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His single "When You Love Someone" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.

[5][6] In early 2015, Shawn Mendes, an artist discovered on social media, found Taylor-Watts on YouTube and praised him on Twitter.

[10][11] On 15 April 2016, Taylor-Watts released his debut EP titled First Impressions, featuring five original songs as well as a cover of "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia, which earned 17 million Spotify streams[9] and peaked at 15 on the Spotify Viral 50 chart.

[12] Taylor-Watts was the sole opening act on the sold out Shawn Mendes World Tour.

[14] In February, he was named the opening act on the European leg of Shawn Mendes' Illuminate World Tour[15] with dates from April to June 2017.