2. Early Life.
Paolo Giovanni Nutini born January
9, 1987.
A Scottish singer, songwriter and musician
from Paisley.
Debut album “These Streets” released in
the UK in July 2006.
This album includes the song we have
decided to cover- rewind.
This album reached the charts for a record-
breaking 196 weeks!
3. Breakthrough.
Nutini was encouraged by his grandfather
and music teacher to pursue his life in
music.
His big chance came about when he
attended a concert staged by 102.5 Clyde.
Paolo was given the opportunity to perform
a few of his songs during a wait.
Brendan Moon, a member of the
crowd, offered to become his manager. His
business partner Mike Bawden joined him.
4. Only aged 17, Paolo moved to London
and performed regularly at The Bedford
pub in Balham.
Other liver and radio appearances
followed.
Throughout 2006 Nutini played a
number of sold-out concerts.
He supported many artists and
appeared in many concerts such as
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Dundee.
5. With little or no rehearsal, Nutini performed for the
TV audience in the Great Hall of Edinburgh
Castle.
Paolo Nutini managed to gather enormous
international attention when he performed at Led
Zeppelin’s first live concert in 27 years. (Ahmet
Ertegün Tribute concert, December 10, 2007).
Nutini managed to score a one-off documentary
on his US tour but TV company Volt MediaFix.
6. Continued Success.
On June 1, 2009, Paolo Nutini released his
second album Sunny Side Up.
It debuted at number one.
From many critics he gained positive
feedback. Some saying his album may
reach the number one position for
Christmas and some describing his music
as “wise beyond this songwriter’s years”.
January 3, 2010, Sunny Side Up topped
the UK Album Charts for the second
time, making the album the first number
one album in the UK of 2010 and the
decade.
7. Conclusion.
Unlike other artists, Paolo Nutini hasnt
gone through anything that has captured
the media’s attention in a negative way.
He has started his life off thinking he’ll
stay in his family business of fish and
chips however was pushed to pursue his
ambitions in music.
And that is what changed his image, and
on a larger scale, his life.
