Katie Melua: Imagery and influence; a conversation with Katie Melua
Katie Melua: Imagery and influence; a conversation with Katie Melua
by Jackie Lee King
Katie Melua"s career is in its next stage as she 'hops the pond" from England to conquer the United States with her sweet and soulful troubadour singing. Originally from Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia (former USSR) she moved with her family at an early age to Belfast, Ireland where her father, a heart-surgeon, was granted a visa to work at a hospital outside of the country. Several years later her family migrated south to England where she attended the BRIT School Of Performing Arts. Graduating with distinction in 2003 she immediately began working with composer/producer Mike Batt [Dramatico Entertainment Inc.] and by 2006 she was one of the biggest-selling British female artists in the world with just three records under her belt. In that same year she accomplished another world record by playing the deepest underwater concert at 303 meters under the Troll-A oil rig in the North Sea.
She"s a striking beauty that is somewhat of an adrenaline junkie, but comes off as a polite yet playful gal. She doesn"t indulge material comforts, as memories of living with her extended family in a one room apartment in Georgia as a child are still vivid in her mind. Currently she lives on her own in Notting Hill, just a few kilometers from her family.
Allmusic.com describes her music as comfortable, extremely tasteful blend of jazz vocals, pop style, with an adult contemporary sway. I caught up with Melua in the midst of a two and a half week tour of the US while she writes songs for her fourth studio release.
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Read the full story at UnRatedMagazine.com
by Jackie Lee King
Katie Melua"s career is in its next stage as she 'hops the pond" from England to conquer the United States with her sweet and soulful troubadour singing. Originally from Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia (former USSR) she moved with her family at an early age to Belfast, Ireland where her father, a heart-surgeon, was granted a visa to work at a hospital outside of the country. Several years later her family migrated south to England where she attended the BRIT School Of Performing Arts. Graduating with distinction in 2003 she immediately began working with composer/producer Mike Batt [Dramatico Entertainment Inc.] and by 2006 she was one of the biggest-selling British female artists in the world with just three records under her belt. In that same year she accomplished another world record by playing the deepest underwater concert at 303 meters under the Troll-A oil rig in the North Sea.
She"s a striking beauty that is somewhat of an adrenaline junkie, but comes off as a polite yet playful gal. She doesn"t indulge material comforts, as memories of living with her extended family in a one room apartment in Georgia as a child are still vivid in her mind. Currently she lives on her own in Notting Hill, just a few kilometers from her family.
Allmusic.com describes her music as comfortable, extremely tasteful blend of jazz vocals, pop style, with an adult contemporary sway. I caught up with Melua in the midst of a two and a half week tour of the US while she writes songs for her fourth studio release.
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Read the full story at UnRatedMagazine.com
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