Lewis Capaldi jokes that after five weeks at the top of the charts he's 'retiring to follow his true dreams of becoming an 80's porn star'
Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi has joked that after five weeks at the top of the charts he'd like to announce his retirement from music to pursue a very different career path.
The Someone You Loved hitmaker, 22, took to Twitter on Saturday to tease fans by saying: '5 WEEKS AT THE TOP OF THE UK CHARTS.
'[I] would like to take this opportunity to announce my retirement from music as I have decided to follow my true dream and become a detective/porn star from the 80s x'.
![Funny man: Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi has joked that after five weeks at the top of the charts he'd like to announce his retirement from music to pursue a very different career path (pictured November 2018)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/30/22/11667448-6868763-image-m-185_1553983960606.jpg)
Funny man: Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi has joked that after five weeks at the top of the charts he'd like to announce his retirement from music to pursue a very different career path (pictured November 2018)
The hilarious Tweet caused a host of Lewis' fans to reply and commend the singer on his sense of humour:
'Good luck in your new career, you'll ace it. But I kinda hope you'll stick with music since you're pretty amazing at that'.
Another replied with: 'You go for it sunshine, follow your dreams'.
![Success: The Someone You Loved hitmaker, 22, took to Twitter on Saturday to tease fans by saying: '5 WEEKS AT THE TOP OF THE UK CHARTS' (pictured March 2019)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/30/22/11667444-6868763-image-m-186_1553983965631.jpg)
Success: The Someone You Loved hitmaker, 22, took to Twitter on Saturday to tease fans by saying: '5 WEEKS AT THE TOP OF THE UK CHARTS' (pictured March 2019)
![Banter: He continued: '[I] would like to take this opportunity to announce my retirement from music as I have decided to follow my true dream and become a detective/porn star from the 80s x'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/30/22/11667806-6868763-Banter_He_continued_I_would_like_to_take_this_opportunity_to_ann-a-189_1553984104048.jpg)
Banter: He continued: '[I] would like to take this opportunity to announce my retirement from music as I have decided to follow my true dream and become a detective/porn star from the 80s x'
Fans also told the singer they 'support this brave transition', while one asked Lewis why he's 'such an icon'.
The heartthrob was met with a proposal from one fan who commented: 'I'm absolutely going to marry this man'.
Lewis began his singing career a decade ago at the age of 12 which saw him singing in pubs and bars.
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![Adoring followers: The hilarious Tweet caused a host of Lewis' fans to reply and commend the singer on his sense of humour](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/30/22/11667796-6868763-image-a-181_1553983937413.jpg)
Adoring followers: The hilarious Tweet caused a host of Lewis' fans to reply and commend the singer on his sense of humour
He later used his bedroom as a recording studio and uploaded videos of him singing which attracted an agent and the release of his first song Bruises in March 2017.
The his went on to amass 28 million plays on Spotify worldwide, making him the fastest ever unsigned artist to reach 25 million plays on the platform.
The result of Lewis' hard work lead to a recording contract with Virgin EMI Records and Capitol Records.
He has since gone on to reach number one in the charts with Someone You Loved, with his cousin Peter Capaldi starring in the official video for the single.
![Hitmaker: Lewis began his singing career a decade ago at the age of 12 which saw him singing in pubs and bars and has since gone on to have a number with Someone You Loved](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/03/30/22/11668114-6868763-image-m-188_1553984002069.jpg)
Hitmaker: Lewis began his singing career a decade ago at the age of 12 which saw him singing in pubs and bars and has since gone on to have a number with Someone You Loved
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