Background and career
Tyler Shaw is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. After winning the MuchMusic Coca-Cola Covers Contest 2012 organized by the Canadian music cable channel MuchMusic, he released his debut single, "Kiss Goodnight", via Sony Music Canada in December 2012. The song was quickly certified Gold by Music Canada in April 2013. His debut studio album, Yesterday, was released on September 4, 2015, by Sony Music. It spawned over 6 singles and is a certified gold album. His sophomore album Intuition was released on September 28, 2018, also via Sony Music Canada, followed up by the self-titled third studio album Tyler Shaw on August 20, 2021.
Tyler Shaw was raised in Coquitlam, British Columbia. He attended Riverside Secondary School in Port Coquitlam. He is of Chinese and Polish descent. He played for the university soccer team while a student at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Shaw's debut single, "Kiss Goodnight", was co-written by Shaw with Stephen Kozmeniuk and Todd Clark, and was produced by Koz and Zubin Thakkar. The follow-up single "By My Side" was released as Shaw's second official single in June 2013. He released "It Happens All the Time" in 2014 and the single "House of Cards" in 2015. Shaw released his debut studio album Yesterday on September 4, 2015. In January 2016, Shaw released "Wicked"; the song was later certified gold. Shaw performed as a supporting act for Canadian artist Alessia Cara.
In December 2017, Shaw released the Christmas single "Silent Night", which was serviced to Canadian radio. The lead single from Shaw's second album was "Cautious", which was released in January 2018. The single was certified gold. His second studio album, Intuition (stylized in all caps) was released on September 28, 2018, by Sony Music Canada. Shaw's album Intuition received a Juno Awards nomination for Pop Album of the Year in January 2019. In addition to writing, performing and producing music for his own project, Shaw has also co-wrote a song with Olivia Lunny. Tyler's self-titled third studio album was released on August 20, 2021. In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health. On October 27, 2026, he was announced among the participants of Canada's Choice, the Canadian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2027.
Shaw made his acting debut in the 2017 Canadian independent film The Meaning of Life, directed by Cat Hostick. He also appeared as himself in the episode "Dancing in the Rain" on the Canadian drama series Lost & Found Music Studios. In February 2020, Tyler announced via his social media that he had officially signed with Sutherland Models, one of Canada's premier modelling agencies. In March 2020, the single "With You" was featured in a national commercial for Rogers 5G network. The commercial featured Tyler as a live performer. In a partnership with Rogers. Tyler also had an interactive live hologram activation at the Rogers 302 flagship store in downtown Toronto, which performed some of his biggest hits.
Tyler performed at the WE Organization's WE DAY events and helped build a school in Kenya. Tyler has also participated in initiatives like Bell Let’s Talk and smaller community events that focus on raising awareness and eliminating stigmas associated with mental illness. In April 2020, Shaw co-created the artists initiative ArtistsCAN to help raise funds for the Canadian Red Cross for COVID-19 relief.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
