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Paolo Nutini
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Paolo Giovanni Nutini B. 1987 Is A Scottish Singer-Songwriter. His Influences Include David Bowie Damien Rice Oasis The Beatles U2 Pink Floyd And Fleetwood Mac. Born On Born 9th January 1987 In Paisley Scotland His Father Is Of Italian Descent And His Mother Glaswegian Although His Father's Family Have Been In Scotland For Four Generations. Nutini Had No Formal Music Training And 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 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. A Daily Record Journalist John Dingwall Saw Him Performing At The Queen Margaret Union And Invited Him To Appear Live On Radio Scotland. Still Only Seventeen He Moved To London And Performed Regularly At The Bedford Pub In Balham Whilst 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. His Debut Album These Streets Produced By Ken Nelson Coldplay/Gomez Was Released On 17th July 2006 And Immediately Entered The U.K. Album Charts At Number Three. Many Of The Songs On The Album Including "Last Request" And "Rewind" Were Inspired By A Turbulent Relationship With A Girlfriend And "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" Is A True Story About Encounters With An Older Woman. On 29th May 2009 Nutini Released His Second Studio Album Sunny Side Up After The First Single From That Album "Candy" Was Released On 18th May. In July He Appeared On Friday Night With Jonathan Ross Performing "Coming Up Easy". This Was Released As The Second Single From The Album On 10th August.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Candy
Paolo-Nutini - Sunny Side Up
This Was The Lead Single From Scottish Singer-Songwriter Paolo Nutini's Second Album Sunny Side Up. Paolo Nutini Wrote This. The Singer-Songwriter Also Co-Produced The Track Along With Ethan Johns Kings Of Leon Ryan Adams . Nutini Said Of This Heartfelt Love Song To The Daily Mail May 8 2009 "I Sometimes Worry That My Songs Are Too Personal. I Wasn't Sure Whether To Put This On The Album." The Sunny Side Up Album Was Produced By Ethan Johns Kings Of Leon Ryan Adams . It Reached #1 On The UK Album Chart And As A Result Nutini Became The First Ever Scottish Male Soloist To Top That Particular Tally. Before Anybody Mentions Rod Stewart Who Achieved Seven Chart-Topping Albums - He Was Born In London And Is Half English By Parentage! This Song Was Written About Nutini's Childhood Sweetheart And Current Girlfriend Teri Brogan. Their Relationship Looked To Have Finished When The Scottish Singer And His Band Moved South For A Couple Of Years But They Later Reconciled Again. Nutini Also Penned Growing Up Beside You About His Relationship With Brogan. Sunny Side Up Won The Best Album Award At The 2010 Ivor Novello Awards. Presenting The Award To Nutini Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon Said "you Know A Great Record When It Captures Your Attention For The Duration Of The Record Without Wanting To Skip Through Songs – And This Record Certainly Gets Your Attention Brilliantly!"
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Paolo Giovanni Nutini B. 1987 Is A Scottish Singer-Songwriter. His Influences Include David Bowie Damien Rice Oasis The Beatles U2 Pink Floyd And Fleetwood Mac. Born On Born 9th January 1987 In Paisley Scotland His Father Is Of Italian Descent And His Mother Glaswegian Although His Father's Family Have Been In Scotland For Four Generations. Nutini Had No Formal Music Training And 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 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. A Daily Record Journalist John Dingwall Saw Him Performing At The Queen Margaret Union And Invited Him To Appear Live On Radio Scotland. Still Only Seventeen He Moved To London And Performed Regularly At The Bedford Pub In Balham Whilst 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. His Debut Album These Streets Produced By Ken Nelson Coldplay/Gomez Was Released On 17th July 2006 And Immediately Entered The U.K. Album Charts At Number Three. Many Of The Songs On The Album Including "Last Request" And "Rewind" Were Inspired By A Turbulent Relationship With A Girlfriend And "Jenny Don't Be Hasty" Is A True Story About Encounters With An Older Woman. On 29th May 2009 Nutini Released His Second Studio Album Sunny Side Up After The First Single From That Album "Candy" Was Released On 18th May. In July He Appeared On Friday Night With Jonathan Ross Performing "Coming Up Easy". This Was Released As The Second Single From The Album On 10th August.
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This was the lead single from Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini's second album Sunny Side Up. Paolo Nutini wrote this. The singer-songwriter also co-produced the track, along with Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams).
Nutini said of this heartfelt love song to the Daily Mail May 8, 2009: "I sometimes worry that my songs are too personal. I wasn't sure whether to put this on the album."
The Sunny Side Up album was produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Ryan Adams). It reached #1 on the UK album chart and as a result, Nutini became the first ever Scottish male soloist to top that particular tally. (Before anybody mentions Rod Stewart who achieved seven chart-topping albums - he was born in London and is half English by parentage!)
This song was written about Nutini's childhood sweetheart and current girlfriend Teri Brogan. Their relationship looked to have finished when the Scottish singer and his band moved south for a couple of years, but they later reconciled again. Nutini also penned Growing Up Beside You about his relationship with Brogan.
Sunny Side Up won the Best Album Award at the 2010 Ivor Novello Awards. Presenting the award to Nutini, Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon said: "you know a great record when it captures your attention for the duration of the record without wanting to skip through songs – and this record certainly gets your attention brilliantly!" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.