Paolo Nutini will be the guest of the UK Trade & Investment team at the British Consulate General Milan for a press conference on 26 November during the Milan leg of his tour in Italy.

The press conference, which will be attended by HM Consul General Dr Laurence Bristow-Smith, has been organised by UK Trade & Investment with the cooperation of Warner Music. From the Consulate terrace Paolo Nutini will talk about his artistic career and also illustrate the excellence of UK Creative Industries.

A positive and refined singer/songwriter, much appreciated not only by teenagers, Paolo Nutini has such huge talent that you can hardly believe he is only 22 years old and has done so much already. After leaving his hometown Paisley, Scotland, his achievements include performing at Carnegie Hall, the BRIT Awards and supporting Led Zeppelin at their reunion concert at the 02 Arena in London in late 2007.

These Streets, Paolo Nutini’s first album, has sold over 2 millions copies all over the world, whereas his second album, Sunny Side Up, (which went straight in at No. 1 in the UK), has reconfirmed his skills and made him one of the most promising songwriters of the younger generation.

We express our warmest thanks to our British Sponsors for the fine products that will accompany the tea served to our Guests.

For more information and accreditation please contact:
Raffaella Previtera
Head of Communications Team
British Consulate General
Tel: +39 02 72300 251/228/243
Email: communicationsmilan@fco.gov.uk

Notes to Editors:

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is the UK Government's international business development organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy and assists overseas companies to bring their high quality investment to the UK. The services offered by UK Trade & Investment bring together a network of business sector specialists and support teams in British embassies and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) posts all around the world, as well as key experts in government departments across the UK. UK Trade & Investment works with a wide range of partner organisations in the UK, including Regional Development Agencies and the Devolved Administrations, Business Links, Chambers of Commerce and trade associations.  

For more information, visit the websites at: www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk.

UK Creative Industries are one of the points of strength of British economy. Recent analysis from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) suggests that between 2009 and 2013 the UK creative industries will grow on average at 4 per cent – more than double the rate of the rest of the economy. By 2013, the sector is expected to employ 1.3 million people with as many as 180,000 creative businesses in the sector, compared to the current number of 148,000. In the same year, the sector is expected to contribute as much as £85 billion to the economy, up from £57 billion. The UK is the third largest music market globally judged by sales, estimated to be worth around £5 billion with more than £1 billion worth of exports every year and about 120,000 full-time jobs.

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