United Kingdom
Katie Melua
ESNS:
2025
Artist,
One of the UK’s highest-selling female recording artists, Katie Melua has released 8 top 10 studio albums. Originally from Tbilisi, Georgia Katie moved to the UK at a young age where she studied at the acclaimed Brit School of Performing Arts. It is her extraordinary voice, and the ability to truly inhabit a song, that has been her trademark since the young 19 year old school graduate first appeared in 2003. Katie is an accomplished songwriter, composer, and arranger and has sold in excess of 11 million albums and received over 56 platinum awards. Katie gave birth to her son Sandro in 2022 and was able to take him on the road with her partner on a European wide tour. She has also spoken very openly about the challenges of juggling a demanding work ethic with personal well-being and family, drawing from her own deep well of experience.