Singer Paolo Nutini has no choice but to put some 'new shoes' on after offering the pair he wore on his feet at a swanky award ceremony in Glasgow last night.
The Paisley crooner, who won SSE Best Live Act at the 17th annual SSE Scottish Music Awards at the Old Fruitmarket, stunned the audience during an auction as he encouraged attendees to bid by offering up a personalised tour of Paisley and literally the shoes on his feet.
The lucky winner won the tour and footwear for a steal at £3,300.
The Candy star also made the winning bid of £8,000 for a trip to a luxury Gleneagles lodge – outbidding himself all in the name of the charity about which he spoke eloquently and at length, mentioning therapy sessions he has been part of and his ongoing and long term support for Nordoff Robbins Scotland.
He said: "It's great to be invited along and to continue the relationship with Nordoff Robbins that we have built up over the last ten years. The awards are a celebration of Scottish musicians which is great but more importantly, they are a catalyst for raising money to help this great charity do the fantastic work that they do. Please, if you don't know about Nordoff and the work that they do then look into it and give them your support. Music can be a powerful thing.”
The awards raised a total of £148,000 for Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland.
Other auction prizes included a guitar signed by Paolo Nutini, donated by Trespass.
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