1. Paolo Giovanni Nutini was born on 9 January 1987 and is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
36 Facts About Paolo Nutini
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Five years later, Paolo Nutini released his third studio album, Caustic Love, in April 2014, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the BPI.
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Paolo Nutini was born on 9 January 1987 in Paisley, Scotland, and has a younger sister.
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Paolo Nutini's father, Alfredo, is a Scot of Italian descent from Barga in Tuscany, while his mother, Linda, is of Scottish descent.
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Paolo Nutini was expected to follow his father into the family fish and chips shop business.
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Paolo Nutini 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.
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Paolo Nutini left school to work as a roadie and to sell t-shirts for Scottish band Speedway.
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Paolo Nutini spent three years learning the music business and performing live.
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Paolo Nutini later worked as a studio hand at Glasgow's Park Lane Studio.
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At 17, Paolo Nutini moved to London and performed regularly at The Bedford pub in Balham with local singer-songwriter Charlie Wallis.
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Paolo Nutini made his first demo which saw him signed to Atlantic Records in May 2005, shortly after his 18th birthday.
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Paolo Nutini released his first single "These Streets" as a free download in May 2006; this was then followed by his next single "Last Request" which was released on 4 July 2006 and charted at number five on the UK Singles Chart.
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In late 2007, Paolo Nutini covered Labi Siffre's "It Must Be Love" for BBC Radio 1's Radio 1 Established 1967 album.
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Paolo Nutini supported the Rolling Stones in Vienna and at the Don Valley Stadium in August 2006.
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Paolo Nutini played at the V Festival, The Austin City Limits Music Festival, Texas, and at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee.
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Paolo Nutini performed at the Glastonbury Festival in June 2007 on the Pyramid Stage on the second day of the event, and at the British leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium on 7 July 2007.
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Paolo Nutini performed the following day at T in the Park, in Scotland.
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Paolo Nutini performed at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert on 10 December 2007, an event that was the first full live concert performance by Led Zeppelin in 27 years.
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On 1 June 2009, Paolo Nutini released his second studio album Sunny Side Up, which debuted at number one.
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On 10 September 2009, Paolo Nutini performed "Coming Up Easy" on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.
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In December 2013, it was revealed that Paolo Nutini had recorded a third album called Caustic Love, which was released on 14 April 2014.
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An 18-month tour following the release of Caustic Love saw Paolo Nutini perform in North America, Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
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In October 2014 Paolo Nutini was forced to pull out of shows in his hometown of Glasgow, Cardiff and London due to tonsillitis.
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Over eight years following the release of Caustic Love, Paolo Nutini announced on 11 May 2022 that his fourth studio album, Last Night in the Bittersweet, would be released on 1 July 2022.
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On Hogmanay 2006, Paolo Nutini appeared on BBC Scotland's Hogmanay Live celebrations after the official celebrations in Princes Street Gardens were cancelled at short notice due to bad weather.
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Paolo Nutini performed several songs in the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle for the TV audience with little or no rehearsal.
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On Wednesday 11 April 2007, Paolo Nutini performed in a concert that was streamed live via MSN Music.
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On 24 July 2007, Paolo Nutini was awarded The Golden St Christopher medal by the city of Barga in Italy, the highest honour the city can give, to celebrate his extraordinary contributions to Barga and its people.
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In September 2007, Paolo Nutini recorded a short radio show with imeem.
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In October 2007, Paolo Nutini performed for the annual Voodoo Fest held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Paolo Nutini appeared in the 2011 documentary Reggae Got Soul: The Story of Toots and the Maytals which was featured on BBC and described as "The untold story of one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Jamaica".
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On 27 July 2012, Paolo Nutini sang at the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Concert in London's Hyde Park, along with Duran Duran, Snow Patrol and Stereophonics.
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Paolo Nutini had an right-year on-again, off-again relationship with a girlfriend he met while they were pupils at St Andrew's Academy in Paisley.
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Paolo Nutini had a relationship with English actress and model Amber Anderson from 2014 until 2016.
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Paolo Nutini stated in a June 2014 interview that he has smoked cannabis every day of his life since the age of sixteen.
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Paolo Nutini has an Honorary Doctorate from his hometown university in Paisley, the University of the West of Scotland.