Allen, Kelly (18 October 2020). "Northern Ireland so special to Katie Melua". The Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 30 November 2020. After completing her GCSEs at the all-girls' grammar school Nonsuch High School in Cheam, Sutton, Melua attended the BRIT School for the Performing Arts in the London Borough of Croydon, undertaking a BTEC with an A-level in music. [25] Nationality [ edit ]

U.K. Coronation Festival Gala Lit with Clay Paky Gear". PLSN. 9 September 2013 . Retrieved 16 January 2023. 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.Purcell, Andrew (11 August 2006). "Talk the talk". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 10 February 2010. 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] a b Derdeyn, Stuart (9 November 2006). "Katie Melua: Getting her own Piece of the pie". Vancouver Province. dose.ca. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007 . Retrieved 10 February 2010.

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Singer Katie Melua to host live show in support of Georgian Red Cross Society". Agenda.ge. 22 June 2020 . Retrieved 30 June 2020. On 2 October 2006, Melua entered the Guinness Book of Records for playing the deepest underwater concert 303 metres below sea level on the Norwegian Statoil's Troll A platform in the North Sea. Melua and her band underwent extensive medical tests and survival training in Norway before flying by helicopter to the rig. a b Billen, Andrew (24 January 2006). "I still shop at Oxfam". The Times. London . Retrieved 10 February 2010. The Melua family then moved to Sutton, London and some time later moved again to Redhill, Surrey. 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.

Malt, Andy (3 November 2017). "Katie Melua covers Sting's Fields Of Gold for Children In Need". Complete Music Update . Retrieved 10 October 2022. Verrico, Lisa (10 November 2008). "Katie Melua at the O2 Arena". The Times. London . Retrieved 10 February 2010.

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. Dramatico. "Katie Melua singles". Archived from the original on 27 January 2010 . Retrieved 10 February 2010. Monger, James Christopher (2005). "review of Piece by Piece". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 February 2010. a b Meredith, Joe (5 September 2023). "Katie Melua supports doctors in need with RMBF charity single". Royal Medical Benevolent Fund . Retrieved 12 September 2023.

Coleman, Maureen (5 July 2007). "Katie sings to save the planet". The Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008 . Retrieved 10 February 2010. Revell, Georgia (18 November 2022). "Katie Melua to perform at the Bournemouth Pavilion in May 2023". Daily Echo . Retrieved 16 January 2023. Singh, Simon (30 September 2005). "Katie Melua's bad science". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 10 February 2010. Youngs, Ian (15 November 2004). "Geldof hails new Band Aid single". BBC News . Retrieved 10 February 2010.Corner, Lewis (8 September 2011). "Katie Melua announces new album 'Secret Symphony' ". Digital SPy. Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 6 March 2012. IFPI confirm Katie Melua as Europe's highest selling European female artist in 2006". Press release. 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2009 . Retrieved 10 February 2010. In November 2003, Melua released her first album, Call Off the Search, which reached the top of the United Kingdom album charts and sold 1.8million copies in its first five months of release. [9] Her second album, Piece by Piece, was released in September 2005, and to date [update] has gone platinum (one million units sold) four times. [10] She released her third studio album Pictures in October 2007. [11] Duff, Seamus (13 September 2020). "Katie Melua fears fans think new album is 'divorce record' after marriage split". Daily Mirror . Retrieved 16 October 2020.