Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January, 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. Both his parents are Scottish, although his mother and father are of Italian descent (his father’s family coming from from Barga in Tuscany), and his family has been in Scotland for two generations.

Paolo’s father is Alfredo John Nutini, a catering shop manager born on 25 May 1957 in Paisley. His parents were John Nutini, a restaurateur born in Paisley in 1921, and Ada Castelvecchi (as shown in the image, there are various versions of the surname – please refer to the note at the foot of the page), born on 13 May 1921 at 13 New Street Paisley. John and Ada married on 13 May 1942 in Paisley. Ada died in 1991.

Find out more from the Scotlands People website. www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

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