Paul Stuart Davies

Paul Stuart Davies is a UK soul singer, songwriter and vocal coach.

Davies began performing on the North West pub and club circuit from the moment he left school in 1998. He studied music through Access to Music and Blackburn College before being asked to work for both, launching a career as a vocal coach. In 2003, Davies, along with guitarist Mark Bateson, set up Darwen School of Music (originally Elite School of Music) and in the same year received an award of excellence presented by The Beatles producer Sir George Martin.

Davies' first independent single release "Mighty by Nature" reached #1 on the UK iTunes Rock chart in July 2012 and hit the #28 spot in the official UK Indie Chart;despite having no official label backing. "Mighty by Nature" was written in memory of Lewis Mighty, a seven year old victim of Neuroblastoma.

Further recordings of "Let's Get it On" and "Time Will Pass You By" gained the attention of Janis Gaye (wife of Motown singer Marvin Gaye) and Northern Soul DJ Russ Winstanley, leading to an increased presence on the UK's Northern Soul scene.

In September 2015, Paul made his first appearance at "The World's Biggest Northern Soul Weekender" at Butlins Resort, Skegness, performing alongside Motown artists The Velvelettes, Brenda Holloway, The Contours, and a duet with Kim Weston on "It Takes Two".

He returned in 2016 to share the stage with Tommy Hunt, Dean Parrish, Pat Lewis, Chris Clark and Sidney Barnes where the group recorded a version of Frank Wilson's 'Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)' for charity, along with Johnny Boy and The Signatures, under the name Northern Soul Survivors.

Also in 2016, Paul recorded a version of 'Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)', backed by The Original Vandellas, who also provided backing vocals on Marvin Gaye's original 1962 recording.