Claim: Shawn Mendes is incapable of being a recording artist.
Evidence: Shawn Peter Raul Mendes -LRB- -LSB- ˈmɛndɛz -RSB- , -LSB- ˈmẽdɨʃ -RSB- ; born August 8 , 1998 -RRB- is a Canadian singer and songwriter.