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December 6 - Katie confirmed for Stuttgart Jazz Open 2009
Katie Melua will be joined by the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mike Batt, at the Stuugart Jazz Open 2009. The performance, the first show scheduled for 2009, is on July 26th. Book tickets here.
December 5 - Katie´s new single Toy Collection release Dec 15
December 4- Katie unplugged for Africa aid charity
Katie Melua is to perform at the launch of a welfare charity whose members were moved by a visit to an Aids orphange during an Aish trip to South Africa. She will play an acoustic set at AfricArt, being staged by the African Social Action Project (ASAP) at the Getty Images Gallery in the West End.
December 2 - Video interview Katie Melua
FaceCulture spoke to Katie Melua about her passion for Eva Cassidy, the song Faraway Voice, the duet with Eva Cassidy, the song What A Wonderful World, selecting songs for The Katie Melua Collection, ending a cycle, Mike Batt, learning moments, the poet Alice Notley, working with Mike Batt, the war and current situation in her home country Georgia and more.
Watch the interview with Katie here
December 2 - Katie´s Blog
Hi, Well Christmas is here again and I got in the full swing of things by putting up my tree last weekend. It's the second year that I've got a real one and I love the whole process of getting the saw out and chopping half an inch off it, which sounds easier than it is especially when your saw is from 1855!
It feels quite strange to still be out in Europe on promo and not be doing any gigs. I do however have a very special gig next week. It's a small acoustic set at a charity event called AfricArt, organized by ASAP, a new charity raising funds and awareness for an orphanage in South Africa, which I'm very proud to be involved with. If you want to find out more about the event or the charity, visit their website: www.asapcharity.org
I went to two wicked gigs last week when I had a couple days off in London. MGMT on Friday at Shepherd's Bush and Nick Cave on Saturday. I was blown away by MGMT, their songs make me so happy and you just have to dance when you hear them. Nick Cave was also amazing but I was standing and at the back and being quite short I only really saw his head, which is better than nothing I suppose.
Gonna go and deal with my Christmas cards now!
Bye,Katie x ( www.katiemelua.com)
November 15 - Watch the making of the video
Watch here the making of Katie´s video ´Two Bare feet´.
November 11 - Katie talks about her money
Katie talks about her money, last year she was listed worth £18m in the Young People's Rich List.
October 24 - Katie loves swimming with the sharks
Katie Melua loves to take part in extreme sports. The 24-year-old singer took a brake from her European tour, and chose to spend time swimming with sharks. "It was non-stop craziness - including two days of diving," British tabloid The Sun quoted her as saying. "The first day was in an aquarium and the second day was in the sea with dangerous sharks off South Africa. "That was cool," she added. Melua recently released her new album The Katie Melua Collection, which also marked the conclusion of her song-writing partnership with mentor Mike Batt. However, he will continue as her manager and label boss. Melua has also started planning her fourth album of original tracks. "Mike is such a huge figure in my work, in some ways I think he will be irreplaceable, but he has to be replaced by something or someone," she said.
October 20 - Katie´s political dream
Singer KATIE MELUA dreamed of becoming a politician as a child - but gave up on the idea when she realised it would probably be "the worst job in the world."
The Closest Thing To Crazy hitmaker spent a lot of her childhood in her native country of Georgia and in Northern Ireland, and she admits that the regions' troubled histories inspired her to take up a career in politics.
But the star soon dropped the idea when she gained a deeper understanding of what the job would entail.
She says, "When I was a child I wanted to be a politician. But then I got some sense and realised it was probably the worst job in the world.
"I grew up in a place where politics really affected our everyday lives, even as kids - Georgia and then Belfast. I remember thinking that if women were in power, none of this (world problems) would be happening. And then you grow up and realise it's not that simple."
October 18 - Exclusive: Free Katie Melua Download!
Some would find the concept of a 24-year-old releasing a ‘best of’ album preposterous. But then Katie Melua isn’t your typical twenty-something. The Gerogian-born, England-based singer racked up her first No. 1 album at the age of 19, and her second a few weeks after turning 21. Add to that that she’s also topped the singles chart and the soon to be released The Katie Melua Collection ceases to seem so absurd.
Is the album a sign she's resting on her laurels? Apparently not. The musician is set to release a new single, Two Bare Feet ,this month and is back on the road touring.
Here, we bring you a sneak preview of her upcoming single and a free exclusive download from The Katie Melua Collection, The Light of the Magical Moon.
Click here for your free download of The Light of the Magical Moon
Two Bare Feet and The Katie Melua Collection are released on October 27.
Lyrics: By The Light Of The Magical Moon
I'm a-gonna dance with my baby
By the light of the magical moon
I'm a-gonna dance with my baby
By the light of the magical moon
As I go along my way
I say hey hey
As I go along my way
I say hey hey
I'm a-gonna talk with the elders
Until all of our hearts that is good
I'll a-barefoot dance with my baby
By the light of the magical moon
When I stay the darkest day
Then we can play
Till that deep and joyous day
Well dance and pray
As I go along my way
I say hey hey
As I go along my way
I say hey hey
Have fun singing everybody!!! Let us know what you think of her new song, katiemeluafan@hotmail.com
October 17 - The Katie Melua Collection
To coincide with Katie Melua’s arena tour in October and November, Dramatico release ‘The Katie Melua Collection’. This two disc set is a musical summary of the 24 year old’s journey so far with 17 songs - including 'The Closest Thing To Crazy', Nine Million Bicycles', the number 1 duet with Eva Cassidy 'What A Wonderful World' and 3 previously unreleased bonus tracks – and a live DVD filmed earlier this year in Rotterdam.
Highlights from Katie’s three albums (‘Call Off The Search’, ‘Piece By Piece’ and ‘Pictures’) are joined by ‘When You Taught Me How To Dance’, from the film Miss Potter, and three new songs recorded for this album release - Toy Collection (written by Katie for the MySpace film ‘Faintheart’), ‘Somewhere In The Same Hotel’ (a slow, bluesey song co-written by Katie and Mike) and ‘Two Bare Feet’ (a brand new, up-tempo, foot-tapping Katie/Mike co-write).
TRACKLISTING
AUDIO CD
1. The Closest Thing To Crazy
2. Nine Million Bicycles
3. What A Wonderful World
4. If You Were A Sailboat
5. Piece By Piece
6. Call Off The Search
7. On The Road Again
8. Mary Pickford
9. Spider's Web
10. Thank You, Stars
11. I Cried For You
12. Crawling Up A Hill
13. Tiger In The Night
14. When You Taught Me How To Dance
NEW TRACKS
15. Two Bare Feet
16. Toy Collection
17. Somewhere In The Same Hotel
DVD
The Arena Tour 2008, Live from Rotterdam.
Plus ‘Behind The Screens’ – a short film about the preparation and design of the tour production.
Katie Melua’s world tour will come to Britain this autumn for what will be her largest UK arena tour to date. Starting at the Nottingham Arena on October 29th 2008 Katie will perform at arenas in Sheffield, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, London and Bournemouth before concluding at the Brighton Centre on November 11th.
October 17 - Katie Melua Hair Raising Choking Ordeal
Katie Melua wants to follow in the footsteps of Sinead O'Connor and shave her head - because she chokes on her hair during gigs. She was playing a show in Sweden recently when her flowing locks flicked into her mouth and made her gag in the middle of a song. So she plans to hack off all her hair to avoid a repeat of the incident.
Melua, who is due to play a huge show at London's O2 Arena next month, says, "I swallowed a piece of my hair while I was singing a song called Scary Films and couldn't breathe. I had to try and carry on singing while getting the hair out of my mouth without anyone noticing and it wasn't very nice.
"I guess it's an occupational hazard when you have long hair hanging down over your face, but I'm seriously thinking about shaving it all off like Sinead O'Connor."
October 3 - One Minute with Katie
Read a short interview with Katie at the airport in Port Elizabeth where she is waiting with her band for a flight to Cape Town. Read the whole interview.
October 1 - ´I will never marry´
Katie has vowed never to walk down the aisle - because she doesn't believe in marriage. And the Closest Thing To Crazy hitmaker insists that even if she finds a new love, she will never wed. She says, "I don't believe in marriage at all. I think it was invented for money and convenience. I'd like to believe in monogamy. But if I have children I am never going to read them stories about finding Prince Charming because they will grow up feeling disappointed."
August 30 - New pictures in Gallery of 2008!
The last few days Katie was a lot on stage! Watch the pictures in the gallery of her performances.
July 18 - Katie to make South Africa return
The tour begins at 18 September in Johannesburg. Read more
May 16 New Single ‘ Ghost Town’
With summer knocking at the door and long sunny days within our reach, Katie Melua releases the reggae-influenced ‘Ghost Town’. The fourth single from Katie’s European number 1 album ‘Pictures’, ‘Ghost Town’ has proved to be an audience favourite on Katie’s latest three month tour which included a one-off show at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
April 2 Katie Melua in Geneva, Switzerland
Katie Melua performs on stage, during a concert in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 2.
March 24 2008 Katie is starting her tour!!!
Hello fans of Katie, finally the time is come! Katie is going to start her tour tomorrow kicking of in France. Are you going to any of her concerts in the next few months? Send us the pictures and we will put them online! katiemeluafan@hotmail.com
Mar 3 2008 Katie learns first aid with the Red Cross
Katie Melua, whose Christmas single – What A Wonderful World – raised thousands for the British Red Cross, recently spent the
day with us learning life-saving skills. Read more.
Feb 10 2008 Katie´s new clip If the lights go out
Watch here Katie´s new clip If the lights go out.
Jan 22 2008 Katie on talkshow Max and Loretta
Katie was today on a talkshow in the Netherlands. Watch a short interview and her performance here.
Jan 21 2008 Katie at Radio 538
Kate was this morning at Radio 538 in the Netherlands. Watch here a video of her performance at Radio 538.
Jan 19 2008 Katie and her hats
She sure loves hats, and apparently the hats love her!
  
     
Jan 18 2008 Is Katie moving to the Big Apple?
It seems Katie Melua has some plans in the pipeline - according to the Daily Express the 23-year-old is considering a move to the Big Apple.
And not only this, the UK's biggest selling female artist is thinking of going back to school.
"I might move to New York," she apparently revealed. "I've had the thought for a couple of years - to immerse myself in a different culture and come up with a different sound. I like the way artists like David Bowie made totally different music by moving to a city like Berlin." Read the whole article here.
Jan 18 2008 Katie singing live ´What I miss about you´
Watch here Katie sing LIVE ´What I miss about you´ It is absoluty great! This was recorded when she was in Basel, Switserland for AVO Session in 2007. Watch the video here.
Jan 18 2008 2 New Singles from Katie
Katie will release 2 new singles from her album. February 25 she will release ´If the lights go out´ and May 12 the single ´What I miss about you´.
Jan 18 2008 Katie´s been nominated Echo Awards 2008
Katie has been nominated for the Echo Awards 2008 in the group ´Best International Female Pop Artist´ Other nominees in this group are Amy Winehouse, Nelly Furtado, Avril Lavigne and Rihanna.
Jan 18 2008 A New Year, A New Tour
All the new dates of Katie´s UK Tour 2008!
04/05/2008 Royal Albert Hall, UK
29/10/2008 Nottingham Arena, UK
30/10/2008 Sheffield Hallam FM Arena, UK
31/10/2008 Manchester Arena, UK
02/11/2008 Newcastle Arena, UK
03/11/2008 Glasgow Arena, UK
04/11/2008 Aberdeen ECC, UK
06/11/2008 Birmingham NEC, UK
07/11/2008 Cardiff Arena, UK
08/11/2008 London O2 Arena, UK
10/11/2008 Bournemouth BIC, UK
11/11/2008 Brighton Centre, UK
All the dates of Katie´s Tour in Europe
25/03/2008 Le Vinci, Tours, France
26/03/2008 Salle Erasme, Strasbourg, France
28/03/2008 Galaxie, Amneville, France
29/03/2008 Le Colisee, Roubaix, France
30/03/2008 Salle 3000, Lyon, France
01/04/2008 Zenith de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
04/04/2008 Palais Des Congres, Paris, France
06/04/2008 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany
07/04/2008 Colorline Arena, Hamburg, Germany
09/04/2008 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
10/04/2008 Olympiahalle, München, Germany
11/04/2008 Hallenstadion, Switzerland
13/04/2008 AHOY, Netherlands
14/04/2008 Forest National, Belgium
15/04/2008 Philippshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
17/04/2008 AWD Hall, Hannover, Germany
Jan 10 2008 Latest blog of Katie
Hi, Happy New Year!!!
My New Year resolutions are the same as last year, stop biting my nails and write blogs more often.
Not doing particularly well with either resolution, but I haven't given up on them yet.
I did a gig last Friday at a masked ball that was part of a play called ‘The Mask of the Red Death’. ‘Punch-drunk’, which is the name of the production company are incredible and are the ones that put on ‘Faust’ early last year.
It’s always exciting and a bit scary playing in front of a crowd that's not expecting you, so I was a little nervous but it went well and playing the set has got me really hungry for the tour this year.
We've started planning it and I'd say that you could expect something a little different. Till next time.
Kx
  
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