Monger, James Christopher (2005). "review of Piece by Piece". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 February 2010. In August 2022, Melua announced her pregnancy with her first child and gave birth to her son, Sandro, in December. [35] Speaking to ITV News in March 2023 ahead of her European Tour, Melua said that she shouldn't have to choose between childcare and her career and that Sandro would accompany her throughout the tour. [36] Career [ edit ] Early stage [ edit ] In 2009, Melua was named as the new face of the leading French cashmere designer, Éric Bompard. [96] World record holder [ edit ] Ketevan "Katie " Melua ( / ˈ m ɛ l uː ə/; [3] Georgian: ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, IPA: [kʰetʰevan melua]; [4] born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian and British singer and songwriter. Melua was born in Kutaisi and raised in Belfast and London. [5] Under the management of composer Mike Batt, she was signed to the small Dramatico record label. [6] She made her musical debut in 2003 and within three years, she was the United Kingdom's best-selling female artist [7] as well as Europe's highest selling European female artist. [8]

Video of the performance show on Belgian TV". YouTube. 23 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008 . Retrieved 10 February 2010. Ketevan entered the UK charts at number 6, and with this accomplishment, 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. [72] Ketevan also entered the top 10 in France, Poland, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland in its first week of release. On 7 July 2007, Melua performed at the German leg of Live Earth in Hamburg [103] 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. All profits from the single, which entered the UK singles chart at No. 1 on 16 December 2007, went to the Red Cross. [104] Soguksu, Ayla (4 August 2022). "Katie Melua announces pregnancy as she debuts baby bump during European tour". OK! Magazine.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. "....It was petrifying, but it put a stop to fantasies of being able to do anything. The oddest thing about this job is the sense of superiority you get. It was a huge wake-up call. I was completely out of it for two weeks, and in hospital for six. 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." [30] Gibson, Donald. "Lead Single/Video Released off Upcoming Katie Melua Studio LP, Ketevan". Write On Music . Retrieved 16 January 2023. On 10 August 2005, just before she turned 21, Melua became a British citizen along with her parents and brother. The citizenship ceremony took place in Weybridge, Surrey. [26] Becoming a British citizen meant that Melua had held three citizenships before she was 21; first Soviet, then Georgian and finally, British. After completing her GCSEs, Melua attended the BRIT School for the Performing Arts in the London Borough of Croydon, undertaking a BTEC with an A-level in music. When studying at the school, Melua began to write songs and met her future manager and producer, Mike Batt. [25]

Katie Melua marries superbike champion James Toseland". Evening Standard. 2 September 2012 . Retrieved 25 April 2020. Lister, David (14 October 2016). "Katie Melua interview: 'The oddest thing about this job is the sense of superiority you get' ". The Independent . Retrieved 17 October 2016. In January 2012, Melua confirmed her engagement to World Superbike racer and musician James Toseland. [31] The couple married on 1 September 2012 in the Nash Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London. [32] A 2020 interview with the national Swedish news agency TT revealed that the couple had separated. [33] Interviewed on ITV's Lorraine live from West London on 16 October 2020, Melua confirmed that the couple had divorced." [34] Rundschau, Wuppertaler (18 September 2020). "ESC-Blog des Wuppertaler Musikexperten Peter Bergener: Katie Melua und ihre besondere Verbindung zu Wuppertal". Wuppertaler Rundschau (in German) . Retrieved 30 November 2020. Melua appeared in a segment of the 2007 film Grindhouse, written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. The segment in which Melua appeared, entitled " Don't", was a faux trailer, directed by Edgar Wright and produced in the style of a 1970s' Hammer House of Horror film trailer. [95]

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Melua is a patron of the Manx Cancer Help charity, which offers support to cancer sufferers and is based on the Isle of Man. She attended the 2013 fundraising ball for the charity. [106] Harrington, Richard (16 June 2004). "Katie Melua: A Debut With a Familiar Refrain". The Washington Post . Retrieved 10 February 2010.