Wissenswertes

Her father is a heart surgeon and her mother is a nurse.

Has taken several flying lessons.

Was spotted by her former manager Mike Batt while she was studying music at the BRIT Performing Arts and Technology School in Croydon, Surrey, England. Classmates were Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis.

Her favorite songs are "Jammin'" by Bob Marley, "Porcelain" by Moby, "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall, "Jesus to a Child" by George Michael, "Life on Mars" by David Bowie, "I Want to Break Free" by Queen, "Where Do the Children Play" by Cat Stevens, "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" by Ella Fitzgerald. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").

Speaks three languages: Georgian, Russian and English.

Has a mezzo-soprano vocal range.

Whether she's on the road or in the studio, the singer's guitar of choice is the Epiphone Masterbilt EN-546C.

She performed a duet with Jamie Cullum at the 2004 Brit Awards on February 17.

Attended St. Mary's Convent in Portstewart, Northern Ireland.

A tulip is named after her.

After spending her childhood in Batumi, Georgia, she moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland, with her family at age nine.

A huge fan of the music of Kate Bush.

Celebrated her mother's 50th birthday in Georgia in 2010.

On August 10, 2005, she and her family became British citizens.

Has one brother, Zurab, who is the guitarist in her husband's band Toseland.

Is of Canadian and Russian ancestry.

When she performed for 20 oilrig workers off the coast of Bergen, Norway on October 1, 2006, she made the Guinness Book of World Records for being part of the deepest concert ever staged at 994'/303m below sea level, on Statoil's Troll A gas rig.