“To be honest, the first time round, I didn't think 'Fame Academy' was the worst premise in the world. You got people on, and they would write songs and develop themselves as artists. But then, instead of getting a little bit more credible, it got a little bit more ridiculous.”

Scottish singer-songwriter

Paolo Nutini is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Paisley, Renfrewshire. He is known for a run of successful studio albums that began with These Streets in 2006. His debut album reached number three on the UK Albums Chart, while Sunny Side Up in 2009 opened at number one. Caustic Love followed in April 2014 and also reached number one in the UK, and Last Night in the Bittersweet arrived in July 2022. His work is identified with contemporary pop and singer-songwriter writing.