- Born
- Birth nameKetevan Melua
- Nickname
- Ketino
- Height1.56 m
- Katie Melua was born on September 16, 1984 in Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia]. She is a music artist and actress, known for Miss Potter (2006), The Tourist (2010) and Et si c'était vrai... (2005). She was previously married to James Toseland.
- SpouseJames Toseland(September 1, 2012 - 2020) (divorced)
- 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.
- Dancing is an important function of music, but so is crying.
- I actually rediscovered The Bee Gees when Take That covered "How Deep Is Your Love?_ in 1996--I thought they stayed true to the song and it made me go out and buy Bee Gees records again. They have been able to write for so many people and reach so many emotive notes. It really is an extremely special talent.
- It's so funny because when you do smoke weed and write a song, you're like, 'Yeah, this is brilliant, this is excellent!' - and the next morning you go back and often find that really it's not very good at all.
- You've got to live a little, y'know. I've never done anything like acid or cocaine and I hope I don't. But I guess you have to try things once in a while... just once. I think you have to be very wary of falling into that trap of getting addicted.
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