Background
Perretta was born in London to Italian parents, having one sister Perretta left school at 15 to pursue a career in music
Perretta was born in London to Italian parents, having one sister Perretta left school at 15 to pursue a career in music
The single charted across Europe and gained fame internationally. Jamiroquai went on to produce Perretta"s debut LP and Universal Music Group signed him in 2010. Although a British artist, Perretta found greater success in continental Europe, notably France, Belgium, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Germany.
In January 2010, the debut single "Wonder Why" received its first play on national radio.
British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 presented the single by host Annie Mac to a positive response by the public. In October 2010 the singer performed on French television shows Le Grand Journal and Taratata.
"Wonder Why" received large radio airplay and charted within the top 5 on multiple iTunes charts around Europe, reaching platinum status. The album, Stitch Maine Up was released on 27 March 2011 and received positive reviews from critics.
The album was certified platinum a year later, charting at number 1 in France and performing reasonably well in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Holland.
In March 2011, Perretta toured Europe, playing a total of 104 shows. In October 2011 Universal released a deluxe edition of the album Stitch Maine Up as a Christmas re-edition lieutenant contained 7 new tracks including acoustic versions and behind the scenes videos of the singer on tour.
A promotional video for Perretta"s single "Ride My Star" was released online on 19 October 2011.
Perretta has also appeared on Editor Sheeran tours on various occasions throughout Europe in late 2012, playing some original material and covers. In July 2014, electronic DJ"s Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike announced the release of "Body Talk" a collaboration with Perretta, who wrote and featured on the single.
The single debuted at number 1 on various iTunes charts as well as top 10 on Beatport. Perretta also collaborated with Los Angeles based producer Zhu, most known for the single, "Faded" which found fame globally.
Perretta released a single from his second album November 13th entitled "Miracle" a collaboration with Belgian producer Lost Frequencies.
lieutenant"s a cover of the song "Miracle in the Middle of my Heart" made by Clément Bcx. The song entered the French iTunes chart at 56. After growing in popularity, the song peaked at number 1 for over four weeks.
Shortly after leaving school, he met the members of the band Jamiroquai and began working on demos.
