Jon Vinyl is a Canadian soul and rhythm and blues singer, whose debut album ''Lost in You'' was a

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nominee for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the

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. In 2023, he received another Juno nomination in the same category for his EP ''Palisade'' at the Juno Awards of 2023. Originally from

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, by the time he was a teenager his family moved to suburban

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, where he was a classmate and friend of Shawn Mendes.Devin Pacholik
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'', February 16, 2018. He released a number of singles, including "Nostalgia" and "Cherry Blossom", beginning in 2017, and received a promotional boost when Mendes shared the songs on his social media profiles. In early 2021 he released the single "Told You" as an advance preview of ''Lost in You'', and the full album was released on October 1, 2021. In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of

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's single "

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", which was released as a charity single to benefit

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's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.Brent Furdyk
"Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative"
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'', March 2, 2023.

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* 21st-century Black Canadian male singers 21st-century Canadian male singers 21st-century Canadian singers Canadian rhythm and blues singers Canadian soul singers Musicians from the Regional Municipality of Durham Singers from Ontario Singers from Toronto People from Pickering, Ontario Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-singer-stub