A NEW documentary charting the rise to fame for global superstar Lewis Capaldi is set to be released. 

The Whitburn-born singer-songwriter has teamed up with BAFTA-winning director Joe Pearlman and Pulse Films to create the film. 

Pearlman and Pulse Films back catalogue include music films such as Beatsie Boy Story and Beyonce's Lemonade. 

The documentary was filmed over a five-year period, marking Capaldi's dramatic and impressive rise to the top of the charts. 

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Lewis is currently working on his second album following the success of his debut, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent.

He said: “If the immense pressure of writing and recording a second album that has to live up to the expectations of so many people I’ve never met while also attempting to eclipse the commercial success of my previous album wasn’t enough, I decided to film the process in its entirety for your viewing pleasure.

"I’m very excited to potentially capture the making of the best album of all time, or more likely, to permanently document the scorching of my dreams as years of my life’s work is received like a pile of flaming shite. Either way it’s going to be lots of fun and will be lovely to have people along for the ride."