 12.12.06 The transmission time for Duet Impossible has been comfirmed for December 24th at 5.45pm on BBC1.
11.12.06 What makes this achievement even more notable is that the record is released on a small independent label, Dramatico Entertainment. In fact, ‘Piece By Piece’ is the only independent record to have applied for and been awarded IFPI platinum status in Europe in 2006. Speaking from Paris prior to Katie’s last concert date of 2006 Mike Batt, Chairman of Dramatico Entertainment, said “We are extremely proud to have helped Katie to this high level of achievement particularly in light of the independent structure of our company and the hard work and expertise that has been brought to bear by our fantastic independent distributors throughout Europe. Katie will hear about this tremendous achievement just before her sell-out concert at the Olympia in Paris, an appropriate venue for such an exciting announcement and a wonderful way to round off another superb year.”
07.12.06 Dramatico are proud to announce the release of the original motion picture soundtrack to 'Miss Potter', on January 8th 2007. Katie Melua performs ‘When You Taught Me How To Dance’, the vocal adaptation of the orchestral theme tune, as featured in her current arena dates' set. The soundtrack is an orchestral score composed by the award winning Nigel Westlake (Babe) with additional music by Rachel Portman (Oliver Twist, Benny & Joon, Chocolat). The lush, romantic and beautiful score takes the listener on a journey through Beatrix Potter’s life, the creation of her much-loved characters, her personal turmoil and the beauty of the Cumbrian countryside (where the film is predominantly set). The film opens in the UK nationwide on 5th January 2007.
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20.11.06 The new Katie Melua single, 'Shy Boy', is released today. It's a download-only release, and you can get it here. The tracklisting is as follows: 1. Shy Boy We've also made a new e-card for the single, featuring preview and download links, the video, exclusive photographs and more! You can see it here.  24.11.06 The Gala is hosted by Günther Jauch and will be televised on December 6th on RTL in Germany.
17.11.06 Tonight Katie Melua joins Terry Wogan and a host of stars for BBC's Children In Need night in Belfast. As well as performing her new single 'Shy Boy', Katie is among the guest telephone operatives. So if you call to pledge money for Children In Need, you might just find Katie on the end of the line! Given the nature of live television the timings are subject to change, but Katie is scheduled to perform some time after 10pm, working the phones from 9pm.
16.11.06 17.11.06 On Sunday Katie returns to Northern Ireland for My Kind Of Music on Radio Ulster.
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09.11.06 Katie Melua's new download-only single 'Shy Boy' is released on November 20th. You can pre-order it now by clicking here. The tracklisting is as follows: 1. Shy Boy To buy any of these tracks using SMS text (UK only - £1.50 each) text MELUA plus the number next to each track to 81330. Example: text MELUA 534037001 to 81330. You will be sent a unique download code. Click on the [My Downloads] tab to enter the download code to get your track. 01. Shy Boy 534037001 02. Fancy (live version) 534037001 03. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 534037001
27.10.06 The tracklisting is as follows: 1. Shy Boy The single will be available from iTunes and all other reputable digital music stores.
18.10.06 You can see photographs from the event here.
16.10.06 Katie Melua appeared on France's top talent show 'Star Academy' last week, singing Nine Million Bicycles with one of the contestants. You can see the performance here.
03.10.06 Katie Melua has set a new World Record by performing the world's deepest underwater concert. Katie and her band played for workers at the Statoil Troll A Gas Rig in the North Sea, an amazing 303 metres below sea level. The concert required extensive medical testing and underwater survival training including escaping through the window of a submerged helicopter, and was held to celebrate the 10th anniversary of gas production by Troll-Gas. It was filmed by Norwegian TV channel NRK. Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records, was also there and confirmed the world record.
28.09.06 The concert will be held at the bottom of one of the four shafts of the Statoil Troll A Platform gas rig. The Troll platform is 472 m high (higher than the Eiffel Tower and the tallest structure ever moved by humans), of which 369 meters lie below sea surface. The Troll field ranks as Europe`s largest offshore gas field in production. Director of Production at Troll, Geir Amland, “Statoil celebrates our 10 year anniversary in 2006 and we are thrilled that Katie Melua will be performing a concert to celebrate our anniversary. It will be certainly an occasion to remember.” In addition to the gas rig staff, the audience will include Craig Glenday, Editor-in Chief of Guinness World Records, who will adjudicate and verify the validity of the record - certain criteria will be in place, including that Katie must perform a “traditional concert performance of vocals and instrument to an audience”. This was already the case, as Katie will have her band with her to play the concert, at the invitation of the crew of the platform before the Guinness Book Of Records became interested. All visitors to the platform, including Katie, the band, crew and Craig Glenday have undergone medical examinations and will all undertake strict and extensive emergency training prior to the helicopter flight to the platform. The concert, which is being produced by the Norwegian production company Dinamo Story, will be televised on NRK in Norway, with future international distribution to be advised.
25.09.06 The CD is packaged in a gold embossed slipcase and contains three extra tracks and a bonus DVD. The tracklisting and DVD features are as follows: 01) Shy Boy Additional tracks: 13. It's Only Pain DVD Information: 1. Piece By Piece Moment By Moment 2. Nine Million Bicycles 3. I Cried For You 4. Spider's Web You can read more and see clips from the bonus DVD on our new 'Piece By Piece' e-card here. DRAMDVCD0002 Released September 25th, 2006
21.09.06 Katie joined BBC Radio Five Live for a chat with Phil Williams and to play her new single 'It's Only Pain'. You can hear the show here.
18.09.06 Katie Melua's new AOL Session is now live. Following the success of Katie's session last year, which quickly became the most watched on AOL, she's back with a new performance, featuring intimate live versions of 'I Cried For You', 'Spider's Web', 'Piece By Piece', 'Crazy', 'Nine Million Bicycles' and 'It's Only Pain'. You can see the session here.
11.09.06 Katie Melua's new single It's Only Pain is available now to download. It's also available in shops as a CD single, featuring 'It's Only Pain', a live version of 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' and the 'It's Only Pain' video. You can also order the track via SMS, just text MELUA to 81330. You will receive a message back with your code and download instructions. Click here to be directed to the buy page of Katie's website to download it now.
31.08.06 Katie Melua has revealed she will play a one-off show at Wembley Arena on The Wembley date will be Katie’s largest London show to date having sold out the Shepherds Bush Empire, Hammersmith Apollo, twice, and Royal Albert Hall on previous tours. Tickets for her last British date of 2006 go on sale on Friday 1 st September at 9am . Katie Melua has been the biggest selling female artist in Britain since 2004 with both her debut album ‘Call Off The Search’ and her second album ‘Piece By Piece’ topping the charts. In addition to great success in Britain , her adopted country, Katie continues to be one of Britain ’s most successful exports selling more than 6 million albums worldwide, remaining in the top 10 of the European chart for 6 months. Katie’s 10 week European sell-out tour earlier this year included 18 sold out dates in Britain and a further 28 dates across continental Europe with a total audience exceeding 150,000 people. Katie has spent the last 3 months on tour in North America and returns to Britain to release her new single ‘It’s Only Pain’ and a deluxe version of ‘Piece By Piece’ which will include a bonus DVD comprising an 80 minute film shot during Katie’s 2006 European tour plus promo films for her singles ‘Nine Million Bicycles’, ‘I Cried For You’ and Spider’s Web’. The original version of ‘Piece By Piece’, released in September 2005, has sold more than 1.2 million copies in Britain and more than 3 million copies worldwide. Katie said of her first show at Wembley "I always used to say that I preferred playing in tiny little clubs and doing very intimate shows, - and although that still stands, it really is a huge thrill to do the bigger gigs as I recently discovered on touring Europe. Headlining for the first time at Wembley in front of 10,000 people is obviously a great buzz for any artist. I am so proud of every member of the band who have gone from strength to strength on the tour this year and we are really looking forward to playing at Wembley Arena." Ticket details Sunday 3rd December Wembley Arena On-sale Friday 1 st September at 9am. Ticket price £30.00 & £27.50 Box office: 0870 060 0870, 0870 143 2205, 0870 444 5556 Book online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk www.seetickets.com ‘It’s Only Pain’ – brand new single - release date September 11th ‘Piece By Piece’ Special Bonus CD+DVD edition – release date September 25th
29.08.06 Manchester is delighted to welcome Britain’s biggest selling female artist Katie Melua, who will be starring alongside the world-renowned BBC Philharmonic at BBC Proms in the Park (9 September 2006, Heaton Park, Manchester). The sparkling evening of entertainment will feature the popular classics, a live link up to the Royal Albert Hall, giving you the chance to sing along to those Last Night favourites and a spectacular firework finale. For more information visit http://www.manchester.gov.uk/visitorcentre/events/summer/proms.htm To book tickets go to http://www.bbc-info-online.co.uk/proms/manchester BBC Proms in the Park is event sponsored by National Savings and Investments, the government backed savings and investments provider.
21.08.06 New Single - "It's Only Pain" 11th September sees the release of “It’s Only Pain”, Katie’s brand new single: which is not on the existing album. The single also contains an extra audio track “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” recorded live during her European tour. There is also an enhanced “computer accessible” version of the new promo video for “It’s Only Pain” on the single. Piece By Piece - Special Edition Album Two weeks later on the 25th September the deluxe double disc (DVD + CD) package will appear in the shops through out the UK and continental Europe. This pack is the most ambitious to date containing a “free” or “bonus” 90 minute DVD full of spectacular footage of Katie and the band on tour in Europe, and interspersed with documentary style footage taken during the tour. The DVD also contains three promo videos (“Nine Million Bicycles”, “I Cried For You” and “Spider’s Web”). In addition, the audio of the deluxe package will contain three new tracks including a mix of the new single “It’s Only Pain”, an acoustic version of “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” recorded at Abbey Road Studio 2, plus “Sometimes When I’m Dreaming”: a brand new recording.
07.08.06 Britain’s biggest selling female artist Katie Melua will be the headline act at the close down of the Grand Prix Masters of Great Britain on Sunday 13th August at Silverstone. Alongside other soon-to-be-announced acts, Katie will perform live in front of thousands on a purpose-built paddock stage.
21.07.06 Katie Melua’s voice sounds like a James Bond movie — a sweet and smoky silhouette made all the more alluring by a veil of international intrigue.
12.07.06 BB King’s Club just off Times Square on 42nd Street New York was bursting at the seams with a sold-out, standing audience last night as Katie and the band played their triumphant set. This was a perfect gig for Katie to play, a large capacity and a pedigree for fielding the finest blues and rock artists. John Mayall (legendary British bluesman and writer of “Crawling Up A Hill”) is playing there next week. Then, on June 5th Katie’s headline tour began with the Montreal Jazz Festival. Her set crerated the usual magic, and the promoter was so pleased he invited Katie as his special guest to Paul Simon’s show and to meet Paul afterwards, which was a huge buzz for Katie. Thereafter, Toronto and Philadelphia and on to New York City where she had them swinging from the rafters at BB King’s. The tour now continues to Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Atlanta, San Diego and then the famous Troubadour club in LA, on to San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and Portland. In New York, Katie and Mike are cutting two new tracks, one of which will be single, to be released in early September to precede the re-issued double pack of Piece By Piece, which will contain a free 80 minute DVD of the European tour, including much of the concert, plus some great little backstage and on-the-road footage. More news to follow soon.
08.07.06 Katie will be performing instore at the following Apple stores: Apple Store, San Francisco
23.06.06 Katie’s in Vegas tonight, right in the middle of the Il Divo support leg of her tour. To date it’s gone really well and she’s been reviewed well. The Orlando Sentinel (no less!) said: "Every songwriter has their sad love song," she introduced one number. "Well, this one's mine." Although not well-known in the United States, Melua has achieved great success in Britain, and her 40-minute set showed why. With a voice that can go from smokily seductive to plaintive to funky, all in a single song, she soared through hits such as "Nine Million Bicycles" and "The Closest Thing to Crazy”. Audiences have all been completely, or almost completely in their seats at the start of her set, and the venues are biggish, - 4K to 10K. Supporting is a little different to playing headliners at similar houses in Europe (Katie has only ever done one support before this, a one-off for Joe Cocker in France last year) but she is enjoying the challenge and being well treated by the Il Divo team. In fact, in Tampa, Florida, after an awe-inspiring thunderstorm during soundcheck, (that threatened to wash the show out), our monitor desk wasn’t working and Il Divo’s guys were helpful beyond the call of duty, fixing it with only a minute to spare before she was to step on stage. Katie took the band and crew out on a snorkeling trip in Boca Raton. She’s always very active and tries to make the most of spare time in all these interesting places rather than vegging in the hotel room. The trip to the States began with a radio-tour and the album was released here two weeks ago, heralded by an appearance on the Today Show and the popular “Breakfast With The Arts” TV show. She has been working very hard. The album entered the top 200 at 108 (number 2 on the heat seeker chart). The Il Divo part of the tour ends on 3rd July in Vancouver, after which she starts the headline tour down the East Coast, preceded by the Montreal Jazz festival (5th July) and Toronto Mod Club (6th). Meanwhile, back at Dramatico, everyone is working hard getting the DeLuxe edition ready for September release. It will contain a 90 minute DVD plus the album with added tracks. The DVD is being edited right now, and will contain interviews, backstage stuff and a lot of the superb footage of the European tour gigs shot by Mike Sergeant and a 12 camera OB unit. Katie and Mike are both writing for album three – due next year, - and have collaborated on a couple of songs. They are also making a new single to be released in the late summer in the UK and the rest of Europe. Shorter news updates will follow more regularly from now on, so check back soon.
07.06.06 Katie will be performing instore at Apple on the following date:
02.06.06 At long last "Piece By Piece" was released in the US on June 6th, 2006.
11.05.06 AGRASS, A dutch tulip breeder, has decided to name her latest tulip development after Katie Melua. The artist was surprised to get this honor and flew to Holland to receive the official certificate and a bunch of tulips. The "Katie Melua"-Tulip has been developed for about 15 years and as a spokesman of AGRASS told us it will be available on the market within two more years. For more info, lots of pictures and press cuttings visit www.agrass.nl
21.03.06 Katie Melua's million-selling album "Piece By Piece" will be released as a vinyl-record on 3rd of April 2006.
15.03.06 Katie Melua won the EDISON AWARD in the category "Best female artist International 2006" in Holland. After reaching high chart position and playing a sold out concert in Amsterdam the jury crowned Katie this year with the award.
17.01.06 Today, 17th of January 2006, the album "Piece By Piece" is available for download at the iTunes musicstore. As usual you can purchase each track seperately (£0,79) or buy the whole album for £9,48.
15.01.06 The nominees for the Brit Awards 2006 have been announced. Katie has been nominated in the category "Best Female Solo Artist" . The other nominees are KT Tunstall, Charlotte Church, Kate Bush and Natasha Bedingfield. She too has been nominated in the category "Best Pop Act" (among James Blunt, Madonna, Kelly Clarkson and Westlife). The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, 15th February 2006 - airdate 16th February ITV1) |
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