Lewis Capaldi

Lewis Capaldi

Lewis Marc Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In March 2019, his single \”Someone You Loved\” topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks. On 17 May 2019, he released his debut album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, which remained at the top of the UK Albums Chart for six weeks.

About Lewis Capaldi in brief

Summary Lewis CapaldiLewis Marc Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter. In March 2019, his single \”Someone You Loved\” topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks. On 17 May 2019, he released his debut album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, which remained at the top of the UK Albums Chart for six weeks. In November 2019, it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, it was nominated at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and won the 2020 Brit Award for Best New Artist. Capaldi learned to play drums and guitar when he was two, and began his musical career singing in pubs aged 9. Aged 18, he was discovered by his manager Ryan Walter through an iPhone recording Capaldi recorded in his bedroom and had uploaded to his SoundCloud account.

In late 2017, Capaldi was named as one of Vevo dscvr ‘Artists to Watch 2018’ and he won Best Acoustic at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards. He supported Rag’n’Bone Man on his European tour in November 2017, and Milky Chance on their North American leg of the Blossom tour in January 2018. He attracted attention from celebrities including Chloë Grace Moretz, Kygo, James Bay, Ellie Goulding and Niall Horan. In May 2018 Capaldi joined Sam Smith on their The Thrill of It All European Tour, opening for Smith over 19 dates. He followed this by announcing a fourth headline UK and European tour, this time playing 2000 capacity venues across the UK and Europe, including two nights at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom, with both shows selling out.