Shan Vincent de Paul

Shan Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is a Sri Lankan-born Tamil Canadian recording artist and director from Toronto. 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, 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 family in Jaffna, Sri Lanka and fled the country in his young age due to the civil war 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, Complex, BBC, CBC, DJBOOTH, Okayplayer, Afropunk, Clash Magazine, and Torontist.

He has also composed music for the television series Sort Of. Alongside Emily Persich, Moël, Terrell Morris, Ceréna and Vivek Shraya, he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Music in a Comedy Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.

Discography Studio albums TitleStudio album details Track listingSaviors Released: April 15, 2016 Label: sideways Format: Digital download, streamingTrigger Happy Heartbreak Released: December 1, 2017 Label: sideways Format: Digital download, streamingSVDP 2 Released: August 16, 2019 Label: sideways Format: Digital download, streamingKothu Boys (with Yanchan) Released: November 6, 2020 Label: sideways, Dirty Elephant Format: Digital download, streamingMade in Jaffna Released: September 3, 2021 Label: sideways, maajja Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles Year Title Collaborators / Notes 2014 "Some Girls" 2015 "Symbiotic" 2015 "Crash" 2015 "Outta Love" 2015 "The Island" 2016 "Thank God" 2016 "Humble" 2016 "Fight for Us" Featuring La+ch & Coleman Hell 2016 "Buggin'" 2018 "Light" 2019 "Out Alive" 2019 "Warning Shot" 2019 "Zen" 2019 "Funeral" 2019 "Ex Xo" 2019 "Heaven" Featuring Navz-47 2021 "Savage" 2021 "Amnesia" Featuring Ami 2021 "Hard Times" Featuring TiKA, Produced by La+ch 2021 "Neeye Oli" Featuring Navz-47, Produced by Santhosh Narayanan 2021 "Uyire" With Yanchan 2022 "Aiyo!" 2023 "Cricket Rap" From Dasara, Produced by Santhosh Narayanan 2024 "Burnout The Engine" From Turbo, Produced by Christo Xavier 2025 "The One" From Retro, Produced by Santhosh Narayanan

Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Nominated work Result 2007 Ontario Independent Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Song 2008 Toronto Independent Music Awards Best Urban Act 2009 Independent Music Awards (US) Best Rap/Hip-Hop Album 2011 Toronto Independent Music Awards Best Rap 2012 Toronto Independent Music Awards