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Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. Nutini's debut album, '' These Streets'' (2006), peaked at number three on the
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. Its follow-up, '' Sunny Side Up'' (2009), debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Both albums have been
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quintuple platinum by the
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. Five years later, Nutini released his third studio album, ''
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'', in April 2014. The album received positive reviews from music critics. ''Caustic Love'' debuted at number one on the UK Album Charts and was certified platinum by the BPI in June 2014. While Nutini has not formally addressed it, he was on a hiatus from 2017 to May 2022, when he announced his fourth album, ''
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''. Among other accolades, Nutini has received three
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nominations and an
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nomination for songwriting. In July 2014, he was referred to by the
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as "arguably Scotland's biggest musician right now."


Early life

Nutini was born in Paisley, Scotland, and has a younger sister. His father, Alfredo, is a Scot of Italian descent from
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in Tuscany, while his mother, Linda, is Scottish. He was expected to follow his father into the family fish and chip shop business. As a child he attended
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. He was first encouraged to sing by his music-loving grandfather, Giovanni "Jackie" Nutini, and a teacher at his school, St Andrews Academy, who recognised his talent. Nutini left school to work as a
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and to sell t-shirts for Scottish band
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. He spent three years learning the music business and performing live. He later worked as a studio hand at Glasgow's Park Lane Studio. It was here where he started demo-ing songs, writing with Jim Duguid and the drummer of Speedway. His big chance came when his younger family member signed him up to his first live show 102.5 Clyde 1 for
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's return to his home town of Paisley at the beginning of 2003. Sneddon was delayed, and as the winner of an impromptu pop quiz, Nutini was given the chance to perform a couple of songs on stage during the wait. The favourable reaction of the crowd impressed another member of the audience, Brendan Moon, who offered to become his manager with his business partner, Mike Bawden. Mike Bawden continues to manage Nutini. At 17, Nutini moved to London and performed regularly at
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pub in
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with local Singer-Songwriter Charlie Wallis. Other radio and live appearances followed, including two live acoustic spots on Radio London,
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, and support slots for
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,
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and
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. Nutini became known for singing with his eyes closed during his entire performances.


Career


''These Streets'' (2005–2007)

Nutini made his first demo which saw him signed to
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in May 2005, shortly after his 18th birthday. He released his first single "These Streets" as a free download in May 2006; this was then followed by his next single "
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" which was released on 4 July 2006 and charted at number five on the UK Singles Chart. In the video for "Last Request", Nutini plays the part of a robber – though this is not revealed until the end. Nutini's third single, " Jenny Don't Be Hasty", was released on 25 September 2006 and got to number twenty on the UK Singles Chart. " Rewind" was Nutini's fourth single. It was released on 4 December 2006, and reached number twenty seven on the UK Singles Chart. Nutini's debut album '' These Streets'', produced by Ken Nelson (who has also worked with
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and Gomez), was released on 17 July 2006 and immediately entered the UK album charts at number three. Many of the songs on the album, including "Last Request" and "Rewind", were inspired by a turbulent relationship with his former girlfriend Teri Brogan, and "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" is a true story about encounters with an older woman. Commenting on ''These Streets'', Nutini himself states on his official website, "The album is a little glimpse of some of the experiences I have been through in the last three years". In late 2007, Nutini covered
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's " It Must Be Love" for
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's ''
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'' album. Throughout 2006, Nutini played a number of sold-out concerts across Britain and performed at a wide variety of venues worldwide, including
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in Glasgow, a TV appearance on
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in New York, The
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and
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. He supported
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in Vienna and was invited to appear with them again at the
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in August 2006 and was also booked to appear at the V Festival and The
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, Texas, later in 2006, with a European tour in the autumn. In May 2006, Nutini also played at
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's Big Weekend in Dundee. Nutini performed at the
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in June 2007 on the famous Pyramid Stage on the second day of the event. Nutini also performed at the British leg of
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at
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on 7 July 2007, with his set including a cover of "
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", a classic pop tune by
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, and George Douglas. He performed the following day at
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, in Scotland. He performed at the
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on 10 December 2007, an event that drew enormous international attention as it was the first full live concert performance by
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in 27 years. Scottish independent TV company Volt MediaFix made a one-off documentary of Nutini's US tour. The programme, for the BBC, was scheduled for broadcast on BBC2, on Thursday 7 June throughout Scotland and on Sky channel 990 throughout the rest of Britain.


''Sunny Side Up'' (2009–2011)

On 1 June 2009, Nutini released his second studio album '' Sunny Side Up'', which debuted at number one. The first single from the album, "
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", was released on 25 May. In July, he appeared on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'', performing " Coming Up Easy". This was released as the second single to the album on 10 August and it debuted at number 62 in the
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on 16 August 2009. On 10 September 2009, Nutini performed "Coming Up Easy" on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. The third single from the album was "
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". The album received a mixed critical reception. Some noted the move away from the sound of the debut album.Jurek, Thom " ''Sunny Side Up'' Review, ''Allmusic'', Macrovision Corporation Neil McCormick of ''
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'' was also positive, stating "his joyous second album organically blends soul, country, folk and the brash, horny energy of ragtime swing."McCormick, Neil (2009)
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'', 29 May 2009
Some reviewers were less impressed. It was described by ''
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s Caroline Sullivan as "not bad", with opening track "10/10" described as "jaunty enough to make you retch".Sullivan, Caroline (2009)
Paolo Nutini: Sunny Side Up
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'', 29 May 2009
The album debuted at number one on the
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with sales of over 60,000 copies, fighting off strong competition from '' Love & War'', the debut album of fellow male solo artist
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. The album performed similarly well on the
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, debuting at number two behind
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's new album before rising to the top of the charts the week after. The album has been one of the best UK album sales of the year. On the
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on the week of Monday 19 October, the album went from number 31 to number 5, making the album sell more than The Saturdays' second album. On 3 January 2010 '' Sunny Side Up'' topped the
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for a second time, making the album the first Number one album in the United Kingdom of 2010 and the decade.


''Caustic Love'' (2013–2016)

In December 2013, it was revealed that Nutini had recorded a third album called ''
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'', which was released on 14 April 2014. The album's first single " Scream (Funk My Life Up)" was released on 27 January. ''
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'' newspaper described the album as, "an unqualified success: ''Caustic Love'' may be the best UK R&B album since the 1970s blue-eyed-soul heyday of Rod Stewart and Joe Cocker". It was selected on 8 December 2014 by Apple to become the Best Album in iTunes' 'Best of 2014'. An 18-month tour following the release of ''Caustic Love'' saw Nutini perform in North America, Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In October 2014 Nutini was forced to pull out of shows in his hometown of Glasgow, Cardiff and London due to tonsillitis. In August 2015 Nutini headlined a sold-out show to 35,000 people at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. After extensive touring in 2015 in support of ''Caustic Love'', Nutini took a hiatus in 2016 although he performed an emotional tribute in memory of a Welsh fan in Newport, Wales on 20 July. On 20 September 2016 it was announced that Nutini would headline the Concert in the Gardens, the flagship event of
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, on New Year's Eve 2016/2017. Tickets were sold out in a record-breaking three hours leading to an unprecedented second show (named "The Night Afore") being announced for 30 December.


''Last Night in the Bittersweet'' (2022–present)

Over eight years following the release of ''Caustic Love'', Nutini announced on 11 May 2022 that his fourth studio album, ''
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'', would be released on 1 July 2022. Alongside the announcement, he released two songs from the album, titled "Through the Echoes" and "Lose It". On 8 July 2022, he headlined
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festival.


Media appearances

On Hogmanay 2006, Nutini appeared on
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celebrations after the official celebrations in Princes Street Gardens were cancelled at short notice due to abysmal weather. He performed several songs in the Great Hall of
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for the TV audience with little or no rehearsal. On Wednesday 11 April 2007, Nutini performed in a concert that was streamed live via MSN Music. Nutini's songs have infiltrated American TV shows as well. "Last Request" featured at the end of the ''
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" from Season 6, the first-ever episode of ''
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'' episode " Testing 1–2–3" from Season 3 and is on the Volume 3 Soundtrack. "Rewind" was played at the end of ''
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'' Season-5 episode "Broken Home." "Jenny, Don't Be Hasty" was also featured on another member of the ''CSI'' franchise when it played on ''
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s Season-3-finale, " Snow Day". "New Shoes" featured in ''
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during summer 2008. "One Day" from the Caustic Love album was featured near the end of NBC's "State of Affairs" Season 1 Episode 7 in January 2014. "
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'' Season-3 episode "End of Watch." On 24 July 2007, Nutini was awarded The Golden St Christopher medal by the city of
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in Italy, the highest honour the city can give, to celebrate his extraordinary contributions to Barga and its people. On 18 September, Nutini performed "
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" on ''
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.com where he listed his top 10 favourite tracks and the reasons behind his choices. In October 2007, Nutini performed for the annual Voodoo Fest held in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2008, Nutini's music was featured in a
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's best-selling novel '' Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance''. On New Year's Eve 2008–09, Nutini performed at the
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street parties in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland, becoming the first act to play both locations on the same day for the event. In The View's 2009 album ''
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'', he is featured singing on the song "Covers." Nutini appeared in the 2011 documentary "Reggae Got Soul: The Story of
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and described as "The untold story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica". On 27 July 2012, Nutini sang at the
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Personal life

Nutini had an 8-year on-again, off-again relationship with Scottish marketing graduate and model Teri Brogan. The pair met at St Andrew's Academy in Paisley and started dating when they were 15. After their split, he was romantically involved with Irish TV presenter and model
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. Nutini had a relationship with English actress and model
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from 2014 until 2016. Nutini stated in a June 2014 interview that he has smoked
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every day of his life since the age of sixteen. Nutini also has an Honorary Doctorate from his hometown university in Paisley, the
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. On 22 February 2015, a biography about Nutini was published under the title ''Paolo Nutini: Coming Up Easy''. The biography was written by the author Colin MacFarlane. As of 2017, Nutini was living in his home town of Paisley, and he performed karaoke there in 2019. In July 2019, Paolo donated over £10,000 to the charity Tiny Changes by buying and raffling off the
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mask worn on stage by fellow Scottish musician
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. Paolo is a lifelong supporter of Celtic FC.


Discography

* '' These Streets'' (2006) * '' Sunny Side Up'' (2009) * ''
Caustic Love ''Caustic Love'' is the third studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini, released on 14 April 2014 by Atlantic Records. After releasing his critically and commercially successful album '' Sunny Side Up'' (2009), Nutini toured for ...
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Last Night in the Bittersweet ''Last Night in the Bittersweet'' is the fourth studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini, released on 1 July 2022 by Atlantic Records. Two songs from the album, "Through the Echoes" and "Lose It", were jointly released on 11 May 20 ...
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nutini, Paolo 1987 births Scottish rock guitarists Scottish male guitarists 21st-century Scottish male singers Scottish people of Italian descent Scottish rock singers Living people Musicians from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish singer-songwriters Italian British musicians Italian Scottish musicians Atlantic Records artists People educated at St Andrew's Academy, Paisley Ivor Novello Award winners People of Tuscan descent British soul singers Third British Invasion artists 21st-century Scottish male musicians