Jon Vinyl

Canadian singer

Jon Vinyl is a Canadian soul and rhythm and blues singer,^[1] whose debut album Lost in You was a Juno Award nominee for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.^[2] In 2023, he received another Juno nomination in the same category for his EP Palisade at the Juno Awards of 2023.

Originally from Toronto, Ontario, by the time he was a teenager his family moved to suburban Pickering, where he was a classmate and friend of Shawn Mendes.^[3] 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.^[3]

In early 2021 he released the single "Told You" as an advance preview of Lost in You,^[4] and the full album was released on October 1, 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.^[5]

References

^ Natalie Harmsen, "The Pleasure and Pain of Jon Vinyl". Complex, October 1, 2021.
^ "Gala des prix JUNO 2022 | Charlotte Cardin devance Justin Bieber et The Weeknd dans les nominations!". sorstu.ca, March 1, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Devin Pacholik, "Jon Vinyl Is the 20-Year-Old R&B Master Who Gets That Life is Fragile". Vice, February 16, 2018.
^ Matt Bobkin, "Jon Vinyl Talks Through His Problems on 'Told You'". Exclaim!, May 21, 2021.
^ Brent Furdyk, "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023.