Lewis Capaldi performs on the Pyramid Stage on Day 4 of Glastonbury Competition.

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Lewis Capaldi performs on the Pyramid Stage on Day 4 of Glastonbury Competition.

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Who’s he? Lewis Capaldi is a 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Scotland.

• Capaldi first rose to fame with the success of his hit single, “Somebody you really liked” topping the UK charts and propelling him to stardom in 2019.
• Since then, Capaldi has had 5 number one hits within the UK, toured throughout the globe and launched a Netflix documentary that outlines his struggles with psychological well being whereas navigating his sudden and overwhelming fame.
• In September of 2022, Capaldi shared in an Instagram livestream that he had formally been recognized with Tourette’s syndrome, a neurological dysfunction characterised by involuntary vocal or motor tics.
• Tourette’s can be extensively misunderstood and much extra frequent than one may assume. Tics can change into extra outstanding as a result of elements like stress and nervousness.
• Extra not too long ago, Capaldi has canceled a number of weeks of reveals to relaxation and get better over issues concerning his well being.

Need to watch Capaldi carry out? Try his Tiny Desk efficiency at NPR’s headquarters in Washington D.C.

What is the massive deal? Capaldi was slated as a headliner for this yr’s Glastonbury Music Competition, one of many largest occasions in dwell music. His earlier present cancellations had been, partly, as a result of he needed to arrange for this efficiency.

• However his return to the stage, like most issues in life, did not go based on plan. After getting a couple of songs into his set, Capaldi’s voice started to offer out, a lot to his frustration, based on BBC music correspondent Mark Savage.
• At the same time as he struggled to proceed, the group of hundreds inspired him to maintain going, singing his lyrics and chanting his identify.
• In the direction of the tip of his set, when he carried out “Somebody you really liked,” his tics grew to become extra frequent. The viewers burst out to assist him end the track, in a second that made everybody who labored on this text a bit misty-eyed.

What are individuals saying? This is what Capaldi needed to say to the group on the finish of his set:

I really feel like I will be taking one other wee break over the following couple of weeks. So that you most likely will not see a lot of me for the remainder of the yr, possibly even.

However once I do come again and once I do see you, I hope you are still up for watching us.

I genuinely dreamt of doing this. If I by no means get to do it once more, this has been sufficient.

What he needed to say when he went public along with his Tourette’s prognosis:

I needed to talk about it as a result of I did not need individuals to assume I used to be taking cocaine or one thing.”

My shoulder twitches when I’m excited, completely satisfied, nervous or confused. It’s one thing I’m residing with. It isn’t as dangerous because it seems to be.

And his difficulties balancing life as a well-known musician along with his psychological well being:

So, what now?

• Capaldi is hopefully taking the a lot wanted relaxation he talked about on the finish of his efficiency.
• Different performers, like Billie Eilish and Seth Rogen, have publicly shared their very own experiences with Tourette’s and the stigma surrounding the neurological dysfunction.

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