The highs and lows of Lewis Capaldi – from Love Island girlfriend to Tourette's and shock comeback

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There's exciting times ahead for the Scots singer.
SOMEONE WE LOVE The highs and lows of Lewis Capaldi – from Love Island girlfriend to Tourette's and shock comeback
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LEWIS CAPALDI released a new single today after it was revealed he has a secret set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
It marks a sensational comeback story for the Scots singer two years after he broke down on the very same stage and had to cut his set short.
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Lewis Capaldi performs at Glastonbury before walking off due to his health struggles.
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The Someone You Loved star, 28, quietly warmed up for the gig by joining Tom Walker, Dermot Kennedy and Nathan Evans for impromptu performances at charity concerts last month.
It's been a whirlwind journey for the Bathgate-born singer after he burst onto the scene in 2019.
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EARLY DAYS
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Performing in 2017 before finding fame.
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With supportive parents in fishmonger Mark and nurse Carol, Lewis grew up in Whitburn, West Lothian, with siblings Anthony, Danielle and Warren.
The singer started playing guitar aged nine and graduated to gigs three years later - hiding in pub bathrooms until his time to perform because he was too young to be there.
He was discovered at 18 when his manager heard a recording he'd made in his bedroom that was uploaded to SoundCloud.
Soon after he graduated with an HND in Music from New College Lanarkshire, Motherwell.
RISE TO FAME
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He was catapulted to superstardom.
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Lewis released his first single, Bruises, in March 2017 and it was an immediate success as he became the fastest ever unsigned artist to reach 25 million plays on Spotify.
The following year his EP called Breach launched him to superstardom - with the track Someone You Loved spending seven weeks at number one and ending up the year's top selling song.
He became the first artist ever to sell out an arena tour before dropping an album.
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But that all changed in 2019 with the release of Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent.
It was the biggest selling album in the UK in five years, spending five weeks at number one.
He then played festivals and shows all over the world as he got to grips with his sudden fame.
But he took time off in 2021 to focus on recording his second album Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent.
It eventually came out in 2023 and topped the album charts again - spawning three number one singles in the process.
HEALTH WOES
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He took a break from music after struggling on stage.
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The musician started showing nervous tics and increasing anxiety as he popularity grew.
Fans became concerned by his struggles on stage and he revealed in September 2022 that he'd been diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome.
The episodes could be so severe that his mum had to sleep in his bed as she was the only person that could talk him out of a panic attack.
He even cancelled a trip to the USA because he thought he had a brain tumour - paying for an MRI scan only to find out that there was nothing wrong with him.
His family urged him top consider quitting music when his twitches were so bad they thought he was having a seizure.
During his performance at Glastonbury two years ago, he was coming out of a three-week mental health hiatus he had taken to 'rest and recover'.
But he confessed that he was struggling with his Tourette's and said his voice had 'packed it in', after coughing throughout the show.
He had to walk off stage and later took a break for the foreseeable future to get his mental and physical and health in check.
Lewis released just three singles between his second album and now due to his struggles.
RELATIONSHIPS
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Lewis used to date Paige Turley.
Lewis dated fellow singer and Love Island winner Paige Turley after the pair met in college.
They were on and off between 2014 and 2016 before calling it a day.
In 2023 he went public with Edinburgh-born actress Ellie MacDowall, at the Brit awards.
They split a year later and he was then linked with glamorous influencer Remy O'Brien.
But a source later claimed they were just friends.
FRIENDS AND FEUDS
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Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi perform at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2023.
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Lewis is best mates with former One Direction star Niall Horan, 31.
While he gets on so well with Ed Sheeran, 34, that the Shape Of You star sent the Scot a link to a house for sale - which he then bought.
He's hung out with Harry Potter fave Emma Watson, 35, at Wimbledon and partied with Stormzy, 31 at the Brits.
However, he found himself embroiled in a hilarious feud with Oasis legend Noel Gallagher, 58, in 2019.
Gallagher said "Who's this Capaldi fella?" and branded him an idiot on radio - only for Lewis to call the rocker old and past his prime.
The Wonderwall artist responded by posting a video of his son weeping to Lewis' hit track Someone You Loved, advising him to "find some joy" in his music.
Lewis then wore a T-shirt with Gallagher's face inside a love heart at Glastonbury - and later posted with his rival brother Liam, 52.
FUTURE
It remains to be seen how Lewis will cope when he returns to the stage at Glastonbury.
But if all goes well, fans will be clamouring for a third album and a major tour.
He was previously overheard saying he wanted to bring out an album this year.
Music megastar Yungblud has also revealed that he's heard some of the Scot's new music - and that it sounds great.