Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is an award winning Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician from Paisley, Scotland.

Raised in a music-loving family, he grew up listening to a range of Folk, Opera, Jazz, and his father’s R&B favorites. Shortly after discovering homegrown folkies like John Martyn, the teenaged Nutini left school to focus on his own musical development, eventually moving from Paisley to London at age 16 and garnering attention via local gigs.

He inked a deal with the British arm of Atlantic Records two years later, just several weeks after his 18th birthday.