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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. 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. 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] Major, Michael (12 January 2023). "Katie Melua Releases New Song 'Golden Record' ". Broadway World . Retrieved 13 January 2023. Interview". teen today. January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009 . Retrieved 10 February 2010.

Schmidt, Veronica (24 May 2007). "Katie Melua's concert under the sea". The Times. London . Retrieved 10 February 2010. 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] Q&A Interview with Andrea McEwan". alt sounds. 1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010 . Retrieved 10 February 2010.Katie Melua cancels everything this year". Eventnews.se. 4 October 2010 . Retrieved 4 October 2010. In January 2023, Melua announced that her new album Love & Money would be released via BMG on 24 March 2023. Leo Abrahams, who worked with Melua on her 2020 record, Album No. 8, returned to produce the record. [85] Love & Money was recorded at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in the summer of 2022 when Melua was pregnant with her first child. [86] Video of the performance show on Belgian TV". YouTube. 23 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008 . Retrieved 10 February 2010.

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Melua later described achieving the record as "the most surreal gig I have ever done". [97] Melua's concert is commemorated in the DVD release Concert Under the Sea, released in June 2007. [98] Charity work [ edit ] Airtime' released by Katie Melua in advance of Album No. 8". 27 July 2020 . Retrieved 15 August 2020. Monger, James Christopher (2005). "review of Piece by Piece". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 February 2010. Purcell, Andrew (11 August 2006). "Talk the talk". The Guardian. London . 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]

Melua appeared in a segment of the 2007 film Grindhouse, written by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. The segment in which Melua appeared, entitled " Don't", was a faux trailer, directed by Edgar Wright and produced in the style of a 1970s' Hammer House of Horror film trailer. [95] Lister, David (14 October 2016). "Katie Melua interview: 'The oddest thing about this job is the sense of superiority you get' ". The Independent . Retrieved 17 October 2016.Thrower, Kimberly (13 August 2009). "Katie Melua named as the face of Eric Bompard cashmere". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009 . Retrieved 10 February 2010.

In January 2012, Melua confirmed her engagement to World Superbike racer and musician James Toseland. [31] The couple married on 1 September 2012 in the Nash Conservatory at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London. [32] A 2020 interview with the national Swedish news agency TT revealed that the couple had separated. [33] Interviewed on ITV's Lorraine live from West London on 16 October 2020, Melua confirmed that the couple had divorced." [34]Rundschau, Wuppertaler (18 September 2020). "ESC-Blog des Wuppertaler Musikexperten Peter Bergener: Katie Melua und ihre besondere Verbindung zu Wuppertal". Wuppertaler Rundschau (in German) . Retrieved 30 November 2020. After the ceremony, Melua stated her pride at her newest nationality. "As a family, we have been very fortunate to find a happy lifestyle in this country and we feel we belong. We still consider ourselves to be Georgian, because that is where our roots are, and I return to Georgia every year to see my uncles and grandparents, but I am proud to now be a British citizen". [26] Personal life [ edit ] Melua Profile". purevolume. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010 . Retrieved 10 February 2010. Katie Melua And Nic Cage Receive German Honour". Hello!. 2 February 2007 . Retrieved 10 February 2010.