Batt's disputed lyrics were: We are 12 billion light-years from the edge. 'Album No.8' is out now. Album The House is out on on Monday 24 May. 8. 8 people found this helpful. Buy Tickets. She is 36 years old and is a Virgo. Click here for the > ARCHIVES) May 2020 Archive 31.05.20 > Katie Bite: Forgetting All My Troubles. She said about the experience: "The whole thing has been really exciting. Melua is fluent in English and speaks some Russian; despite still speaking her native Georgian fluently she has admitted that she cannot write songs in the language. Katie Melua was born on September 16, 1984 in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, USSR as Ketevan Melua. The album contains four more songs written by Melua herself, four more by Batt (including "Nine Million Bicycles"), one Batt/Melua collaboration and three more songs described as new versions of "great songs". ‘ALBUM No.8’ is Katie's forthcoming new studio album released October 16th. [11] It also features Melua's friend Molly McQueen, the former frontwoman of The Faders, as co-writer of "Perfect Circle". The prize was £350 worth of MFI vouchers, with which she bought a chair for her father. [41][failed verification] After hearing Melua sing "Faraway Voice" (a song she wrote about the death of her idol Eva Cassidy) Batt signed the 18-year-old Melua to his small Dramatico recording and management company and took her into the studio, producing her first three albums during the subsequent years, plus her fifth and sixth albums. [56], Melua's third album, Pictures, was released in the UK on 1 October 2007[57] and was announced to be, at least temporarily, the last of her albums in collaboration with Mike Batt as lead writer and producer. ÷ Katie Melua's album, No.8 is out now. I had always wanted to do this one day; singing other people's songs brings something out of you and your voice that isn't perhaps where you would have gone vocally with your own material."[64]. A Choral Christmas The BBC Singers, Katie Melua, Jess Gillam. Over the past few years, Melua has been returning regularly to Georgia and making music there now that the quality of the region’s recording studios have improved. Katie Melua. She attended the 2013 fundraising ball for the charity. Online / Streaming Events. The single achieved the number 10 spot in the UK chart. 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Subsequent singles from the album did not repeat the success of the first – the second single and album title track "Call Off the Search" reached number 19, and the third single "Crawling up a Hill" got to number 41. Until Fair Trees came along these cone pickers were given no safety equipment or training, no health insurance and very little pay; every year people are injured and even killed doing this work. Katie has recorded a performance of “Scarborough Fair” in support of Artists4NHS. Melua later described achieving the record as "the most surreal gig I have ever done". [61], Melua's fourth album, The House, was released on 24 May 2010. Melua's sixth studio album, Ketevan, was released on 16 September 2013. Buy/Listen: https://katiemelua.lnk.to/Album8FA When Georgian-born Katie signed with Mike Batt’s Dramatico Records in September 2002, no-one could have imagined that by the release of her third album, Pictures, she would … Sunday Life. The album was produced, arranged and conducted by Mike Batt. [19] During her time in Northern Ireland, Melua attended St Catherine's Primary School on the Falls Road and later moved to Dominican College, Fortwilliam. It was a huge wake-up call. Call Off the Search reached the top five in Ireland, top 20 in Norway and top 30 in a composite European chart. Secret Symphony is now my favourite Katie Melua album and i hope that I do not have to wait quite as long for the next one; although as she is about to get married I suspect that i might have to. [53], A third single, "Spider's Web" was released on 17 April 2006 and peaked at number 52 in the UK. The multi-platinum selling singer-songwriter tells Nihal about her development as an artist and her new album which … Ketevan “Katie” Melua is a Georgian-British singer and songwriter. 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". It sold 3.6 million copies worldwide. Katie Melua - Album No.8 (album artwork) A gloriously cinematic exploration of love, with lyrics written by Katie Melua, and production by Leo Abrahams – ‘A LOVE LIKE THAT’ is a true tour-de-force of artistic and lyrical maturity. [68] Melua released her eighth studio album, Album No. I wanted the music to be inspired by the future, something unknown that's never been heard before, but at the same time hold on to the values of the music of the past, to try and tap into something that's so ancient and old that it's kind of forgotten. You can also find out who is Katie Melua dating now and celebrity dating histories at CelebsCouples. An accomplished songwriter and musician some of Melua's most well-known hits include ‘Nine Million Bicycles’, ‘The Closest Thing to Crazy’, ‘Perfect World’, and her now infamous cover of ‘Wonderful Life’. Worldwide sales to date are in excess of 3.5 million. [59] "Mary Pickford", written by Mike Batt, was about the silent film star of the same name and the formation of United Artists along with Charlie Chaplin, D W Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks . Songwriters include Lauren Christy, Guy Chambers and Rick Nowels, with William Orbit producing. [26] Becoming a British citizen meant that Melua had held three citizenships before she was 21; first Soviet, then Georgian and finally, British. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003. In 2017, she released a cover version of "Fields of Gold", the official song for Children in Need. Melua said of the cover, "[It] completely got to me, about how we all have great ideals but in reality we end up conforming, following everyone else. [72], In 2009, Melua was named as the new face of the leading French cashmere designer, Eric Bompard. 3,927 talking about this. Multi award-winning recording artist Katie Melua has announced an extensive headline winter 2020 tour. [15] She spent her first years with her grandparents in Tbilisi[16] before moving with her parents and brother to the town of Batumi, Ajaria, where her father worked as a heart specialist. She moved to the United Kingdom at the age of eight – first to Northern Ireland and then to London in 1999. The citizenship ceremony took place in Weybridge, Surrey. Cambridge Corn Exchange - CB2 3QE. 8. The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent. [70] The second single, "Airtime" premiered on 24 July 2020. 30th June 2020 reviewsphere Blues, Jazz, MUSIC New Releases, News, Pop 0. [46] The album achieved 6X platinum status in UK, 3X platinum in Norway, 2X platinum in Germany, Holland, Denmark and Ireland, Platinum in South Africa, Australia and Switzerland and gold (500,000 units sold) in New Zealand and Hong Kong. Katie Melua, Soundtrack: Miss Potter. She moved to the United Kingdom at the age of eight – first to Belfast, and then to London in 1999. I was completely out of it for two weeks, and in hospital for six. Ketevan "Katie" Melua is a Georgian-British singer and songwriter. "As a family, we have been very fortunate to find a happy lifestyle in this country and we feel we belong. [79], On 7 July 2007, Melua performed at the German leg of Live Earth in Hamburg[80] and in December of that year, Melua released a cover of the Louis Armstrong song "What a Wonderful World" in which she sang with a recording of the late Eva Cassidy. D. Elliott. Katie Melua Online / Streaming Events. [45] Wogan played "The Closest Thing to Crazy" frequently in the summer of 2003. [76] Then in March 2005, Melua sang "Too Much Love Will Kill You" with Brian May at the 46664 concert in George, South Africa for Nelson Mandela's HIV charity. [38] Had she lost the contest, she would have been gunged. Personally, I actually prefer Katie's performance, probably because my ear is now perfectly attuned to the frequency of Katie's voice (yes, technically frequencies, I know, but I'm referring to tuning as in a radio dial—I'm tuned in to her radio station if you like). I wasn't trying to get away from anything. The Georgian-born British singer, 36, … [51], A double A-side of the Melua-penned "I Cried for You" and a cover of The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" (1988), which is the theme song to the film Just Like Heaven,[52] was released in the UK on 5 December and peaked at number 35. Who is Katie Melua dating? [36] This changed in 2000, 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. Melua is a patron of the Manx Cancer Help charity, which offers support to cancer sufferers and is based on the Isle of Man. Melua also covered songs by Delores J. It was 4X platinum in UK and Ireland, 3X platinum in Norway, Denmark, Holland and Germany, 2X platinum in Poland and Switzerland and at least platinum or gold in France, Iceland, South Africa, Austria, Belgium, New Zealand and Sweden. It was more about going towards something. Were you there? When Ketevan entered the UK charts at number 6, Melua joined a very small group of female artists, which includes Madonna and Kate Bush, who have scored six consecutive UK top 10 studio albums. 8, on 16 October 2020. [26], Melua is occasionally referred to as an 'adrenaline junkie' because she enjoys roller coasters and funfairs and often paraglides and hang glides. But the public hasn’t seen much of sultry singer Katie Melua of late. Katie Melua. After growing up in … [50] On 15 October, Melua and Singh appeared on the BBC's Today programme, and Melua light-heartedly performed the song during the interview, including Singh's tongue-in-cheek amendments to the lyrics: We are 13.7 billion light-years from the edge of the observable universe / That's a good estimate with well-defined error bars / And with the available information / I predict that I will always be with you. Pre-order and hear the new single, A Love Like That, now.. London. Dec 01 2020. Dec 15 2020. This changed when BBC Radio 2 producer Paul Walters heard the single and played it on the popular Terry Wogan breakfast show. [8], In November 2003, at the age of 19, Melua released her first album, Call Off the Search, which reached the top of the United Kingdom album charts and sold 1.8 million copies in its first five months of release. Today's date ( Click a heading to expand/collapse an entry. This new album is no exception with her crystal cut diction and succinct sublime songs, all of which are brilliant, my very favourite is 'I Will Be There'. The other six songs on the album were by Mike Batt.[44]. In June 2020, Melua supported the Georgian Red Cross Society in their efforts to assist the vulnerable population in Georgia during the COVID-19 pandemic by performing a live charity concert featuring songs that were requested by her followers on her social media accounts. [15] During this time, Melua sometimes had to carry buckets of water up five flights of stairs to her family's flat[17][18] and according to her, "Now, when I'm staying in luxurious hotels, I think back to those days".[16]. Click the banner above to toggle list of articles. Melua is also partly of Canadian[21] and Russian ancestry. More on this story. 8 merchandise is available now on Katie Melua’s Official Store, featuring plantable sprout lyric pencils, a personalised Katie Melua Dopper™ bottle, and a beautiful biodegradable Album No. Its lead single was the Mike Batt song, "Nine Million Bicycles", which was released a week before the album on 19 September and was number three in the UK singles chart. [5] Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt,[6] and made her musical debut in 2003. I was really quite nervous, but I knew all I had to do was let myself go and it was going to feel amazing. Your Longing Is Gone (Acoustic Version). People born on a Sunday can often rely on sympathy from others and generally have luck on their side. Batt was originally looking for an acid-rock band, bass player[40] and a singer capable of singing "jazz and blues in an interesting way". The local people in this region of Georgia are paid a pittance to risk their lives climbing 30 m high fir trees to collect the cones from which the seeds are extracted and sent to Christmas tree nurseries in Europe. 8 notebook. 1 on 16 December 2007, went to the Red Cross. Out Now! [29], Melua opened up about the breakdown years later in an interview with The Independent, saying that it ended up being one of the best things that had ever happened to her, as she said it helped to quash a feeling of superiority she felt by being a successful musician in the music industry. Here are the most recent UK tour dates we had listed for Katie Melua. 8 is the forthcoming full length studio album by Katie Melua, released worldwide October 16th. A fansite for singer Katie Melua. Most Read. [42], For her fourth album, The House (2010), Melua worked with producer William Orbit. But newly divorced Katie Melua has said she now regrets her unrealistic portrayals of eternal romantic love. Melua also collaborated with Andrea McEwan on the album, who wrote the lyrics for "What I Miss About You" and "Dirty Dice". [22][23], She is a baptised Georgian Orthodox Christian. Katie Melua - Concert From London's Rivoli Ballroom Online / Streaming Events. [47] This album broke Melua across Europe where it sold 1 million copies in Germany alone and achieved the number one position in Billboard's "European" albums chart. Dec 17 2020. When asked about Melua being an 'adrenaline junkie', Mike Batt said, "she enjoys extremes, but in life her emotions are always in check". She has been married to James Toseland since September 1, 2012. In 2008, Melua moved out of her parents' home in Maida Vale to an apartment in Notting Hill,[20] where she transformed the spare bedroom into a recording studio. Katie Melua NEW video OUT NOW – Album No.8 OUT 16th October. [58] The album also featured a cover of "In My Secret Life" by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson. [55] This was followed by the release of "Shy Boy", also written by Batt. [65][66] For this record, Melua went back to her native Georgia to record an album with the Gori Women's Choir, a native Georgian all-woman singing troupe. 4,891 talking about this. I have a fair few of her CD's now and have heard her perform live at Hampton Court Palace Summer Festival in 2012 - she is consistently good. While we don't know Katie Melua birth time, but we do know her mother gave birth to her on a Sunday. It was the same feeling I had the first time I went skydiving. Helpful. "[30], In January 2012, Melua confirmed her engagement to World Superbike racer and musician James Toseland. As a result, all touring and promotional activities were postponed until the following year. Melua plays down diving 'fright' … Melua said that she "should have known better" because she used to be a member of the astronomy club at school. Melua is a patron of Fair Trees, the organisation that is trying to stop exploitation of cone pickers in Ambrolauri, Georgia, by the European Christmas tree industry. Melua had been a fan of Queen since her childhood in Georgia when her uncles played the band's music, so performing with May was a realisation of a childhood dream. The album debuted at the number one spot on the UK Albums Chart in the week of 3 October 2005. [83], Melua has stated that the rock band Queen were a huge influence on her as a child/teenager, with one of her memories of music being her uncle playing records by Queen and Led Zeppelin. [24], While performing at BRIT School showcase, Melua caught the eye of songwriter and producer Mike Batt. The deal includes rights to Melua’s future titles, including her newly released eighth studio album, Album No. The family remained in Belfast, living close to Falls Road, until Melua was 14. There was a bunch of things going on, things at home and crazy work schedules, and you really believe the world revolved around you and it doesn't. In 2006, she became the United Kingdom's best-selling female artist[7] and Europe's highest selling European female artist. [78] In 2006 Melua donated all the proceeds from her single "Spider's Web" to the charity. [28], In September 2010, Melua was ordered by her doctors to stop working for a few months after suffering a nervous breakdown, resulting in her hospitalisation for six weeks. This page was last edited on 2 April 2021, at 22:39. to raise money for famine relief in Africa. Ketevan also entered the top 10 in France, Poland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland in its first week of release. It was co-produced by Mike Batt and his son, singer-songwriter Luke Batt, both of whom contributed songs, separately and in collaboration with Melua. Over the past few years, Melua has been returning regularly to Georgia and making music there now that the quality of the region's recording studios have improved. [24], Melua has not attended university, though she has often stated her desire to do so, saying that English literature, history and physics would be her courses of choice should she have the chance to go to university.[25]. "[11], Melua released four singles from the album: "If You Were a Sailboat", "Mary Pickford", "If the Lights Go Out", and "Ghost Town". [62][63], Melua's fifth studio album, Secret Symphony was released on 5 March 2012 and also debuted high in the UK album chart. Album No. OUT NOW ON CD, DELUXE CD WITH BONUS TRACKS, 12" VINYL AND DIGITAL. [32] A 2020 interview with the national Swedish news agency TT revealed that the couple separated but remained friends. She moved to the United Kingdom at the age of eight – first to Belfast, and then to London in 1999. The video for the song features British actor Billy Howle and was directed by Charlie Lightening,[69] who has directed videos for the likes of Paul McCartney, Jamiroquai and Liam Gallagher. [84] She performed with Queen at the 46664 concert in South Africa in March 2005. [17] She has stated that this is related as much to her dislike of spending and glamour as it is to her support for the charity,[18] and admits that she looks "like a tramp" and that her hairdresser playfully calls her look "the Romanian window cleaner".[82]. [37] Melua won the contest by singing Badfinger's "Without You". Melua's seventh album, In Winter, was released on 14 October 2016. Headliners . [81], Melua has visited Oxfam charity shops for many years, using them frequently to buy her clothing. Spent my Christmas gift money on this Katie Melua album, and what a great choice ! They were interpreted by Singh as an assault on the accuracy of the work of cosmologists[49] which sparked a series of letters from other Guardian readers, agreeing or disagreeing. TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE VOICE. Chart topping star Katie Melua has split from husband of six years, World Superbike racer and musician James Toseland. In 1993, when Melua was eight, the family moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the aftermath of the Georgian Civil War. Ketevan "Katie" Melua (/ˈmɛluːə/;[3] Georgian: ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, IPA: [kʰɛtʰɛvɑn mɛluɑ];[4] born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian-British singer and songwriter. Katie Melua was born in Kutaisi, Georgia on Sunday, September 16, 1984 (Millennials Generation). 'Album No.8' is out now. Melua and her band underwent extensive medical tests and survival training in Norway before flying by helicopter to the rig. [31] The couple married on 1 September 2012 in the Nash Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London. 8 … Melua was the best-selling UK female artist of 2004 and 2005. [18][77] Later in 2005, 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. [6] In November 2009, Melua nearly drowned after she breathed in and choked on a lungful of water when diving in a lake near Heathrow Airport. Read more. Deluxe CD contains 5 extra tracks including acoustic tracks plus ‘Forever’ written by Randy Newman. On 10 August 2005, just before she turned 21, Melua became a British citizen along with her parents and brother. Katie Melua is one of Britain’s most successful recording artists of the millennium selling more than 11 million albums, 1 million concert tickets and receiving 56 platinum awards. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003. [20] When living in Belfast, Melua attended the Roman Catholic schools St Catherine's Primary School and Dominican College, Fortwilliam, while her younger brother attended Protestant schools. Listen now. In the UK the album sold 1.9 million copies, making it six times platinum, and spent six weeks at the top of the UK charts. We will also look at Katie’s biography, facts, net worth, and much more. Melua said in a statement: "This album was going to be my 'singer's album'. Only two British female artists have reached the top 10 in U.K. album charts seven consecutive times. KATIE MELUA shares video for ‘Your Longing Is Gone’ – Watch Now September 18, 2020 Mark Millar News , New music 0 Following its world exclusive play on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 show, Katie Melua releases ‘Your Longing Is Gone’ from the forthcoming Album No. [71], Melua appeared in a segment of the 2007 film Grindhouse, written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. [citation needed] "Ghost Town" was Melua's first reggae-sounding song. Stream Tracks and Playlists from Katie Melua on your desktop or mobile device. Melua embarked on a concert tour in support of Piece by Piece, the UK leg of which started in Aberdeen, Scotland on 20 January 2006. "[34], Due to her upbringing in politically unstable Georgia and troubled Belfast,[35][failed verification] Melua initially planned to become either a historian or a politician. That's a guess – no-one can ever say it's true, but I know that I will always be with you.[48]. [11], According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2008, Melua had a fortune of £18 million, making her the seventh-richest British musician under the age of 30. Fair Trees grow and sell the only fair trade Christmas trees in the world (certified by the WFTO). Buy/Listen: https://katiemelua.lnk.to/Album8FA She moved to the United Kingdom at the age of eight – first to Northern Ireland and then to London in 1999. Comment Report abuse. 7688 Followers. On 30 September 2005, Melua came under criticism in The Guardian from writer and scientist Simon Singh for the lyrics (written by Mike Batt) of the track "Nine Million Bicycles". Available to pre-order now … Melua revealed during an interview with The Guardian that her partnership with Mike Batt had come to an end after her last album, as it was a six-album deal with Batt's Dramatico records.[67]. Wogan's support raised Melua's profile and when Call Off the Search was released in November 2003 supported by a TV campaign financed by Batt, it entered the top 40 UK albums chart.