Lewis Capaldi

Capaldi was born in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, and lived there until he was 4 years old,{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-singer-lewis-capaldi-says-17891209|title=Scots singer Lewis Capaldi says his loyalties will always lie with Glasgow|last=Love|first=Lynn|date=11 July 2019|website=Daily Record|access-date=25 February 2020}} when his family moved to East Whitburn in West Lothian.{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/lewis-capaldis-childhood-home-in-west-lothian-on-sale-for-just-under-ps400000-3271236|title=Lewis Capaldi's childhood home in West Lothian on sale for just under £400,000|date=13 June 2021|last=Trimble|first=James|work=The Scotsman|accessdate=13 February 2023}} Capaldi is of Scottish, Irish and Italian ancestry.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/lewis-capaldi-irish-roots|title=Lewis Capaldi reveals his Irish roots|date=22 December 2019|website=IrishCentral.com}} He is the youngest of four children. His mother becoming pregnant with Lewis came as a surprise to his family, being called a sort of "immaculate conception", because his father had had a vasectomy.{{Cite web |date=24 March 2020 |title=Lewis Capaldi opens up about his childhood and how he was an "oops" baby |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/3/24/lewis-capaldi-opens-up-about-his-childhood-and-how-he-was-an.html |access-date=10 October 2022 |website=ABC News Radio}} Capaldi's passion for performing started after he sang on stage at the age of 4 on a family trip in France.{{Cite web |date=13 May 2019 |title=How Lewis Capaldi became the most unlikely ruler of Planet Pop |url=https://readdork.com/features/lewis-capaldi-interview-may19/ |access-date=10 October 2022 |website=Dork}} He learned how to play guitar when he was nine.{{cite web |title=Lewis Capaldi on his plans for the future |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interviews/lewis-capaldi-on-his-plans-for-the-future |website=The Skinny |access-date=9 September 2022}} Soon, he began writing songs, and playing gigs by sneaking into pubs with the help of his eldest brother.{{cite news |title=Lewis Capaldi: I don't have a clue about writing a hit, or about Instagram |url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2019/05/24/news/lewis-capaldi-i-don-t-have-a-clue-about-writing-a-hit-or-about-instagram-1621640/ |newspaper=The Irish Times |access-date=15 October 2022}}

In 2014 Capaldi took part in a three-date tour as part of the Hit the Road project run by The Scottish Music Centre. He played in Dumfries, Edinburgh and Fort William alongside Jacob, Rory Green and Zoë Bestel.{{cite web |title=Fort date as three young acts Hit The Road |url=https://www.whatson-north.co.uk/whats-on/music/fort-date-as-three-young-acts-hit-the-road-166126/ |website=What's On North |date=23 September 2014 |access-date=27 May 2020}} When he was 18, his manager Ryan Walter discovered him by an iPhone recording that was recorded in his bedroom and had uploaded to his SoundCloud account. The day after first contacting Capaldi, Walter flew from America to Britain to hear Capaldi play live.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.musicweek.com/management/read/this-is-already-wildest-dream-territory-q-a-with-lewis-capaldi-s-manager-ryan-walter/076086|title=6 'This is already wildest dream territory': Q&A with Lewis Capaldi's manager Ryan Walter|magazine=Time|date=1 July 2019|access-date=1 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=How Lewis Capaldi became a billion-stream superstar – according to his manager, Ryan Walter |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/how-lewis-capaldi-became-a-billion-stream-superstar-according-to-his-manager-ryan-walter/ |website=Music Business Worldwide |date=16 September 2019 |access-date=4 June 2020}} In 2016, Capaldi graduated with an HND in Music from New College Lanarkshire, Motherwell.{{cite web|url=https://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/news/former-student-lewis-capaldi-tops-uk-music-charts|title=Former student Lewis Capaldi tops UK music charts|website=www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk|access-date=2020-02-25}}

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He released his first single "Bruises" independently 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.{{cite web|url=http://mahogany.blog/lewis-capaldi-fade-listen/|title=Lewis Capaldi – Fade (Listen) – Mahogany|date=6 October 2017|access-date=20 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009052729/http://mahogany.blog/lewis-capaldi-fade-listen/|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=dead}} The song was later re-released as a single in 2019 and reached a peak of No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.{{Cite web |date= |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20191122/7501/ |access-date=21 November 2022 |website=Official UK Charts Company}} After the initial release of the song, he was signed to the German branch of Universal Music Group, and was assigned to the Vertigo Berlin division. His releases are distributed in the UK by Virgin EMI Records and in the US by Capitol Records.{{cite web |title=ISSUE 750 / 19 OCTOBER 2017|url=https://www.recordoftheday.com/issue750.pdf#page=25 |publisher=Record of the Day |access-date=22 September 2022}} His debut single, as well as the songs "Lost on You" and "Fade" were featured on his first extended play Bloom{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/lewis-capaldi-announces-bloom-ep/|title=Lewis Capaldi Announces 'Bloom' EP|work=Clash Magazine|author= Murray, Robin |date=12 September 2017}} and later on his upcoming album. He supported English singer-songwriters Rag'n'Bone Man and Jake Bugg on their tours in the fall of 2017.{{cite web |last1=Duggal |first1=Yasmin |title=Interview: Lewis Capaldi |url=https://mancunion.com/2017/11/20/interview-lewis-capaldi/ |website=The Mancunion |access-date=7 January 2023 |date=20 November 2017}}

In January 2018, he joined German rock band Milky Chance on their North American leg of the Blossom tour. On 23 February, his collaboration "Rush" with Canadian singer and songwriter Jessie Reyez was released.{{Cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=Lewis Capaldi collaborates with Jessie Reyez on new track 'Rush' |url=https://www.mysticsons.com/article/lewis-capaldi-collaborates-jessie-reyez-new-track-rush |access-date=22 November 2022 |website=Mystic Sons}} Irish singer Niall Horan invited Capaldi to support him on two dates on his Flicker World Tour at the Glasgow SEC Armadillo in March. In May, Capaldi joined British singer Sam Smith on their The Thrill of It All European Tour, opening for Smith over 19 dates. He followed this with his own headlining tour across the UK and Europe. Capaldi was named as one of Vevo DSCVR 'Artists to Watch 2018'{{cite web|url=http://dscvr.vevo.com/lewis-capaldi/p/1|title=vevo dscvr – Lewis Capaldi|website=dscvr.vevo.com|access-date=3 December 2017}} and he won Best Acoustic Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards.{{Cite news|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/news/samas-2017-winners-announced|title=SAMAs: 2017 winners announced – The Skinny|access-date=2020-06-04|language=en}} He was also long-listed for BBC Music's Sound of 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4pyqNNMRwyvzQ6SrrPF4SHn/lewis-capaldi|title=BBC Music – BBC Music Sound Of, 2018 – Lewis Capaldi|website=BBC}} In August, Irish Indie rock band Kodaline invited Capaldi to open for them at a concert in Belfast.{{Cite tweet|number=968052180207927296|user=lewiscapaldi|title=so buzzing to be asked by @Kodaline to open for them! Will be my first ever time in Belfast! X|author=Capaldi, Lewis |date=26 February 2018}} In addition to this, Capaldi performed at many festivals during the summer of 2018, including: Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Firefly, Mountain Jam, Osheaga, Reading & Leeds Festival, Rize and TRNSMT. On 8 November, Capaldi's second extended play Breach, which included his single "Tough", was released.{{Citetweet|url=https://twitter.com/LewisCapaldi/status/1060473874356281344|user=LewisCapaldi|last=Capaldi|first=Lewis|number=1060473874356281344|title=𝑩𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑪𝑯 ~ new EP out everywhere today at 5:30PM GMT!|date=8 November 2018|access-date=8 November 2018|language=en}}

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The Breach track "Someone You Loved" became Capaldi's breakthrough single, charting in 29 countries. During his 2019 tour with Bastille,{{Cite web |date=12 October 2018 |title=Bastille Announce Still Avoiding Tomorrow EU Tour 2019 |url=https://genreisdead.com/bastille-announce-still-avoiding-tomorrow-eu-tour/ |access-date=19 November 2022 |website=Genre is Dead!}} the song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and remained at the position for 7 weeks. It also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the first Scottish solo artist to top the US charts since Sheena Easton in 1981.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/lewis-capaldi-is-first-scottish-artist-to-get-us-number-1-in-nearly-40-years-11849238|title=Lewis Capaldi is first Scottish artist to get US number one in nearly 40 years|author=Bethany Minelle|website=Sky News|date=30 October 2019}} The song received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year.{{cite web |title=Lewis Capaldi |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/lewis-capaldi/251691 |website=The Recording Academy |access-date=8 November 2022}} According to the IFPI, the song was the 9th biggest global single of 2019.{{Cite web |date=10 March 2020 |title=bad guy by Billie Eilish Named Biggest Global Single of 2019 |url=https://www.ifpi.org/bad-guy-by-billie-eilish-named-biggest-global-single-of-2019/ |access-date=19 November 2022 |website=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry}} Another Breach track "Grace" reached a new peak of No. 9 in the UK that year.{{Cite web |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20190524/7501/ |access-date=21 November 2022 |website=Official UK Charts Company}} Both songs were included on his debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent. The instant grat single "Hold Me While You Wait"{{Cite web |date=8 May 2019 |title=Lewis Capaldi storms to Number 1 on the Official Trending Chart with Hold Me While You Wait |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20190510/7501/ |access-date=21 November 2022 |website=Official UK Charts Company}} entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 4.{{Cite web |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20190510/7501/ |access-date=21 November 2022 |website=Official UK Charts Company}} The album was the biggest selling album in the UK in five years, spending five weeks at number one in its first six weeks of release.{{Cite web |title=ALBUM CHAMPION, LEWIS CAPALDI DOMINATES UK'S OFFICIAL BIGGEST ALBUMS AND SINGLES LISTS OF 2019 SO FAR |url=https://www.nationalalbumday.co.uk/news/album-champion-lewis-capaldi-dominates-uk-s-official-biggest-albums-and-singles-lists-of-2019-so-far/#:~:text=Singer%2Dsongwriter%20Lewis%20Capaldi%20currently,since%20release%20back%20in%20May. |access-date=21 November 2022 |website=National Album Day| date=2 October 2019 }}

Capaldi was nominated for the Brit Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards, but lost to Sam Fender. At the end of March, Capaldi supported the Irish band Picture This at their shows in Ireland.{{Cite news |last=Clayton-Lea |first=Tony |date=27 March 2019 |title=Picture This at 3Arena, Dublin: Everything you need to know |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/picture-this-at-3arena-dublin-everything-you-need-to-know-1.3832475 |access-date=19 November 2022 |newspaper=The Irish Times}} In April, the video game Days Gone that had featured his self-written song "Days Gone Quiet" in the end credits was released.{{cite web |title=Days Gone Credits (PlayStation 4) |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation-4/days-gone/credits |website=MobyGames |access-date=25 September 2022}} The song received nominations from the Game Audio Network Guild Awards{{Cite news|date=6 May 2020 |title='Death Stranding' Sweeps Gaming's G.A.N.G. Awards With Six Wins Including Audio of the Year |url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/death-stranding-gaming-gang-awards-winners-list-1234600151/ |magazine=Variety}} and the NAVGTR Awards.{{Cite web |date=23 January 2020 |title=NAVGTR Awards Nominations Led by a Plague Tale Innocence (18) and Astral Chain (10) |url=https://wccftech.com/navgtr-awards-nominations-see-a-plague-tale-innocence-and-astral-chain-leading/ |access-date=19 November 2022 |website=Wccftech}}

Over the summer of 2019, Capaldi performed at many festivals such as the Belsonic festival in Belfast, where he opened for the Killers,{{Cite web |title=Belsonic presents: The Killers |url=https://ontourni.com/belsonic-presents-the-killers/ |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=OnTourNI|date=25 March 2019 }} and the Glastonbury Festival.{{Cite web |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |date=29 June 2019 |title=Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury 2019 review – laughter through the tears |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/29/lewis-capaldi-at-glastonbury-2019-review-laughter-through-the-tears |access-date=10 November 2022 |website=The Guardian}} On 5 August, he performed songs from his album with the Manchester Camerata for a special Live Lounge Symphony concert in Croxteth, Liverpool.{{cite web |title=Radio 1 Presents: The Lewis Capaldi Symphony...|url=https://manchestercamerata.co.uk/performances/radio-1-presents-the-lewis-capaldi-symphony/ |website=Manchester Camerata |access-date=25 September 2022}} From 16 to 26 August, he supported Ed Sheeran at the end of his Divide world tour, playing four gigs with him in Ipswich and Leeds.{{cite web |title=Lewis Capaldi Confirmed As Tour Support For Ed Sheeran |url=https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/222632/9 |website=Stereoboard |access-date=27 September 2022}} Towards the end of the year, an extended edition of his debut album was released along with the single "Before You Go", which became his second UK Singles Chart-topper on 31 January 2020.{{cite web |title=LEWIS CAPALDI ANNOUNCES DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT (EXTENDED EDITION) OUT NOVEMBER 22 |url=https://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/lewis-capaldi-announces-divinely-uninspired-to-a-hellish-extent-extended-edition-out-november-22/ |website=UMusic |access-date=8 November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/lewis-capaldi-claims-second-chart-topper-with-before-you-go-becoming-number-1-is-absolutely-everything-to-me-__28504/|title=Lewis Capaldi claims second chart-topper with Before You Go|website=OfficialCharts.com|author=Justin Myers|access-date=31 January 2020}}

Capaldi became the first artist to sell out an arena tour before the release of an album. The shows sold out in one second upon tickets becoming available, with Capaldi playing to over a quarter of a million people in March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/how-lewis-capaldi-became-a-billion-stream-superstar-according-to-his-manager-ryan-walter/|title=How Lewis Capaldi became a billion-stream superstar – according to his manager Ryan Walter|website=Music Business Worldwide|date=16 September 2019}} The initiative LiveLive [{{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-live-verb.ogg|l|ɪ|v}} {{IPAc-en|audio=En-us-live-adj.ogg|l|aɪ|v}}]{{Cite web |title=INTERVIEW: Lewis Capaldi Talks Touring, Anxiety, And His New Album |url=https://substreammagazine.com/2019/05/interview-lewis-capaldi-2019/ |access-date=4 October 2022 |website=Substream Magazine|date=29 May 2019 }} was launched to help fans have a more comfortable experience at his concerts.{{Cite web |last=Hawthorne |first=Katie |date=6 March 2020 |title=Breathwork and gig buddies: Lewis Capaldi launches fan mental health scheme |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/mar/06/lewis-capaldi-launches-livelive-fan-mental-health-scheme |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=The Guardian}} At the 2020 Brit Awards, Capaldi received three nominations, winning two awards. Two songs written by Capaldi were also released that year: Rita Ora's "How to Be Lonely" and Sigala's "Lasting Lover".{{Cite web |title=Credits for Lewis Capaldi |url=https://tidal.com/browse/credits/8583514 |access-date=22 November 2022 |website=Tidal}}

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In March 2021 Capaldi announced that he postponed all his upcoming shows to work on his upcoming sophomore album.{{Cite news|date=26 March 2021|title=Lewis Capaldi postpones all shows until 2022 to focus on second album |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lewis-capaldi-postpones-all-shows-until-2022-to-focus-on-second-album-2908733 |access-date=11 November 2022|website=NME}} He returned in the summer of 2022 to play his postponed shows, including his headlining slots at the TRNSMT Festival,{{Cite web |last=Mullen |first=Stacey |date=10 July 2022 |title=Lewis Capaldi hails TRNSMT headlining show as the best of his f**king life |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20269412.lewis-capaldi-hails-trnsmt-headlining-show-best-f-king-life/ |access-date=11 November 2022|website=Glasgow Times}} the Latitude Festival,{{Cite news|title=Foals, Lewis Capaldi and Snow Patrol to headline Latitude 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/foals-lewis-capaldi-and-snow-patrol-to-headline-latitude-2022-3171921 |access-date=11 November 2022 |website=NME}} and the Isle of Wight Festival.{{Cite web |title=Lewis Capaldi at the Isle of Wight Festival PHOTOS |url=https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/20219654.lewis-capaldi-isle-wight-festival-photos/ |access-date=11 November 2022 |website=Isle of Wight County Press|date=18 June 2022 }}

The lead single "Forget Me" from his second album, Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent,{{Cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|title=Lewis Capaldi Announces New Album 'Broken By Desire to Be Heavenly Sent'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/lewis-capaldi-new-album-broken-by-desire-to-be-heavenly-sent-1235157720/|date=October 18, 2022|access-date=October 18, 2022|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web |title=Lewis Capaldi surprises fans by playing new song at The O2 - and reveals when it'll be released |url=https://news.sky.com/story/lewis-capaldi-surprises-fans-by-playing-new-song-at-the-o2-and-reveals-when-itll-be-released-12688353 |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Sky News |language=en}} was released in September 2022 and it became his first song to debut at the top of the UK Singles Chart.{{Cite magazine|date=19 September 2022 |title=Lewis Capaldi Blasts to No. 1 In U.K. With 'Forget Me' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/lewis-capaldi-no-1-uk-forget-me-1235140821/ |access-date=11 November 2022 |magazine=Billboard}} His frozen pizza range Big Sexy Pizza was also released later that month in the UK supermarkets Iceland and Tesco.{{Cite news |date=28 September 2022 |title=Lewis Capaldi launches new pizza range in Tesco and Iceland |work=The National| url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/national/uk-today/22795326.scottish-singer-songwriter-lewis-capaldi-releases-range-pizzas/ |access-date=12 April 2023}}

Capaldi achieved his fourth number-one single when "Pointless" climbed to the top of the UK charts in January 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/lewis-capaldi-scores-fourth-official-number-1-single-with-pointless-the-support-has-been-incredible-__38287/|title=Lewis Capaldi scores fourth Official Number 1 single with Pointless: "The support has been incredible"|last=Ainsley|first=Helen|date=13 January 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=13 February 2023}} In April 2023, Capaldi achieved his fifth number-one song on the UK Singles Chart with "Wish You the Best".{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/champion-lewis-capaldi-a-knockout-with-fifth-number-1-single-with-wish-you-the-best-__39091/|title=Champion! Lewis Capaldi a knockout with fifth Number 1 single with Wish You The Best|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=21 April 2023|access-date=22 April 2023}} In May 2023, Capaldi was announced to be performing an intimate warm-up intimate set in June before Reading and Leeds Festival where James Marriott would support,{{Cite web |title= Lewis Capaldi and James Marriott announce intimate gig at The Wardrobe ahead of Leeds Festival |url= https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2023-05-23/chart-topping-singer-announces-intimate-yorkshire-gig-ahead-of-leeds-festival |date=23 May 2023 |website=ITV News}}{{Cite web |last=Skinner |first=Tom |date=2023-05-23 |title=Lewis Capaldi announces intimate Reading & Leeds warm-up show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lewis-capaldi-announces-super-intimate-reading-leeds-warm-up-show-3447051 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=NME |language=en-GB}} though Capaldi later cancelled the gig due to his poor mental health.{{Cite web |title=Lewis Capaldi cancels intimate Leeds gig at The Wardrobe as he tells fans he needs to 'rest and recover' |url=https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/things-to-do/lewis-capaldi-cancels-intimate-leeds-gig-at-the-wardrobe-as-he-tells-fans-he-needs-to-rest-and-recover-4170653 |access-date=26 January 2024 |website=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=6 June 2023 }} In June 2023, Capaldi announced that he was taking an extended and indefinite break from touring, citing a need to focus on his mental and physical health. Earlier that month, Capaldi's set at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival was complicated by an apparent episode of Capaldi's recently diagnosed Tourette's syndrome, though concertgoers joined in to help him finish the performance.{{Cite web |last=France |first=Lisa Respers |date=2023-06-28 |title=Lewis Capaldi announces break from tour, citing impact of Tourette syndrome |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/28/entertainment/lewis-capaldi-tour-break/index.html |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Halliday |first=Josh |date=2023-06-24 |title=Lewis Capaldi announces he needs a mental health break after Glastonbury |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jun/24/lewis-capaldi-announces-mental-health-break-after-glastonbury |access-date=2023-06-29 |issn=0261-3077}}

On 11 April 2025, Capaldi officially released his cover of Britney Spears' "Everytime" to download and streaming sites, debuting on the UK Singles Downloads Chart at number 36.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/lewis-capaldi-everytime/|title=Lewis Capaldi - Everytime|website=Official Charts|date=18 April 2025|access-date=18 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5iOG1vxlhEaKZWWdOqGHo3?si=8-jYB1jtTBmVPvOlJrMZpA|title=Lewis Capaldi - Everytime (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)|website=Spotify|date=11 April 2025|access-date=18 April 2025}}

Capaldi is a fan of association football and supports the Glasgow-based Celtic F.C.{{cite web |date=7 February 2020 |title=Celtic daft Lewis Capaldi declares love for 'Glasgow's green and white' at Italian musical festival |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/celtic-daft-lewis-capaldi-declares-21448568.amp |access-date=2020-02-07 |website=dailyrecord.co.uk |language=en}} He and actor Peter Capaldi are cousins. Peter appeared in Lewis's music video for "Someone You Loved".[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/rising-scottish-star-lewis-capaldi-12079123 "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.

After his rise to fame, Capaldi started feeling anxiety and a pressure to perform, and he started showing nervous tics. In September 2022, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome.{{cite news |title=Lewis Capaldi reveals he has Tourette's - saying diagnosis is a relief |url=https://news.sky.com/story/lewis-capaldi-reveals-he-has-tourettes-saying-diagnosis-is-a-relief-12692031 |access-date=7 September 2022 |work=Sky News |language=en}} During the COVID-19 pandemic, he moved back to his parents' house in Whitburn, Scotland, to work on his second album. In April 2023, his documentary How I'm Feeling Now was released on Netflix.

Capaldi has been in a relationship with Scottish actress Ellie MacDowall as of June 2023.{{Cite news |last=Gayle |first=Latoya |date=28 June 2023 |title=Lewis Capaldi's girlfriend Ellie Macdowall is 'comforting' him as he quits touring 'for the foreseeable future' |work=GlasgowWorld |url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/news/people/lewis-capaldi-girlfriend-ellie-macdowall-tour-4199961 |access-date=2023-08-22}}{{Cite news |last=Santino |first=Catherine |date=10 July 2023 |title=Who Is Lewis Capaldi's Girlfriend? All About Ellie MacDowall |work=People |url=https://people.com/who-is-ellie-macdowall-lewis-capaldi-7557942 |access-date=2023-08-22}}

Growing up, Capaldi listened to heavy metal bands including Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold, pop-punk bands such as Blink-182 and Busted,{{cite web |last1=Whelan |first1=Addie |title=How Lewis Capaldi Made it To #1|url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/how-lewis-capaldi-made-it-to-1/ |website=Beyond the Stage |access-date=17 December 2022 |date=21 October 2019}} rock bands like Oasis, and indie rock bands such as the View.{{cite web |last1=Costello |first1=Christine |title=Karaoke Bar to Spotify Star: An Interview with Lewis Capaldi |url=https://atwoodmagazine.com/lc-lewis-capaldi-2017-interview/ |work=Atwood Magazine |access-date=17 December 2022 |date=9 November 2017}} He discovered a love for "soulful pop music" from the work of Paolo Nutini and Joe Cocker.{{cite web |title=Lewis Capaldi Reveals His Most Influential Albums of All Time |url=https://www.nationalalbumday.co.uk/news/lewis-capaldi-reveals-his-most-influential-albums-of-all-time/ |website=National Album Day |date=27 September 2019 |access-date=17 December 2022}} Capaldi has expressed admiration for the 1975,{{cite web |title=Lewis Capaldi Has Been Writing With The 1975's Matty Healy |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/lewis-capaldi-has-been-writing-with-the-1975s-matty-healy/ |website=Clash |access-date=17 December 2022 |date=5 December 2022}} the Macabees,{{cite web |last1=Gayler |first1=Max |title=Nine Songs: Lewis Capaldi |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/lists/lewis-capaldi-chooses-nine-favourite-songs |website=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=18 December 2022 |date=18 April 2019}} Arctic Monkeys, the Beatles, and Bob Dylan.{{cite web |title=10 songs that inspired Lewis Capaldi |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/Jj9zHyc6QVFBChqxQ6vHBh/10-songs-that-inspired-lewis-capaldi |website=BBC Radio 2 |access-date=17 December 2022}} Adele and Kings of Leon have also inspired his songwriting.{{Cite web |date=10 June 2018 |title=INSPIRED #0007 - LEWIS CAPALDI |url=https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2018/6/10/inspired-0007-lewis-capaldi |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=When The Horn Blows}}

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• Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (2019)
• Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent (2023)

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• Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent Tour (2019–2020)
• Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent Tour (2023)

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Supporting

• Rag'n'Bone Man – The Overproof Tour (2017)
• Milky Chance – The Blossom Tour (2018)
• Niall Horan – Flicker World Tour (2018)
• Sam Smith – The Thrill of It All Tour (2018)
• Bastille – Still Avoiding Tomorrow Tour (2019)
• Picture This – MDVRN LV Tour (2019)
• Ed Sheeran – ÷ Tour (2019)

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