1]

Shawn Austin
Born	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 26) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Local Hay Big Loud Steelhead Music
Website	shawnaustinmusic.com

Early life

Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Austin elected to pursue a career in country music due to its "wholesomeness and authenticity", naming Garth Brooks as one of his influences. He stated Stevie Ray Vaughan was the reason he began playing the guitar, and that Michael Bublé's melodies are an influence in his music as well.[2]

Career

After debuting as an independent artist, Austin signed with Dallas Smith's label Steelhead Music and released the single "Paradise Found" in 2017.[3] The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Canada Country chart giving Austin a top ten hit to start his career.[4] He followed it up with the single "Get Me There" in 2018.[5]

Later that year, Austin released "You Belong".[6][7] The track was the lead single off his debut six-track extended play Shawn Austin, released on September 28, 2018.[8][9] In 2019, he released the single "What Do I Know",[10][11][12] which later peaked at number seven on Canada Country and became a new career high.[4] He followed that up with "The Little Things" in 2020.[13]

In August 2021, Austin signed with Big Loud Records and their Canadian-based imprint Local Hay,[14] a joint venture between the label, Dallas Smith, producer Scott Cooke, and partner Alex Seif.[15] He then released the single "Tailgate to Heaven" featuring American country singer Chris Lane.[16][17] The song was included on his June 2022 extended play Planes Don't Wait along with the single "Get You".[18]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
Shawn Austin	Released: September 28, 2018 Label: Steelhead Music Inc. Format: Digital download, streaming
Shawn Austin Acoustic	Released: June 21, 2019 Label: Steelhead Music Inc. Format: Digital download, streaming
The Little Things	Released: June 17, 2020 Label: Steelhead Music Inc. Format: Digital download, streaming
Planes Don't Wait	Released: June 29, 2022 Label: Local Hay / Big Loud Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		CAN Country [4]	CAN [19]
2017	"Paradise Found"	8	—	Non-album singles
2018	"Get Me There"	18	—
	"You Belong"	12	—	Shawn Austin
2019	"What Do I Know"	7	—	The Little Things
2020	"The Little Things"	49	—
2021	"Tailgate to Heaven" (featuring Chris Lane)	5	61	Planes Don't Wait
2022	"Get You"	—	—
	"Slip"	23	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Year	Video
2019	"What Do I Know"[20]
2020	"The Little Things"[21]
2021	"Tailgate to Heaven"[22] (with Chris Lane)

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Ref
2019	Canadian Country Music Association	Rising Star	—	Nominated	[23]
2021	Canadian Country Music Association	Rising Star	—	Nominated	[24][25]
2022	Canadian Country Music Association	Single of the Year	"Tailgate to Heaven"	Nominated	[26][27]

References

External links

• Official website

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