Paolo Nutini at Sound Academy

On Monday, September 15 a sold out crowd gathered at Sound Academy in Toronto to bear witness to blue-eyed soul singer Paolo Nutini. The crowd was a diverse mix; a testament to how broad Nutini's popularity is.

Everyone soaked up the soulful vibe. There were couples slow dancing in the audience and maybe the widest age range I've seen at a show. Nutini's tunes connect deeply with his audience and his delivery is impeccable. His band is as tight and on point as you'd expect.

Nutini definitely has a lot of enthusiastic and impassioned fans. Check out some of his music and you'll see why.

"Scream (Funk My Life Up)"

"Let Me Down Easy"

"Iron Sky"

"Candy"

"Last Request"

Contest / Giveaway: Win tickets to Paolo Nutini at Sound Academy in Toronto

Scottish soul singer Paolo Nutini is on tour promoting his latest album Caustic Love and hitting up Toronto's Sound Academy on September 15.

You can grab tickets from Ticketmaster or, you can enter my contest for a chance to win a pair of tickets to Paolo's Sound Academy show courtesy of Goldenvoice. Here's how to enter:

• Follow me on Twitter and retweet one of my tweets about the contest OR
• Send an email with your name and contact number in the body of the email and "I wanna see Paolo!" in the subject line to contests AT oneintenwords.com and you'll be entered. 

I'll pick one random winner next Wednesday, September 10. Contest closes Tuesday, September 9 at 11:59pm Eastern time. The winner will be contacted through email or Twitter and must provide full name and contact number to win. If you don't provide the required info, another winner will be picked.

Check out some of Paolo's tunes:

"Let Me Down Easy" from Caustic Love

"Scream (Funk My Life Up)" from Caustic Love

My favourite Paolo tune, "New Shoes" from his 2006 début These Streets

"Rewind" from These Streets

Pic from Facebook.