| Paolo Nutini |
Paolo
Nutini in 2006
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| Background information |
| Birth name |
Paolo Giovanni Nutini |
| Born |
January 9, 1987 (1987-01-09) (age 20) |
| Origin |
 Paisley, Scotland |
| Genre(s) |
Rock |
| Years active |
2005–present |
| Label(s) |
Atlantic |
| Website |
http://www.paolonutini.com/ |
Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer/songwriter
from Paisley.
His father is of Italian descent, from Barga, Tuscany and his
mother is Scottish,
although his father's family have been in Scotland for four generations.
His influences include The Beatles, David
Bowie, Damien Rice, Oasis,
U2, Van
Morrison, Pink Floyd and Fleetwood
Mac.
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Contents
- 1 Musical
career
- 2 Recording
history
- 3 Discography
- 4 Awards
- 5 References
- 6 External
links
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Musical career
Nutini, who has no formal musical training, was expecting to
follow his father into the family fish and chip shop business. He was
first encouraged to sing by his music-loving grandfather Jackie and a
teacher at his school who recognised his talent. He left school to work
as a roadie
and to sell t-shirts for Speedway and spent three
years learning the music business, performing live, alone and with a
band, and working as a studio hand at Glasgow's Park Lane Studio.
His big chance came when he attended a concert for David
Sneddon'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, who offered to become his manager.
Renowned Daily Record
journalist, John Dingwall, saw him performing at the Queen
Margaret Union, and invited him to appear live on BBC
Radio Scotland. Only 17, he moved to London, and performed regularly at The
Bedford pub in Balham while still legally too young
to drink alcohol himself. Other radio and live appearances followed,
including two live acoustic spots on Radio
London, The Hard Rock Cafe, and support
slots for Amy Winehouse and KT
Tunstall.
Nutini performing in September 2006.
Throughout 2006 he played a number of sell-out concerts in the
UK, and performed at a wide variety of venues worldwide, including King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in
Glasgow, a TV appearance on Later with Jools Holland, Carnegie
Hall in New
York, The Montreux Jazz Festival, The Wireless
Festival, Oxegen
and T
in the Park. He supported the Rolling Stones in Vienna and was
invited to appear with them again at the Don
Valley Stadium in August 2006. He was also booked to appear at the V Festival
and The Austin City Limits
Music Festival, Texas
later in 2006, with a European tour in the Autumn. In May 2006, he also
played at BBC
Radio 1's Big
Weekend in Dundee.
On Hogmanay
2006, Paolo appeared on BBC Scotland's Hogmanay
Live celebrations, after the official celebrations in Princes St.
Gardens were cancelled at short notice due to abysmal weather. He
performed several songs in the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle for the
TV audience with little or no rehearsal.
On Wednesday, April 11, 2007, Paolo performed in a
concert that was streamed live via MSN Music.
Paolo is a big Celtic FC supporter and was criticised by
fans for coming on stage drunk after celebrating Celtic's title win in
April 2007. This has been vigorously denied by Paolo himself and his
management, who said that Paolo was just mumbling as he sang, and that
the set was subject to several technical problems that made him
difficult to hear.
Paolo performed at the Glastonbury
Festival in June 2007 on the famous Pyramid Stage on the second day of
the event. Nutini also performed at the UK leg of Live Earth
at Wembley Stadium on July 7, 2007
with his set including a cover of Louis
Armstrong's It's A Wonderful World. He performed the following day at T in
the Park, in Scotland.
Scottish independent TV company, Volt MediaFix are currently
making a one off special documentary on Paolo's recent US tour. The
programme, for BBC, was scheduled for broadcast on BBC2, 10pm, Thursday
7th June throughout Scotland and Sky channel 990 throughout the rest of
the UK.
Recording history
Paolo Nutini was signed to Atlantic
Records in May 2005, shortly after his 18th birthday. He released his
first album "These Streets" as a free download in May 2006, this was then
followed by his first single "Last Request" which was released on 4 July 2006 and
charted at #5 in the official UK charts. 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 #20 on the
UK
Singles Chart. "Rewind" was Nutini's
fourth single. It was released on 4 December 2006, and reached #27 in the
UK.
His debut album These Streets, produced by
Ken
Nelson (Coldplay/Gomez),
was released on 17
July 2006 and immediately entered the UK album charts at #3. Many of
the songs on the album, including "Last Request" and "Rewind", were
inspired by a turbulent relationship with his current girlfriend,Teri Brogan, and "Jenny Don't Be Hasty"
is a true story about encounters with an older woman.
Discography
Albums
- These Streets
- 17th July 2006 (Atlantic) UK #3 U.S. #48
Singles
| Year |
Single |
UK |
U.S. |
AUS |
Album |
|
2006
|
"Last Request" |
5
|
-
|
-
|
These
Streets
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| "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" |
20
|
-
|
40
|
| "Rewind" |
27
|
-
|
-
|
|
2007
|
"New Shoes" |
21
|
69
|
-
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Awards
On the 24th July 2007, Paolo was awarded the highest honour
the city can give; The Golden St Christopher medal by the city of Barga in Italy to celebrate
his extraordinary contributions to Barga and its people.
References
External links
