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Lewis Capaldi
Capaldi performing in Los Angeles in 2018
Capaldi performing in Los Angeles in 2018
Background information
Birth nameLewis Capaldi
Born (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 27)
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
OriginWhitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer/songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano, vocals
Years active2017–present
Labels
Websitelewiscapaldi.com

Lewis Capaldi (born 7 October 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter.[1] Capaldi achieved mainstream successes throughout 2018, and in 2019, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart with his single "Someone You Loved".

On 18 February 2019 he announced the finalisation of his debut album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, which came out on 17 May 2019.[2] It reached number one in the UK, Scotland and on the Irish Albums Chart.

Career

Early beginnings

Lewis learned to play drums and guitar when he was two, and began his musical career singing in pubs aged 9.[3] By 17 he had committed to a career in music. He was discovered by his manager Ryan Walter through an iPhone recording on Capaldi's SoundCloud account.[4]

He released his debut extended play recording Bloom EP on 20 October 2017[5] on which he worked with Grammy Award-winning producer Malay, a long-time collaborator of Frank Ocean.[6] He later released his first track "Bruises" on 31 March 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.[7] Shortly afterwards, he was signed to Virgin EMI Records and Capitol Records.[8]

Increased recognition and European tour (2017–2018)

Capaldi performing at the 2018 Ilosaarirock Festival in Joensuu, Finland.

In late 2017, Capaldi was named as one of Vevo dscvr 'Artists to Watch 2018'.[9] Capaldi was also long-listed for BBC Music's Sound of 2018.[10]

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[11] and Niall Horan.[12] Subsequently, Horan invited Capaldi to support him on two dates on his Flicker World Tour at the Glasgow SEC Armadillo in March 2018. In May 2018 Capaldi joined Sam Smith on his 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.

On 13 July 2018 Capaldi was named as one of two acts in BBC Radio 1's 'Brit List', guaranteeing him three successive incremental Radio 1 playlist places. In August 2018, Irish Indie rock band Kodaline invited Capaldi to open for them at a concert in Belfast.[13] In addition to this, Capaldi was included in the line-ups for many festivals during the summer of 2018, including: Lollapolooza, Bonnaroo, Firefly, Mountain Jam, Osheaga, Reading & Leeds Festival, Rize and TRNSMT.

Breach and BRIT Award nomination (2018)

Capaldi's second extended play Breach was released on 8 November 2018, which included previously released singles "Tough" and "Grace", along with new songs "Someone You Loved" and a demo of "Something Borrowed". Zane Lowe premiered "Someone You Loved" on Apple's Beats 1 radio on the day of release.[14]

On 14 November 2018 Capaldi performed a cover of Lady Gaga's "Shallow" from A Star Is Born live on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.[15] To date, Capaldi has played four sold-out back-to-back tours, and in his first 10 months of touring sold 60,000 headline tickets. He is currently supporting Bastille on their 2019 tour ‘Still Avoiding Tomorrow’.

Capaldi was nominated for the Brit Critics' Choice Award for 2019, alongside Mahalia and winner Sam Fender.

Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent and global breakthrough (2019–)

Capaldi opened 2019 with his breakthrough single "Someone You Loved" charting in over 29 countries around the world becoming a hit all over Europe, Asia and Australia. His debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent followed in June which became the best selling album in the UK for five years, spending five weeks at number one in its first six weeks of release. The album also achieved gold status in the UK only two days after release.

Capaldi also made history by becoming the first ever artist in global history to both announce and sell out an arena tour before the release of a debut album. The shows sold out in one second upon tickets becoming available and will see Capaldi play to over a quarter of a million people at his headline shows in March 2020 alone.

Personal life

Capaldi is of Scottish and Italian ancestry. Through his father's side of the family, Capaldi's second cousin once removed is the Doctor Who actor Peter Capaldi, who appeared in the music video for "Someone You Loved" and was the lead singer and guitarist in a punk rock band called the Dreamboys.[16][1][17] He is also a distant relative of Barrhead-born nuclear physicist Joseph Capaldi.[citation needed] He is a supporter of Celtic FC.[18]

Capaldi is known for his social media presence, particularly humorous videos.[19]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[20] 		SCO
[21] 		AUS
[22] 		BEL
[23] 		CAN
[24] 		IRE
[25] 		NOR
[26] 		SWE
[27] 		SWI
[28] 		US
[29]
Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
  • Released: 17 May 2019[30]
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1 1 10 7 10 1 6 18 3 49

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
CAN
[32]
Bloom[33]
  • Released: 20 October 2017
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Format: Digital download
 —
Breach
  • Released: 8 November 2018
  • Label: Virgin EMI
  • Format: Digital download
 95

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[20] 		SCO
[34] 		AUS
[22] 		BEL
[23] 		CAN
[35] 		IRE
[25] 		NOR
[26] 		SWE
[36] 		SWI
[28] 		US
[37]
"Bruises"[A] 2017 16 19 — —[B] — 39 — — — — Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
"Lost On You"[C] — 50 — — — — — — — —
"Fade"[D] — 33 — — — — — — — —
"Rush"
(featuring Jessie Reyez) 		2018 — 74 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Tough" — 63 — — — 39 — — — — Breach
"Grace"[E] 9 6 — — — 10 — — — — Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
"Someone You Loved"[F] 1 1 4 2 28 1 10
[38]		 22
[39]		 3 46
"Hold Me While You Wait" 2019 4 1 — — — 1 — 77 63 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SCO
[34] 		IRE
[25] 		NZ
Hot
[44] 		SWE
Heat.
[45]
"Maybe" 2019 28 — 33 — Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent
"Forever" 30 — — —
"One" 26 6 23 —
"Don't Get Me Wrong" 54 — — —
"Hollywood" 38 — — —
"Headspace" 84 — — —
"When the Party's Over" — 15
[46]		 15 7 Spotify Singles

Awards and nominations

Year Organisation Category/Award Work Result Ref.
2017 Scottish Alternative Music Awards Best Acoustic Act Himself Won [47]
Scottish Music Awards Best Breakthrough Artist Award [48]
2018 BBC Sound of 2018 Included [49]
Great Scot Awards Breakthrough Won [50]
Forth Awards Rising Star Award [51]
2019 Brit Awards Critics' Choice Award Nominated [52]
MTV Brand New for 2019 Won [53]

Tours


Notes

  1. ^ "Bruises" also features on Capaldi's debut extended play Bloom.
  2. ^ "Bruises" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 33 on the Ultratip chart.
  3. ^ "Lost On You" also features on Capaldi's debut extended play Bloom.
  4. ^ "Fade" also features on Capaldi's debut extended play Bloom.
  5. ^ "Grace" also features on Capaldi's second extended play Breach.
  6. ^ "Someone You Loved" also features on Capaldi's second extended play Breach.

References

  1. ^ a b Zycinski, Alan (22 February 2018). "Who is Lewis Capaldi? The Bruises singer dubbed Scotland's Ed Sheeran supporting Sam Smith and Kodaline on his European Tour". The Scottish Sun.
  2. ^ "Lewis Capaldi". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ "5 Songs You Need To Listen To This Week". Time. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ "6 'This is already wildest dream territory': Q&A with Lewis Capaldi's manager Ryan Walter". Time. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. ^ Murray, Robin (12 September 2017). "Lewis Capaldi Announces 'Bloom' EP". Clash Music.
  6. ^ "ICYMI: Lewis Capaldi Emanates Genuine Longing and Heartbreak In "Fade"". Ones To Watch.
  7. ^ "Lewis Capaldi – Fade (Listen) – Mahogany". 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Excited to welcome @LewisCapaldi to the #CapitolFamily! Stay tuned for new music dropping tonight pic.twitter.com/UU0lfoyM7f". Capitol Records.[non-primary source needed]
  9. ^ "vevo dscvr – Lewis Capaldi". dscvr.vevo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  10. ^ "BBC Music - BBC Music Sound Of, 2018 - Lewis Capaldi". BBC.
  11. ^ Capaldi, Lewis. "Haha class! Cheers for sharing the tune @elliegoulding x". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)[non-primary source needed]
  12. ^ Horan, Niall. "Lewis Capaldi – Lost On You (Live) huge fan of this man". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)[non-primary source needed]
  13. ^ Capaldi, Lewis [@lewiscapaldi] (26 February 2018). "so buzzing to be asked by @Kodaline to open for them! Will be my first ever time in Belfast! X" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Lewis Capaldi on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Lewis Capaldi". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  16. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (31 August 2006). "No more Mr Nice Guy". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  17. ^ Rising Scottish star Lewis Capaldi meets long-lost relative at London gig as Doctor Who appears. Daily Record (23 February 2018). Retrieved on 2019-02-11.
  18. ^ "Lewis Capaldi says he'll take fan on date to Celtic Park after dinner at Nando's". The Scottish Sun. 26 April 2019.
  19. ^ Glynn, Paul (6 May 2019). "Why Lewis Capaldi doesn't feel like a pop star" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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  29. ^ "Lewis Capaldi Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  30. ^ "Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent by Lewis Capaldi". Apple Music. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  31. ^ a b c d e f "BRIT Certified - bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Lewis Capaldi" and select "Search by Keyword"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  32. ^ "Lewis Capaldi Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  33. ^ "Bloom – EP by Lewis Capaldi". Apple Music. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  34. ^ a b Peak positions on the Scottish Singles Chart:
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  38. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 24, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  39. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 27". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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  41. ^ certweek IS REQUIRED FOR SWEDISH CERTIFICATIONS.
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  44. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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  46. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  47. ^ "SAMAs: 2017 winners announced". theskinny.co.uk. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  48. ^ "Emeli Sande and Lewis Capaldi big winners at SSE Scottish Music Awards". glasgowlive.co.uk. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  49. ^ "BBC reveals its Sound of 2018 longlist". The Guardian. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  50. ^ "2018 Winners - Great Scot Awards". greatscotawards.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  51. ^ "Star Studded Forth Awards Ceremony celebrates Local Heroes, Sports plus Music Stars". whatsoninedinburgh.co.uk. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  52. ^ "Brits critics' choice award won by Sam Fender". The Guardian. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  53. ^ "Lewis Capaldi wins MTV PUSH: Ones to Watch 2019 artist vote". music-news.com. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.

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