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Ketevan "Katie" Melua is a British singer. She was born in Kutaisi, Georgia and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of composer Mike Batt, she was signed to the small Dramatico record label. She made her musical debut in 2003 and within three years, she was the United Kingdom's best-selling female artist as well as Europe's highest-selling female artist.
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entertainment · British singer (born 1984) · singer-songwriter · singer · composer · jazz musician · guitarist · pianist · violinist · recording artist · musician · also Katie Melua, Ketevan Melua, Melua
Born 16 September 1984 · Q156322
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“I think Simon was prepared to admit that his songwriting was as flawed as my science. Though I think the size of the universe has changed since, it’s now believed to be closer to 14 billion light years isn’t it?”
“This album was going to be my”
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“[It] completely got to me, about how we all have great ideals but in reality we end up conforming, following everyone else.”
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“As a family, we have been very fortunate to find a happy lifestyle in this country and we feel we belong. We still consider ourselves to be Georgian, because that is where our roots are, and I return to Georgia every year to see my uncles and grandparents, but I am proud to now be a British citizen”
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Published video “There's so many things to love about the guitar...”.
Published video “Remind Me To Forget with Lee Anderton of Andertons Music Co.”.
Published video “'Piece by Piece' live 🌹”.
Published video “My relationship with the electric guitar...”.
Published video “The cat's definitely out of the bag!”.
Published video “We play music together in perfect harmony, but clapping together is apparently the real challenge...”.
Published video “Raw sound from the soundcheck at Union Chapel, a few hours before doors...”.
Published video “‘A Love Like That’ live”.
Published video “Denmark, thank you for the amazing welcome.”.
Published video “We have been getting ready for a summer of shows. 15 very special locations.”.
Official Charts Company: Katie Melua to release 20th anniversary edition of Piece by Piece
Jazz: Katie Melua at Ladies' Jazz Festival
Released album “Live at the Royal Albert Hall”.
Yahoo: Katie Melua Announces First Australian Tour In 19 Years
The Guardian: Katie Melua: ‘If I could change my past, I would have partied a little bit harder in my 20s’
The Guardian: ‘If I can’t have coffee, I’ll put Philip Glass on’: Katie Melua’s honest playlist
Released album “Love & Money”.
BroadwayWorld: Katie Melua Releases New Track 'Those Sweet Days'
“Writing Golden Record, it was like I was finally making peace with it all, accepting how things have changed in the industry, being happy with my lot at home and ready to face the fear of letting go of the forever funfair of the music industry.”
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Speaking to ITV News in March 2023 ahead of her European tour, Melua said that she should not have to choose between childcare and her career and that Sandro would accompany her throughout the tour.
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Yahoo: Katie Melua pregnant with first child as she unveils baby bump on tour
Released album “Aerial Objects”.
During which she announced her first pregnancy via Instagram
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Released album “Acoustic Album No. 8”.
Awarded European Cultural Award (2021).
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Released album “Album No. 8”.
Released album “City Lights”.
The Guardian: Katie Melua: 'My musical ear developed during Georgia's blackouts'
Released album “Live in Concert”.
Released album “Ultimate Collection”.
Released a cover version of "Fields of Gold", the official song for Children in Need
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Released album “In Winter”.
The Guardian: Katie Melua: ‘I’ve started making my wardrobe a uniform’
The Guardian: 'Stalin sent grandad to Siberia': Katie Melua goes home to Georgia
The Guardian: Katie Melua finds spider living in her ear
The Guardian: Katie Melua admits being 'clueless' about tax avoidance scheme
The Guardian: Christian Aid brands Katie Melua 'fallen hero' following alleged tax avoidance
For the BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s compilation album
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Released album “Ketevan”.
Released album “B-Sides: The Tracks That Got Away”.
The Guardian: Katie Melua: My family values
Released album “Secret Symphony”.
Released ep “The Secret Sessions E.P.”.
Released album “Katie Melua with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra”.
The Guardian: Q&A: Katie Melua
The Guardian: Katie Melua: The House | CD review
Released album “The House”.
“This song is a dedication to a doctor who saved my life. He gave me back a quality of life which I”
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Released album “Live at the O² Arena”.
Melua was named as the new face of the leading French cashmere designer, Éric Bompard
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Released album “The Katie Melua Collection”.
Released album “iTunes Live: Berlin Festival”.
Melua moved out of her parents' home in Maida Vale to an apartment in Notting Hill, where she transformed the spare bedroom into a recording studio
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“She is one of the most intelligent singers I've worked with for a very long time, - there are little reminders in her voice, of all sorts of other singers like Eartha Kitt and Edith Piaf, - of whom she has never heard. She exudes a modest confidence, she is completely sure of herself and has a maturity far in advance of her age.”
Released album “Pictures”.
Released album “Opernplatz Frankfurt Live”.
Released album “Katie Melua - The Documentary Film - Concert Under the Sea”.
Released album “Unplugged Tribute to Katie Melua”.
“She enjoys extremes, but in life her emotions are always in check.”
Melua donated all the proceeds from her single "Spider's Web" to the charity
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Melua had a tulip named after her
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Released album “Piece by Piece”.
Released album “On the Road Again”.
Through her role as a goodwill ambassador to the charity Save the Children, Melua went to Sri Lanka where she observed the work the charity was doing for children in the area after the civil war and Indian Ocean tsunami
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Was lowered from a 200-metre (660 ft) building in New Zealand at 60 mph (97 km/h)
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Released album “Call Off the Search”.
And within three years, she was the United Kingdom's best-selling female artist as well as Europe's highest-selling female artist
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At the age of 15, when Melua took part in a talent competition on British television channel ITV called "Stars Up Their Noses" (a spoof of Stars in Their Eyes) as part of the children's programme Mad for It
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The family emigrated to Belfast, Northern Ireland in the aftermath of the Georgian Civil War
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Born 1984-09-16.
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As a family, we have been very fortunate to find a happy lifestyle in this country and we feel we belong. We still consider ourselves to be Georgian, because that is where our roots are, and I return to Georgia every year to see my uncles and grandparents, but I am proud to now be a British citizen
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