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54-428: The 2020 ceremony was held on 28 November, dubbed as a "St. Andrew's Day celebration". Performances included Lewis Capaldi , Biffy Clyro , Texas , Amy Macdonald , Wet Wet Wet , Dougie MacLean , GUN, Stephanie Cheape, HYYTS, kitti, Luke La Volpe, George Bowie and Graeme Park. The Scottish Music Awards will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2023. Over the course of the awards tenure, the awards have honoured some of

108-596: A Grammy nomination for Song of the Year . According to the IFPI , the song was the 9th biggest global single of 2019. Another Breach track " Grace " reached a new peak of no.9 in the UK that year. Both songs were included on his debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent . The instant grat single " Hold Me While You Wait " entered the UK Singles Chart at no. 4. The album

162-596: A Scottish Royalist general in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms , and Sir Tam Dalyell , a member of the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005. Hopetoun House is a large country house and estate near South Queensferry that was built between 1699 and 1701, and was designed by Sir William Bruce . The house was then hugely extended from 1721 by William Adam until his death in 1748, being one of his most notable projects. The interior

216-533: A community hospital in Linlithgow . West Lothian previously had a psychiatric hospital with general hospital in the Dechmont area called Bangour Village Hospital . The hospital opened in 1904 and eventually had beds for 55 officers and 2571 other ranks. The hospital started closing in the 1990s and closed completely in 2004 after the remaining services were transferred to St John's Hospital. The Linburn Centre

270-505: A large farm and play area. In Bathgate, the Bennie Museum is a museum of local history and heritage that is run by volunteers under the management of a charitable trust. It opened in 1989 and is housed used in two former derelict cottages donated by the Bennie family to the local community in 1980. The Linlithgow Museum is a volunteer-run local history museum in Linlithgow . The museum

324-691: A new West Lothian District within the Region of Lothian , whilst some areas in the north-west were transferred to the Falkirk District and areas in the north-east were transferred to the City of Edinburgh District. In 1996 West Lothian became a unitary authority area, using the same name and territory as in 1975. West Lothian lies on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth and is predominantly rural, though there were extensive coal, iron, and shale oil mining operations in

378-608: A quarter of a million people in March 2020. The initiative LiveLive [ / l ɪ v / / l aɪ v / ] was launched to help fans have a more comfortable experience at his concerts. At the 2020 Brit Awards , Capaldi received three nominations, winning two awards. Two songs written by Capaldi were also released that year: Rita Ora 's " How to Be Lonely " and Sigala 's " Lasting Lover ". In March 2021 Capaldi announced that he postponed all his upcoming shows to work on his upcoming sophomore album. He returned in

432-531: A ruined palace that was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries and is the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots . It is now a visitor attraction in the care of Historic Environment Scotland . The House of the Binns is an early 17th century historic house and estate near Philpstoun . The house is the historic home of the Binn family whose owners included Sir Thomas Dalyell

486-465: A system of Regions and Districts . West Lothian was made a district of Lothian Region but lost the burgh of Bo'ness and the district of Bo'ness to Falkirk District of Central Region , and the burgh of Queensferry and the district of Kirkliston plus part of Winchburgh to the Edinburgh district of Lothian Region. It gained East Calder and West Calder districts from Midlothian. The two-tier system

540-604: A visitor centre and a loch), Polkemmet Country Park (a 68 hectare park near Whitburn with woodlands, river walks and outdoor facilities), and Almondell and Calderwood Country Park along the Almond river valley near Mid Calder. Blawhorn Moss is a raised bog located near Blackridge that has been a national nature reserve since 1980 and is the largest and least disturbed raised bog in the Lothians. Public healthcare in West Lothian

594-491: Is Category A listed and features as the logo of West Lothian Council. West Lothian has no airport or airfields in current operation. The county has a few historic airfields, now defunct, including a temporary airfield that once existed in Bathgate. While the village of Kirknewtown is inside West Lothian, the nearby RAF Kirknewton airfield lies inside the boundary of Edinburgh. The nearest airport in operation to West Lothian

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648-618: Is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards . Capaldi also won the 2020 Brit Award for Best New Artist . In March 2019, his single " Someone You Loved " (2018) topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks, and in November 2019, it reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 ; it was nominated at

702-568: Is a health centre for blinded war veterans at Wilkieston . The centre is located within the estate of Linburn House, a country house which was demolished in 1955. The Museum of the Scottish Shale Oil Industry was created in 1990, to preserve the history of the shale industry in West Lothian and beyond. It is sited on a former mill at Millfield, near Livingston and is attached to the Almond Valley Heritage Centre,

756-468: Is a privately owned zoo located in Polbeth , West Calder opened in 2005. The zoo has grown into one of West Lothian's top visitor attractions and was awarded ‘Best Family Day Out’ at the 2024 Scottish Entertainment and Hospitality Awards. West Lothian has a diverse economy and as of 2020 had approximately 4,500 businesses providing almost 72,000 jobs in the area. In 2014, West Lothian Council reported that

810-562: Is a scheduled ancient monument and hill with a dominating position in central lowland Scotland with extensive views. Torphichen Preceptory is a 12th-century church in the village of Torphichen . It comprises the remains of the preceptory (headquarters) of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Scotland. Historic houses in West Lothian include Linlithgow Palace ,

864-651: Is administered by NHS Lothian within NHS Scotland . The main hospital for West Lothian is St John's Hospital in Livingston. The hospital has a dedicated Accident and Emergency department with 550 beds and opened in 1989. St Johns is a teaching hospital for the University of Edinburgh Medical School . Other public hospitals include Tippethill House Hospital a community hospital in Armadale and St Michael's Hospital ,

918-737: Is housed in the Linlithgow Partnership Centre, along with the West Lothian Family History Society and library. Military Museum Scotland is a military history museum in Wilkieston that covers Scottish military history from the First World War to the present day. The Museum of Scottish Railways is a railway museum located within the station yard of Bo'ness at the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway . Five Sisters Zoo

972-532: Is of Scottish, Irish and Italian ancestry. He is the youngest of four children. His mother becoming pregnant with Lewis came as a surprise to his family, being called a sort of " immaculate conception ", because his father had had a vasectomy . Capaldi's passion for performing started after he sang on stage at the age of 4 on a family trip in France . He learned how to play guitar when he was nine. Soon, he began writing songs, and playing gigs by sneaking into pubs with

1026-447: Is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland , bordering (in a clockwise direction) the City of Edinburgh council area , Scottish Borders , South Lanarkshire , North Lanarkshire and Falkirk . The modern council area was formed in 1975 when the historic county of West Lothian , also known as Linlithgowshire, was reshaped substantially as part of local government reforms; some areas that had formerly been part of Midlothian were added to

1080-434: The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and won the 2020 Brit Award for Song of the Year . "Someone You Loved" was the bestselling single of 2019 in the UK. In May 2020, it was announced that Capaldi's song "Someone You Loved" had become the longest-running top 10 UK single of all time by a British artist. On 17 May 2019, he released his debut album, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent , which remained at

1134-624: The A71 road (which passes through the south of the county connecting settlements including Livingston, Polbeth, West Calder and Breich), the A899 and A705 in Livingston, and the A801 road which runs from east of Polmont to Whitburn. Several railway routes run through West Lothian. These include: West Lothian has a number of former, disused and defunct railway lines, principally branch lines that originated in connection with oil, mineral and shale mining activities in

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1188-460: The Bathgate and Linlithgow (UK Parliament constituency) Until 2024, the area included the Linlithgow and East Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency) . The West Lothian question , referring to whether Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish MPs should be allowed to vote on English laws, is so named because it was supposedly first raised by Tam Dalyell while he was MP for West Lothian. The creation of

1242-577: The COVID-19 pandemic , he moved back to his parents' house in Whitburn , Scotland, to work on his second album. In April 2023, his documentary How I'm Feeling Now was released on Netflix . Capaldi has been in a relationship with Scottish actress Ellie MacDowall as of June 2023. Growing up, Capaldi listened to heavy metal bands including Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold , pop-punk bands such as Blink-182 and Busted , and indie rock bands like Oasis and

1296-685: The Scottish Alternative Music Awards . He was also long-listed for BBC Music 's Sound of 2018 . In August, Irish Indie rock band Kodaline invited Capaldi to open for them at a concert in Belfast . In addition to this, Capaldi performed at many festivals during the summer of 2018, including: Lollapalooza , Bonnaroo , Firefly , Mountain Jam , Osheaga , Reading & Leeds Festival , Rize and TRNSMT . On 8 November, Capaldi's second extended play Breach , which included his single " Tough ",

1350-476: The 19th and 20th centuries which created distinctive red-spoil heaps (locally known as " bings ") throughout the council area. The old county town was the royal burgh of Linlithgow , but the largest town (and the second-largest town in the Lothian region after Edinburgh) is now Livingston , where West Lothian Council has been based since 2009 having previously used facilities across three sites. Other large towns in

1404-560: The 19th century but were later closed as traffic diminished and industrial operations ceased. Many of the railways in West Lothian use significant viaducts to cross rivers, ravines and other difficult terrain. One prominent example is the Almond Valley Viaduct built by railway engineer John Miller to carry the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line and completed in 1842. The viaduct is 1.5 miles long with 36 masonry arches,

1458-506: The Scotland's biggest international musicians, including Annie Lennox and Susan Boyle , whilst celebrating Scotland’s best up and coming musical artists, through breakthrough awards awarded to musicians Be Charlotte, Tom Walker and Lewis Capaldi . The award ceremonies aim to raise funds for the UK’s largest independent music therapy charity, Nordoff Robbins. The Scottish Music Awards celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023. The 2023 ceremony

1512-591: The US by Capitol Records . His debut single, as well as the songs " Lost on You " and " Fade " were featured on his first extended play Bloom and later on his upcoming album. He supported English singer-songwriters Rag'n'Bone Man and Jake Bugg on their tours in the fall of 2017. In January 2018, he joined German rock band Milky Chance on their North American leg of the Blossom tour. On 23 February, his collaboration " Rush " with Canadian singer and songwriter Jessie Reyez

1566-584: The View . He discovered a love for "soulful pop music" from the work of Paolo Nutini and Joe Cocker . Capaldi has expressed admiration for the 1975 , the Macabees , Arctic Monkeys , the Beatles , and Bob Dylan . Adele and Kings of Leon have also inspired his songwriting. Headlining Supporting West Lothian West Lothian ( Scots : Wast Lowden ; Scottish Gaelic : Lodainn an Iar )

1620-453: The abolition of West Lothian County Council in 1975, the new West Lothian District Council chose to use the former Burgh Chambers of Bathgate Town Council (built in 1966) as its headquarters, extending the building in 1976 and renaming it Lindsay House. The district council retained the county buildings in Linlithgow as additional office space. In November 2009, the new unitary authority , West Lothian Council, centralised its services at

1674-412: The county are West Lothian Council and NHS Scotland . The Starlaw distillery is a Scotch whisky grain distillery at Bathgate that is owned by French drinks group La Martiniquaise . The distillery opened in 2010 and can produce 25 million litres annually and has 29 ageing warehouses (cellars) across 75 hectares at the distillery to allow for the maturation of over 600,000 barrels. Glenmorangie ,

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1728-489: The county include Bathgate (a town with medieval origins that developed extensively during the industrial revolution) and the historic mining settlements of Armadale , Fauldhouse , Whitburn , West Calder , Uphall , and Broxburn . In 1975, as a result of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , the boundaries of West Lothian were adjusted: the 1973 Act abolished the traditional counties and burghs, instead creating

1782-910: The end credits was released. The song received nominations from the Game Audio Network Guild Awards and the NAVGTR Awards. Over the summer of 2019, Capaldi performed at many festivals such as the Belsonic festival in Belfast , where he opened for the Killers , and the Glastonbury Festival . On 5 August, he performed songs from his album with the Manchester Camerata for a special Live Lounge Symphony concert in Croxteth , Liverpool. From 16 to 26 August, he supported Ed Sheeran at

1836-514: The end of his Divide world tour, playing four gigs with him in Ipswich and Leeds. Towards the end of the year, an extended edition of his debut album was released along with the single " Before You Go ", which became his second UK Singles Chart-topper on 31 January 2020. Capaldi became the first artist to sell out an arena tour before the release of an album. The shows sold out in one second upon tickets becoming available, with Capaldi playing to over

1890-408: The event and featured performances from artists including: The 2020 ceremony was hosted by Edith Bowman in the west end of Glasgow. The event was held virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. The 2019 nominations for the award ceremony were: The nominations for the 2018 ceremony were: The winners of the 2017 ceremony were: Lewis Capaldi Lewis Marc Capaldi (born 7 October 1996)

1944-562: The fastest ever unsigned artist to reach 25 million plays on the platform. The song was later re-released as a single in 2019 and reached a peak of no.6 on the UK Singles Chart. After the initial release of the song, he was signed to the German branch of Universal Music Group , and was assigned to the Vertigo Berlin division. His releases are distributed in the UK by Virgin EMI Records and in

1998-602: The five largest employment sectors in the council area were healthcare , construction , retail , manufacturing , and business administration and support services. While historically, mining and shale oil production were key employers in the region, as of 2014 they only accounted for 0.7% of persons employed in West Lothian. The ten largest private employers in West Lothian are Sky UK , Tesco , Mitsubishi Electric , IQVIA (formerly Quintiles/Q2 Solutions), Asda , Morrisons , Johnson & Johnson , Schuh , Jabil and Shin-Etsu Europe . The two largest public sector employers in

2052-409: The gig due to his poor mental health. In June 2023, Capaldi announced that he was taking an extended and indefinite break from touring, citing a need to focus on his mental and physical health. Earlier that month, Capaldi's set at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival was complicated by an apparent episode of Capaldi's recently diagnosed Tourette's syndrome , though concertgoers joined in to help him finish

2106-967: The help of his eldest brother. In 2014 Capaldi took part in a three-date tour as part of the Hit the Road project run by The Scottish Music Centre. He played in Dumfries , Edinburgh and Fort William alongside Jacob, Rory Green and Zoë Bestel . When he was 18, his manager Ryan Walter discovered him by an iPhone recording that was recorded in his bedroom and had uploaded to his SoundCloud account. The day after first contacting Capaldi, Walter flew from America to Britain to hear Capaldi play live. In 2016, Capaldi graduated with an HND in Music from New College Lanarkshire , Motherwell . He released his first single " Bruises " independently on 31 March 2017. The song quickly amassed close to 28 million plays on Spotify worldwide, making him

2160-423: The largest indoor shopping location in Scotland and the 10th largest in the UK. There are several large scale wind farms in West Lothian, predominantly in the south-west of the county, used to produce electricity across the region, including Pates Hill wind farm , Harburnhead wind farm, and Black Law wind farm. The main trunk roads in West Lothian are: Other principal A roads in West Lothian include

2214-550: The modern council area in 1975 drastically altered West Lothian's boundaries. Significant towns not included in the modern county are the coastal burghs of Bo'ness and Queensferry and the town of Kirkliston . Large parts of the southern urban area of Livingston which were historically within Midlothian were, however, transferred to West Lothian. Largest settlements by population: 56,840 23,600 15,970 12,840 12,720 11,490 6,430 5,730 4,900 3,840 Cairnpapple Hill

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2268-736: The new West Lothian Civic Centre in Livingston . West Lothian is represented in the Scottish Parliament by two constituency members and seven regional members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). In the Parliament of the United Kingdom West Lothian is represented by two members of Parliament. Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Gregor Poynton represents the Livingston constituency . Kirsteen Sullivan represents

2322-538: The performance. Capaldi is a fan of association football and supports the Glasgow-based Celtic F.C. He and actor Peter Capaldi are cousins. Peter appeared in Lewis's music video for "Someone You Loved". After his rise to fame, Capaldi started feeling anxiety and a pressure to perform. He started showing nervous tics . In September 2022, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome. During

2376-624: The summer of 2022 to play his postponed shows, including his headlining slots at the TRNSMT Festival , the Latitude Festival , and the Isle of Wight Festival . The lead single " Forget Me " from his second album, Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent , was released in September 2022 and it became his first song to debut at the top of the UK Singles Chart. His frozen pizza range Big Sexy Pizza

2430-575: The top of the UK Albums Chart for six weeks. It later went on to become the best-selling album of 2019 and 2020 in the UK. His second album Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent (2023) was supported by the lead single " Forget Me ", released in 2022. Capaldi was born in Glasgow , Scotland , and lived there until he was 4 years old, when his family moved to East Whitburn in West Lothian . Capaldi

2484-458: The whisky distillers have offices and a bottling facility in Livingston that was opened in 2011. West Lothian has several shopping centres, the largest of which are located in Livingston, including 'The Centre' (comprising more than 1,000,000 square foot of retail space) and Livingston Designer Outlet (the largest outlet mall in Scotland). The combined retail spaces of central Livingston form

2538-471: Was abolished by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 , and the district of West Lothian was made into a unitary council area named West Lothian Council . West Lothian Council is the local authority for the West Lothian area and has 33 elected members. Councillors are generally elected every five years, with the next election falling in Spring 2027. The current council composition is: Following

2592-650: Was also released later that month in the UK supermarkets Iceland and Tesco . He achieved his fourth number-one single when " Pointless " climbed to the top of the UK charts in January 2023. In April 2023, Capaldi achieved his fifth number-one song on the UK Singles Chart with " Wish You the Best ". In May 2023, Capaldi was announced to be performing an intimate warm-up intimate set in June before Reading and Leeds Festival where James Marriott would support, though Capaldi later cancelled

2646-857: Was completed by his sons John Adam and Robert Adam . Midhope Castle is a 16th-century tower house on the Hopetoun estate that was used as a location in the Outlander TV series on Starz as the main character, Jamie Fraser's family home called Lallybroch (Broch Tuarach). There are a variety of castles and other historic fortifications in West Lothian, including medieval mottes, tower houses and Renaissance laird's houses, as well as relatively modern castellated mansions. Examples include Cairns Castle , Duntarvie Castle , Midhope Castle and Staneyhill Tower . There are several public country parks in West Lothian, including Beecraigs Country Park (a 370 hectare park between Bathgate and Linlithgow with forests,

2700-593: Was held on Saturday 13 November 2021 in Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, marking the first time in the events history that it has been held at the venue. The event was once again hosted by Edith Bowman, and marked the live return for the event following the virtual ceremony that took place in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland . The winners in the following categories are listed below: Performances were part of

2754-464: Was hosted on November 4, 2023, once again by Edith Bowman . The event will again return to the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow for the third consecutive time since 2021. The 2022 Awards were held at Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow on 5 November 2022. The ceremony was once again hosted by Edith Bowman . Performances included The View , Tamzene, Rianne Downey, Dylan John Thomas, Altered Images and Rod Stewart . 2022 Winners include: The event

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2808-424: Was released. The Breach track "Someone You Loved" became Capaldi's breakthrough single, charting in 29 countries. During his 2019 tour with Bastille , the song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and remained at the position for 7 weeks. It also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 , making him the first Scottish solo artist to top the US charts since Sheena Easton in 1981. The song received

2862-454: Was released. Irish singer Niall Horan invited Capaldi to support him on two dates on his Flicker World Tour at the Glasgow SEC Armadillo in March. In May, Capaldi joined British singer Sam Smith on their The Thrill of It All European Tour , opening for Smith over 19 dates. He followed this with his own headlining tour across the UK and Europe. Capaldi was named as one of Vevo DSCVR 'Artists to Watch 2018' and he won Best Acoustic Act at

2916-435: Was the biggest selling album in the UK in five years, spending five weeks at number one in its first six weeks of release. Capaldi was nominated for the Brit Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards , but lost to Sam Fender . At the end of March, Capaldi supported the Irish band Picture This at their shows in Ireland. In April, the video game Days Gone that had featured his self-written song "Days Gone Quiet" in

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