Person Open DS/UK/820 Melua; Katie (16 September 1984); Georgian-British singer and songwriter Melua Katie 16 September 1984 Georgian-British singer and songwriter Female (cisgender) Ketevan Melua Kutaisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (born)

Georgian British Music White No known disability Christian Heterosexual Katie Melua is a British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi, Georgia and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of composer Mike Batt, she was signed to the small Dramatico record label. She made her musical debut in 2003 and within three years, she was the United Kingdom's best-selling female artist as well as Europe's highest selling European female artist. In November 2003, Melua released her first album, Call Off the Search, which reached the top of the United Kingdom album charts and sold 1.8 million copies in its first five months of release.[9] Her second album, Piece by Piece, was released in September 2005, and to date has gone platinum (one million units sold) four times. She released her third studio album Pictures in October 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Melua (2024) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 8/9/2012 RAHAKIRKBRIDE 12/9/2024 79d28f8a-27d4-49a1-804e-d03afc3bbc15