The multi-million selling singer-songwriter has sold 109,000 copies of his successful third record, Caustic Love, after just seven days on the shelves.

Talented Paolo, whose family own a chip shop in the town, beat the previous record set by Sam Bailey’s The Power of Love, which sold almost 73,000 copies during its first week.

It means that this will be the Brit-nominated musician’s second UK number one, following 2009’s Sunny Side Up – which also climbed back into the top 40 this week.

Paolo held off competition from teenage guitar band The Vamps, whose debut album Meet The Vamps was a new entry at number two.

The top five was completed by Paloma Faith’s A Perfect Contradiction in third; John Legend’s Love In The Future at four and Kaiser Chiefs’ Education, Education, Education And War, in fifth place.

He has had glowing reviews for his soul-inspired album, described as showcasing “his maverick talent and incredible vocal prowess with a maturity way beyond his 27 years.” Paolo’s father is Alfredo John Nutini, a catering shop manager in Paisley. Despite the Italian name, the Nutini family have lived in Paisley for at least four generations.

The singer’s great grandfather opened the fish and chip shop in Paisley, which his parents now run, in 1914. He grew up hanging out and later working in the chip shop.

Paolo broke away from the family tradition by signing his first music publishing deal at the age of 17.

His grandfather – commemorated in the elegiac ‘Autumn’ on his debut album – played him Scottish folk songs by the Corries and sang him operatic arias by Verdi and Puccini as a child.

Paolo is the second act announced for this year’s T in the Park Festival 2014, joining previously announced headliners Arctic Monkeys.