First television appearance
Because of her upbringing in politically unstable Georgia and troubled Belfast, Melua initially planned to become either a historian or a politician. This changed in 2000, at the age of 15, when Melua took part in a talent competition on British television channel ITV called "Stars Up Their Noses" (a spoof of Stars in Their Eyes) as part of the children's programme Mad for It!. Melua won the contest by singing Badfinger's "Without You". The prize was £350 worth of MFI vouchers, with which she bought a chair for her father. Had she lost the contest, she would have been gunged.
More about Katie Melua (From Wikipedia)
Early Life
Ketevan Melua, known as Ketino (Georgian: ქეთინáƒ) to her family, was born in Georgia in 1984, then part of the Soviet Union, either in Kutaisi or read more...
First Television Appearance
Because of her upbringing in politically unstable Georgia and troubled Belfast, Melua initially planned to become either a historian or a politician. This changed in 2000, at the read more...
Education
Although she is a baptised Orthodox Christian, whilst living in Belfast, Melua attended the Roman Catholic schools St. Catherine's Primary School and Dominican College, Fortwilliam, read more...
Personal Life
Melua met Luke Pritchard, lead singer of The Kooks, when they were both studying at the BRIT School where they began dating. Melua and Pritchard rarely speak of the relationship, read more...
British Nationality
On 10 August 2005, Melua became a British citizen with her parents and brother. The citizenship ceremony took place in Weybridge, Surrey. On gaining British nationality, Melua was read more...
Ketevan "Katie" Melua (Georgian: ქეთევáƒáƒœ "ქეთი" მელუáƒ, English pronunciation of surname IPA: ['mÉ›lu:É™] read more...