Katie Melua

Katie Melua is a British singer and musician, who was born in Georgia, but moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then relocated to England at the age of 14. Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of songwriter Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003. She is, as of 2006, the United Kingdom's biggest-selling female artist and Europe's highest selling European female artist.

In November 2003, at the age of just 19, Melua released her first album, Call Off the Search, which reached the top of the United Kingdom album charts and sold 1.2 million copies within its first five months of release. Her second album, Piece by Piece, was released in September 2005 and to date has gone platinum four times.

Liddle Facts

Birth name Ketevan Melua
Born September 16, 1984
Origin Kutaisi, Georgia
Genre(s) acoustic, easy listening, middle of the road, blues, jazz
Years active 2003–present
Label(s) Dramatico
Website www.katiemelua.com

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