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Clinton Paul (born 20 February 1983) is a electronic pop singer-songwriter from Malta.

Early career

He began his career writing songs for other singers to compete in various festivals including Malta Song for Europe, Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza, Malta International Hit Song Contest, Fl-Għaqda l-Melodija, L-Għanja tal-Maltin, Roma Music Festival, and Universong among others.

From 2010 he began singing some of his own songs and achieved national attention with Badass Soldier. That same year he also released Madhouse, which had a video produced by iSPY Media Production House just like Badass Soldier, and the Maltese language song "Supermanv.

I Know Who I Am Now

December 19th 2011 saw the release of Clinton Paul's first album, entitled I Know Who I Am Now". Six singles were released from this album, namely Rebellion, RRR, Robot, Hey Mr. Mickey Mouse, Fake and Fashionista. This album was recorded at Freetime Productions (Malta) and mastered by Tube Mastering (London).

The single Robot entered Anthony D'Amato's Top 100 at number 94, climbing to 81. The album I Know Who I Am Now peaked at number 5 in its first week of sales at D'Amato Record Shop in Valletta.

Unbreakable

On 19 June 2013 he released his second studio album, "Unbreakable", both as a CD available through D'Amato Record Shop in Valletta and a digital download from iTunes and other mainstream online sources. This album was produced between August 2012 and May 2013 and features 10 tracks.

Fashionista, the sixth single from the I Know Who I Am Now was released on 4 May 2012, but by this time he was already working on the second album. Blackout, the first single from Thursday 19 September 2012. This song introduced a new sound in his repertoire: Dubstep. Swedish blogger Bjorn Nordlund reviewed Blackout stating that it takes him to the time when the synthesizer ruled the music scene and the future of pop was electronic. <citation needed>

While working on the album, he also released I Love Christmas Eveon Saturday 1 December 2012. This song was released through an interactive calendar called December Interactive.

On 20 February 2013, Clinton Paul released the next two singles in preparation for his second album:Birthday and Amazing. Both songs received local radio airplay, as well as on Melbourne's Radio 3ZZZ and ScatterRadio.

Promotional videos

Most of his songs have promotional music videos. These have been produced by Evolution Media since the release of Robot. These have endeared him to a sizable audience, particularly through YouTube.

On 8 May 2013, Clinton Paul released a video for Blackout. This was his seventh music video. A video for the song Amazing, his eighth, was released on Saturday 22 June 2013. This video was filmed at San Antonio Hotel & Spa the previous month.

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 '''Clinton Paul''' (born 20 February 1983) is a electronic pop singer-songwriter from Malta.
+== Early career ==
 He began his career writing songs for other singers to compete in various festivals including [[Malta Song for Europe]], [[Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza]], [[Malta International Hit Song Contest]], [[Fl-Għaqda l-Melodija]], [[L-Għanja tal-Maltin]], [[Roma Music Festival]], and [[Universong]] among others.
-From 2010 he began singing some of his own songs and achieved national attention with [["Badass Soldier"]]. That same year he also released [["Madhouse"]], which had a video produced by iSPY Media Production House just like Badass Soldier, and the Maltese language song [["Supermanv]].
+From 2010 he began singing some of his own songs and achieved national attention with [[Badass Soldier]]. That same year he also released [[Madhouse]], which had a video produced by iSPY Media Production House just like Badass Soldier, and the Maltese language song [["Supermanv]].
-He initiated his career writing songs for other singers... In 2010 he released his debut single [["Badass Soldier"]]... Achieved national fame and stirred controversy with his androgoneous Electro-Pop style... And the rest is history!
+== I Know Who I Am Now ==
+December 19th 2011 saw the release of Clinton Paul's first album, entitled [[I Know Who I Am Now"]]. Six singles were released from this album, namely [[Rebellion]], [[RRR]], [[Robot]], [[Hey Mr. Mickey Mouse]], [[Fake]] and [[Fashionista]]. This album was recorded at [[Freetime Productions]] (Malta) and mastered by Tube Mastering (London).
-His videos on the web have caught the eyes of many, including Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Denmark, Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Egypt, United States and many more.
+The single [[Robot]] entered Anthony D'Amato's Top 100 at number 94, climbing to 81. The album [[I Know Who I Am Now]] peaked at number 5 in its first week of sales at [[D'Amato Record Shop]] in Valletta.
-December 19th 2011 saw the release of Clinton Paul's first ever solo album entitled [["I Know Who I Am Now"]]. Six singles were released from this album, namely [["Rebellion"]], [["RRR"]], [["Robot"]], [["Hey Mr. Mickey Mouse"]], [["Fake"]] and [["Fashionista"]]. This album was recorded at [[Freetime Productions]] (Malta) and mastered by Tube Mastering (London).
+== Unbreakable ==
+On 19 June 2013 he released his second studio album, [["Unbreakable"]], both as a CD available through [[D'Amato Record Shop]] in Valletta and a digital download from [[iTunes]] and other mainstream online sources. This album was produced between August 2012 and May 2013 and features 10 tracks.
-The single [["Robot"]] entered Malta's Top 100 at number 94. It later managed to climb to position 81. The album [["I Know Who I Am Now"]] peaked at number 5 in its first week of sales at [[D'Amato Records Shop]] in Valletta.
+''Fashionista'', the sixth single from the I Know Who I Am Now was released on 4 May 2012, but by this time he was already working on the second album. ''Blackout'', the first single from Thursday 19 September 2012. This song introduced a new sound in his repertoire: [[Dubstep]]. Swedish blogger Bjorn Nordlund reviewed ''Blackout'' stating that it takes him to the time when the synthesizer ruled the music scene and the future of pop was electronic. {{citation needed}}
-After releasing his 6th single from the [["I Know Who I Am Now"]] debut album on May 4th 2012 - i.e. [["Fashionista"]] - and promoting it on various TV programmes and events throughout the Summer, Clinton Paul was already thinking ahead. He was already writing new material for his 2nd Studio Album. In fact, the first single was released Thursday September 19th of the same year, with the name of [["Blackout"]].
+While working on the album, he also released ''I Love Christmas Eve''on Saturday 1 December 2012. This song was released through an interactive calendar called [[December Interactive]].
-When one listens to [["Blackout"]], one can agree that the sound is typically a Clinton Paul sound. However, the track is quite mature and flirty when compared to its predecessors. The song also introduced a new sound, and that is - Dupstep. Swedish blogger Bjorn Nordlund gave a great review of "Blackout" stating that it takes him to the time when the synthesizer ruled the music scene and the future of pop was electronic.
+On 20 February 2013, Clinton Paul released the next two singles in preparation for his second album:''Birthday'' and ''Amazing''. Both songs received local radio airplay, as well as on Melbourne's [[Radio 3ZZZ]] and [[ScatterRadio]].
-With preparations in due course to finish and release his upcoming 2nd Studio Album set for a June 2013 release, Clinton Paul found time to work on a very special Christmassy track. [["I love Christmas"]]. I am nearly 30 but always become a little kid again when December comes. It's totally crazy. My new song [["Christmas Eve"]] has always been in the back of my mind and finally it's out there for people to hear and also to download. This new single was released Saturday 1st December. It is available for download from various download internet portals and is also being played on various radio stations. An innovative move was that this song was released through an interactive calendar called [["December Interactive"]].
+== Promotional videos ==
+Most of his songs have promotional music videos. These have been produced by [[Evolution Media]] since the release of ''Robot''. These have endeared him to a sizable audience, particularly through YouTube.
-February 20th 2013, Clinton Paul released the next two singles off his 2nd record with the names of [["Birthday"]] and '[["Amazing"]]. Both songs were distributed to local radio stations, as well as got played on international airwaves such as those of [[Melbourne's Radio 3ZZZ]] and [[ScatterRadio]].
+On 8 May 2013, Clinton Paul released a video for ''Blackout''. This was his seventh music video.  A video for the song ''Amazing'', his eighth, was released on Saturday 22 June 2013. This video was filmed at San Antonio Hotel & Spa the previous month.
-Most of his songs have promotional music videos, produced by [[Evolution Media]]. On 8 May 2013, Clinton Paul released a for the [["Blackout"]]. This is his seventh music video.  A video for the song [["Amazing"]], his eighth, was released on Saturday 22 June 2013. This video was filmed at San Antonio Hotel & Spa the previous month.
-On May 8th 2013 Clinton Paul released his 7th music video, that for his single [["Blackout"]] that will be included in his forthcoming second studio album out June 19th of the same year. The concept of the music video is an Asian one, and there are some very interesting looks within this music clip. The video shows that even if you are going through a very tough time, You must never give up. The darkness is needed to see the stars... And the stars mean HOPE. Blackout was once again shot and produced by Evolution Media, who already worked with Clinton Paul on two more music videos, namely [["Robot"]] and [["Christmas Eve"]].
-On 19 June 2013 he released his second studio album, [["Unbreakable"]], both as a CD available through [[D'Amato Record Shop]] in Valletta and a digital download from [[iTunes]] and other mainstream online sources. This album was produced between August 2012 and May 2013 and features 10 tracks. The album includes three previously released singles: [["Blackout"]], [["Birthday"]] and [["Amazing"]].