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 MacBorn 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 StudioHis 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
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