Shawn Hook
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Birth name | Shawn Hlookoff |
Born | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada | 5 September 1984
Origin | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 2004–present |
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Website | shawnhook |
Shawn Hlookoff (born 5 September 1984), known as Shawn Hook, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and producer.
Career
Hook studied piano through the Royal Conservatory from as early as age 4. In high school, he played piano and trombone in a jazz combo and jazz big band under the guidance of Rick Lingard. Shawn enrolled in a music composition course at Mount Sentinel Secondary School and started writing and recording his own music.
His first release using his real name Shawn Hlookoff was in 2004 after Colin Davison (a.k.a. Jude Davison, his vocal teacher at
He was the first artist/songwriter to sign to
Adopting the artistic name Shawn Hook, he released his official debut album Cosmonaut and the Girl produced by
On 21 December 2015, it was announced that Hook had signed a deal with major US label
In April 2017, Hook released the single "
Hook is signed to Kreative Soul Entertainment, Inc. under exclusive license to EMI Music Canada. He has a worldwide deal with Hollywood Records for releases outside of Canada.[citation needed]
Personal life
He grew up in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada with his parents. He established the charity "Feed The Need" with longtime friend Kara Martin, and collected donations for various charities as well as performing at various regional high schools to raise food for the local food bank. Today, he continues with the charity registered and it's been rebranded as "Live To Give".[6]
Discography
Albums
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Cosmonaut and the Girl[7] |
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Analog Love[8] |
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EPs
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My Side of Your Story[10] |
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Take Me Home[11] |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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CAN [12] |
CAN AC
[13] |
CAN CHR
[14] |
CAN HAC
[15] |
US Bub.
[16] |
US Pop
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2008 | "Without You"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
2012 | "Follow the Lights"[19] | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | ||
"So Close" | 68 | 10 | — | 10 | — | — | Cosmonaut and the Girl | ||
"Every Red Light" | 65 | — | 35 | 18 | — | — | |||
2013 | "Two Hearts Set on Fire"[19] | — | 22 | — | 34 | — | — | ||
2014 | "Million Ways" | 44 | 8 | 13 | 8 | — | — | Analog Love | |
2015 | "Sound of Your Heart" | 23 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 24 | ||
2016 | "Relapse" | 88 | 22 | 20 | 11 | — | — | ||
2017 | "Reminding Me" (featuring Vanessa Hudgens) |
30 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — |
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My Side of Your Story |
"Never Let Me Let You Go" | — | 47 | 15 | 23 | — | — | |||
2020 | "I Don't Wanna Dance" | — | 44 | 25 | 32 | — | — | Take Me Home | |
"Instant Crush" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Holding on to You" | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | |||
"Deeper" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Take Me Home" | — | 26 | 35 | 34 | — | — | |||
2021 | "Used to You" (with Serena Ryder) |
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2022 | "It All Comes Back to You" (featuring Emily Roberts) |
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2023 | "Out of My Head" (with the Banker Boys) |
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"—" denotes a recording which failed to chart or was not released to that format. |
Notes
Featured singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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CAN [12] | ||||
2020 | "Lean on Me" (as part of ArtistsCAN)[22] |
13 | Non-album single |
Soundtrack contributions
- as Shawn Hlookoff
- 2008: Kyle XY – "She Could Be You"
- 2008: Eli Stone – "Life in Faith"
- 2009: The Hills – "Without You"
- 2009: Greek – "Be Myself"
- 2009: Bitter/Sweet – "Straight to You"
- 2009: The Suite Life on Deck – "Wonderful Surprise"
Awards and nominations
Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Juno Awards | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [23] |
2016 | Fan Choice Award | Nominated | [24] | ||
2017 | Canada's Walk of Fame | Allan Slaight Honour | Recipient | [25] |
References
- ^ "Shawn Hook – Sound of Your Heart – The Bachelor | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Shawn Hook's Upcoming North American Tour With Lindsey Stirling!" hyvetown.com, 23 September 2016.
- ^ Lynn Saxberg, "Concert Review: Marianas Trench are back in rocking form," Ottawa Citizen, 19 November 2016.
- ^ Alex Riccardi, "Vanessa Hudgens Cozies Up to a New Man in 'Reminding Me' Music Video," J-14, 21 April 2017.
- ^ Kelly Connolly, "So You Think You Can Dance finale recap: Who is America's Favorite Dancer?" Entertainment Weekly, 25 September 2017.
- ^ CBC.ca: Shawn Hook – Artist – biographical info
- Apple Inc. January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- Apple Inc. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Shawn Hook Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- Universal Music. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Take Me Home by Shawn Hook". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Shawn Hook Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Shawn Hook Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Shawn Hook Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Shawn Hook Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Shawn Hook Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Shawn Hook Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- Apple Inc. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ SOCAN. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Shawn Hook – Sound of Your Heart". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Shawn Hook – Reminding Me". Music Canada.
- Apple Inc. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Breakthrough Artist of the Year 2013: Shawn Hook," Juno Awards, 2013.
- ^ Elio Iannacci, "Juno-nominated singer Shawn Hook opens up about love, Bieber’s comeback + more," Fashion, 10 March 2016.
- ^ Canada's Walk of Fame Allan Slaight Honour Accessed 22 January 2018
External links
- Official website
- Shawn Hook at IMDb