“My goal was to play 350-capacity rooms in the U.K. and, if I was lucky, 100-capacity rooms in Europe. I just wanted to play music and make money off it.”

Scottish singer-songwriter and musician

Lewis Capaldi is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He became widely known in 2019 through his single “Someone You Loved,” which brought him major chart success in the UK and the US. The song spent seven weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, later reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was the bestselling UK single of 2019. It was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards and won the 2020 Brit Award for Song of the Year. Capaldi also won the 2020 Brit Award for Best New Artist, and his songs are known for their strong popular appeal.