Love & Money

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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 ] Youngs, Ian (15 November 2004). "Geldof hails new Band Aid single". BBC News . Retrieved 10 February 2010. a b "Katie Melua announces ninth studio album 'Love & Money' ". Retropop. 14 January 2023 . Retrieved 16 January 2023.

Katie Melua cancels everything this year". Eventnews.se. 4 October 2010 . Retrieved 4 October 2010. Katie Melua: Ville inte göra en skilsmässoskiva". Vk.se. 29 August 2020 . Retrieved 16 October 2020.Melua is fluent in English and speaks some Russian; despite still speaking her native Georgian fluently [17] she has admitted that she cannot write songs in the language. Melua embarked on a 27 date spring tour throughout Europe and the UK, titled the Love & Money Tour, including a headline performance at the Royal Albert Hall. [87] [88] The first single and video from the record "Golden Record" debuted on 12 January 2023. [89] Melua has said of the song: "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." [86] Other singles released from the album included "Those Sweet Days" [90] and "Quiet Moves". [91] Spahr, Wolfgang (27 March 2007). "Echo Awards handed out in Berlin". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007 . Retrieved 10 February 2010. In November 2004 Melua was asked to take part in Band Aid 20 in which she joined a chorus of British and Irish pop singers to create a rendition of " Do They Know It's Christmas?" to raise money for famine relief in Africa. [99] 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. 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. [23] [100] 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. [101] In 2006 Melua donated all the proceeds from her single " Spider's Web" to the charity. [102] U.K. Coronation Festival Gala Lit with Clay Paky Gear". PLSN. 9 September 2013 . Retrieved 16 January 2023.

Revell, Georgia (18 November 2022). "Katie Melua to perform at the Bournemouth Pavilion in May 2023". Daily Echo . Retrieved 16 January 2023. Katie Melua - Golden Record (Official Video)". YouTube. 12 January 2023 . Retrieved 13 January 2023. 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. Corner, Lewis (8 September 2011). "Katie Melua announces new album 'Secret Symphony' ". Digital SPy. Hearst Magazines UK . Retrieved 6 March 2012. a b Kennedy, P (8 June 2008). "Success on her own terms". The National. Abu Dhabi Media Company . Retrieved 8 June 2008.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] Verrico, Lisa (10 November 2008). "Katie Melua at the O2 Arena". The Times. London . Retrieved 10 February 2010. Cardew, Ben (26 August 2022). "William Orbit: The Painter Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 16 January 2023. 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.

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 ] Coleman, Maureen (19 July 2007). "Katie true to her heart on new album". The Belfast Telegraph . Retrieved 10 February 2010. 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] Monger, James Christopher (2005). "review of Piece by Piece". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 February 2010.A