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Lewis Capaldi
Born (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 28)
Whitburn, Scotland
GenresPop
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • piano
  • vocals
Years active2017–present
Labels
Websitelewiscapaldi.com

Lewis Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter originating from Bathgate.

Career

Capaldi learned to play the guitar when he was 9, and began his musical career singing in pubs aged 12.[1] He released his debut extended play recording Bloom EP on October 20, 2017, [2] where he worked with Grammy Award winning producer Malay a long time collaborator of Frank Ocean [3]

Capaldi rose to prominence following the self release of his first track 'Bruises' in the middle of 2017. The song quickly amassed close to 28 million plays on Spotify worldwide making him the fastest ever unsigned artist to reach 25 million plays on the platform.[4] Shortly afterward, he was signed to Virgin Records and Capitol Records.[5]

He is due to support Rag N Bone Man on his European tour in November 2017. He has attracted attention from a wide range of celebrity supporters including Chloe Moretz, Ellie Goulding [6] and Niall Horan [7] all of which have voiced their support.

Capaldi has sold out a 12-date December UK headline tour and is close to selling our a February UK/Europe tour. He is currently being supported by Freya Ridings [8]. Lewis Capaldi sold 150 physical copies of his Bloom EP on 28th November 2017, which sold out in about 90 seconds.

Capaldi has been longlisted for BBC Music’s Sound of 2018. He was joined on the list by music stars such as Sigrid (singer), Khalid (singer) and Billie Eilish. The Winner will be announced early January 2018.

Awards and nominations

Discography

EPs

Year Award Category State
2017 Scottish Alternative Music Awards Best Acoustic Act Won
2017 Scottish Music Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year Results TBC
Title and details Notes
Bloom EP
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 20 October 2017
No.TitleLength
1."Fade" 
2."Bruises" 
3."Mercy" 
4."Lost On You" 

References

  1. ^ "5 Songs You Need To Listen To This Week". Time. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Lewis Capaldi Announces 'Bloom' EP".
  3. ^ "ICYMI: Lewis Capaldi Emanates Genuine Longing and Heartbreak In "Fade" / Ones To Watch".
  4. ^ "Lewis Capaldi - Fade (Listen) - Mahogany". 6 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Excited to welcome @LewisCapaldi to the #CapitolFamily! Stay tuned for new music dropping tonight pic.twitter.com/UU0lfoyM7f". Capitol Records.
  6. ^ Capaldi, Lewis. "Haha class! Cheers for sharing the tune @elliegoulding xhttps://twitter.com/simply_laully/status/885604482050121728 …". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); no-break space character in |title= at position 116 (help)
  7. ^ Horan, Niall. "Lewis Capaldi - Lost On You (Live) huge fan of this manhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUZqMw4rkVs&feature=share …". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); no-break space character in |title= at position 113 (help)
  8. ^ http://freyaridings.com=. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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