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15.10.07 15.10.07 'Pictures' Chart Positions Charts for the second week of 'Pictures' see the album holding up nicely against some strong competition: Holland 1
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5.10.07 5.10.07 4.10.07 The first ten emails we receive will each receive a pair of tickets. Because of the postal strike the tickets will be held on the door. Proof of identity will be required.
Please include your name, address and a contact telephone number. 2.10.07  1.10.07'Pictures' Released Today Katie Melua's new album 'Pictures' is released today on CD and Digital Download. The iTunes release contains a free digital booklet and the bonus track 'Under The Cherry Moon'. Click here for a selection of purchase links for both formats. Click here to view the 'Pictures' ecard, which you can forward to a friend! 'If You Were A Sailboat' entered the UK charts at number 23 yesterday, thanks to everyone who bought it!
1.10.07 28.9.07 Katie Melua Interview There's a new Katie interview online at ilikemusic.com. 26.9.07 26.9.07 24.9.07 24.9.07
19.9.07 21.9.07 Katie Melua Album Number 1! 'Piece By Piece' has hit NUMBER1 on the Taiwan International Chart. It beat James Blunt's new album to the top spot! 'Pictures' will be released in Taiwan next year. Congratulations to all concerned! 18.9.07 17.9.07  12.9.07Katie Melua in the UK press this weekend The mystery photo shoot Katie's done for the Mail On Sunday is in the paper this weekend, so make sure you get a copy and all will be revealed! Katie will also be appearing in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday. There's a new interview live from The Magazine Online here.
 12.9.07Katie Melua reviews the month's key tracks in the Q Podcast Click here to download the latest Q Podcast, where Katie discusses tracks by The Rumble Strips, Athlete and James Blunt - as well as Q's album of the month, Foo Fighters' Echoes Silence Patience & Grace. 31.8.07 30.8.07 See Katie's Only UK Date This Year - For Free! On Thursday, October 11th Katie Melua is playing an exclusive concert for BBC Radio 2 at London's Radio Theatre, and we have 10 pairs of tickets to give away! The first ten emails we receive will each receive a pair of tickets. 21.8.07 'If You Were A Sailboat video  Dramatico is proud to premiere the video for Katie's forthcoming single 'If You Were A Sailboat'.Click here to view it! 16.8.07 Mike Batt Nominated For Award The World Soundtrack Academy has released the list of nominees for the three principal categories in the World Soundtrack Awards, the most pre-eminent international prizes for the recognition of film music, including a nomination for Mike Batt for 'When You Taught Me How To Dance, performed by Katie Melua: Best Original Song Written for Film When You Taught Me How To Dance Miss Potter Music & Lyrics by Mike Batt Music & Lyrics by Richard Maltby Music & Lyrics by Nigel Westlake (APRA) Performed by Katie Melua The names of the winners will be announced on Saturday, October 20 on the closing evening of the Ghent International Film Festival. You can see the complete list of nominees here. 16.8.07 1. If You Were A Sailboat The single is limited to 15,000 copies worldwide, and each sleeve is individually numbered.
9.8.07 Katie recently enjoyed a rather unusual photo shoot for the Mail on Sunday’s Live Magazine. The feature will be running in a few weeks (we’ll let you know the exact date as soon as we have it), but we thought we’d give you a bit of a clue as to the theme of the shoot (see the picture)... Katie recently enjoyed a rather unusual photo shoot for the Mail on Sunday’s Live Magazine. The feature will be running in a few weeks (we’ll let you know the exact date as soon as we have it), but we thought we’d give you a bit of a clue as to the theme of the shoot (see the picture)...
8.8.07 'Pictures' Sound Clips
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Her induction joins the esteemed handprints of the likes of Shirley Bassey, Tina Turner and Joan Collins. For more information click here.
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1. Mary Pickford (Used To Eat Roses)
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http://tinyurl.com/2exgj7 , where our intrepid European contributors have been faithfully documenting events in words and pictures... Katie continues treading the boards this week, with further dates in France and Germany.
16.7.07 Dramatico is proud to announce that the third Katie Melua album, due for release on October 1st 2007, will be entitled 'Pictures'. Click here to watch 'Pictures - Work In Progress', a short film featuring Katie Melua describing some of the recording process for the album.
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How important is Live Earth to you? “I really don’t want it to be about playing some gig; it’s mainly about what happens after. I love how musicians have the power to influence so many, not only our generation but the next generation as well, who’ll continue looking after the planet.” Written any “green” songs recently? “The thing is, I don’t want to sound like a preacher. But I might be inspired to write something that’s more influenced by the love of nature, like about a forest or the sea. What I find frustrating is how the campaign [against global warming] is motivated by fear; that the world’s going to end if we don’t act, whereas I think we should be acting on our appreciation of this incredible planet.” The Live Earth concerts take place on 7th July; Katie is appearing at the Hamburg event. Stage times are still to be announced, watch this space! There's a short film about the photo shoot here.
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DaimlerChrysler with Smart is the only car manufacturer worldwide to be an official partner of the Live Earth concerts. The new Smart 'fourtwo' diesel model has the lowest CO2 emissions worldwide and only consumes three litres of fuel per 100 kilometres.
2.7.07 Katie Melua is supporting The Royal National Institute for the Deaf's 'Don't Lose the Music' campaign, which is warning that loud music in pubs and clubs is leading to a hearing loss "time bomb". The RNID found that the hearing of about 70% of people who visited nightclubs was affected. The study also found loud music damaged the ears of nearly 50% of pub goers. Delia Henry, director of RNID Scotland, said it was time for action. "We're all familiar with messages about practising safe sex and using sun cream - but the lack of any guidance on loud music means this generation of music lovers could be facing a hearing loss time bomb. "Our research shows most young people have experienced the first signs of permanent hearing damage after a night out, yet have no idea how to prevent it. "With regular exposure to music at high volumes in clubs, gigs and bars, it's only too easy to clock up noise doses that could damage their hearing forever." Read more about the RNID here
19.6.07 (from Billboard.biz) U.K.-based singer-songwriter Katie Melua's sophomore album "Piece By Piece" album leads off a new batch of European sales awards from Brussels-based pan-European independent labels body Impala. "Piece by Piece," released September 2005 on U.K. indie Dramatico, has scored a "multi-platinum" award recognizing shipments across Europe in excess of 3.5 million units. It heads a list of more than 30 awards covering the last six months. Impala inaugurated the awards late last year (Billboard.biz November 15, 2006) to recognise independent trade shipments, including download sales, across Europe. Labels nominate recordings to Impala, promising to supply the body with independently verifiable physical shipments data on request. In a statement, Katie Melua stated: "I've always been happy that my music is released on an independent label, and to have Impala recognise our work is truly thrilling." Alison Wenham, chairman and chief executive of the Association of Independent Music (AIM) added: "The Impala Awards are to recognise, and to thank, the artists and the record companies who produce such great music. They help spread the word across Europe, and promote the grass roots of the indie sector as well as the international stars independent companies regularly produce."
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Katie Melua said “I love the design of my guitar and hope that it will raise a lot of money for The Princes Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and Teenage Cancer Trust.” The 10 foot fiber glass free standing guitar will form part of the Gibson Guitartown London charity campaign and be displayed publicly at More London by Tower Bridge, London SE1 from June 25th for ten weeks. Following the display, Katie Melua’s signed Les Paul guitar will be auctioned off to raise money for The Prince’s Trust, Teenage Cancer Trust and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy at an event in October.
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It's also available on iTunes, in the USA only.
8.6.07 The recording of Katie’s forthcoming third album continues apace… Brass sections have been recorded at Dramatico’s studios and this week saw the recording entourage travel to Dublin where The Irish Film Orchestra (used on both previous albums) added strings to six tracks. The recording has also yielded an as-yet unnamed Prince cover version, which may or may not make it onto the album. The Minneapolis Maestro has performed ‘Nine Million Bicycles’ several times on stage, and is a huge fan. Mike Batt: “He invited us to his ‘secret’ London gig last month at Koko in Camden, so we thought we’d return the compliment. We also met him the next day when he invited us to a private charity gig he was doing. He seemed very nice. I’ve had this Prince song kicking about in my head for years; not one of his better known ones." The album is currently still on schedule for a September release. There’s no word on a title or any other song details yet, but a new photo session for the sleeve and press shots has been scheduled, so things are motoring along in the background…!
8.6.07 Piece By Piece has just gone Gold in Canada ~ congratulations to Katie and of course Nicole and all the team over there!
6.6.07 Dramatico has launched a series of Katie Melua Realtones for sale through Vidzone. Click here for more infomation!
17.5.07 Katie Melua has been confirmed for the Live Earth concert at the AOL Arena in Hamburg on July 7th. The concerts are to promote action to confront the global warming. As well as the German concert, they are also taking place simultaneously in Africa, Asia, Australia, England, the USA and Brazil.
16.5.07 Dramatico has opened its own eBay Store, which will be selling items from Katie's merchandise range and back catalogue. Some stocks are limited, so click here to start shopping now!
3.5.07 Katie Melua has announced details of 14 shows over the Summer, taking in the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Ireland and Denmark. Ticket details aren't confirmed for all of them yet, but check the LIVE page for updates, and mark those dates in your diaries!
27.4.07 Placido Domingo has unfortunately been forced to cancel his May 2nd concert at Manchester's M.E.N. Arena, which was due to feature a special guest appearance by Katie Melua. The venue is contacting ticket holders directly regarding the tickets, we're hoping that it will be able to be rescheduled. We'll give you more news when we get it.
24.4.07 Katie Melua has announced five German concerts over the summer, with more European shows still to be confirmed. The July shows will take in Bonn, Frankfurt, Kempten, Dresden and Berlin - for ticket details please check the LIVE page. Meanwhile, those lucky enough to have got tickets for Katie's special guest appearance with Placido Domingo may have heard he was taken ill at a concert this week. We haven't had any confirmation of whether next week's show is affected by this but it's possible it may be postponed - more info when we get it...
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Click here to see the rest of the pictures and the trailer itself.
10.4.07 Announcing the World premiere of two award-winning artists together on stage for what promises to be a magical night of music - Katie Melua joins world-famous tenor Plácido Domingo at the M.E.N Arena on Wednesday 2 May 2007. Katie, who wowed M.E.N Arena audiences in January 2006, joins the Spanish tenor on stage at his only UK show of 2007 for a very special guest appearance. Katie will perform three of her best-known songs and duet with the maestro in this unique collaboration of classical and modern music. Marking his first solo appearance in this country for over a decade, Placido Domingo, who rose to prominence as one of The Three Tenors - alongside Luciano Pavarotti and Jose Carreras - has been hailed in the international press as “The King of Opera” and “The greatest operatic artist of modern times”. Tickets, priced £45, £65 & £95, are available by calling 0870 190 8000
4.4.07 The rumours are true! Katie has made her acting debut in the Robert Rodriguez / Quentin Tarantino film 'Grindhouse', opening soon! 'Grindhouse' is two short movies shown back to back, with a series of spoof trailers for fictitious film between them. Directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz), 'Don't' is the trailer Katie appears in.
4.4.07 Miss Potter, starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor (and of course featuring the song 'When You Taught Me How To Dance' by Katie Melua) is released on DVD on 23rd April. As well as the movie itself, the DVD also contains the theatrical trailer, a 30 minute 'Making Of'documentary and the music video for 'When You Taught Me How To Dance', which is unavailable elsewhere.
4.4.07 Katie Melua is opening this year's North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam on 12th July, following previous opening slots by stellar artists such as Randy Crawford, Elvis Costello and Ibrahim Ferrer.
28.3.07 You can see the nail-biting moments where the nominees are announced and Katie receives her award here!
27.3.07 Congratulations to Katie, who has won the Echo Music Award 2007 in Berlin in the category of Female Artist International Rock/Pop! Katie's German support continues to amaze us; on top of the award Piece By Piece has been on the German album chart for an incredible 78 weeks - currently at number 17 and set to rise yet again on the back of the Echo ceremeony, where she gave a fantastic performance of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. You can see the clip here.
16.3.07 The forthcoming Katie Melua DVD - 'Concert Under The Sea: The Documentary Film', is available to pre-order now on Amazon.co.uk here.
1.3.07 Dramatico is pround to announce the release of a new DVD on May 28th 2007.
The story of Katie and her band¹s rigorous safety training, and the realisation of the dream of the gas platform manager who conceived the whole crazy idea, is the subject of this fascinating film. Towards the end of the film we witness some of the concert itself. Extras:
16.2.07 The current total for The Choice Is Yours Project 2006 on the forum has now topped £1000! Thanks for your support, if you haven't done so yet why not get involved? All the proceeds are going to Save The Children. Katie has another few days in the studio next week as work continues on her eagerly anticipated third album...
9.2.07 Organised by MelvilleB on the forum, there's a weekly poll to vote for your favourite Katie song from a choice of ten. The winning songs go into a final poll, and the most popular of these will have their sheet music signed by Katie and offered as prizes in The Choice Is Yours Raffle, to be drawn on April 17th. For more details, visit the forum now!
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9.1.07 This Saturday evening, you can see Katie Melua performing live on Al Murray's new series 'Happy Hour.' Also on the show are I'm a Celebrity finalist Jason Donovan and Wild at Heart actress Amanda Holden. The show is on ITV1 at 9.50pm.
2.1.07 Happy New Year! Well, we ended 2006 on something of a high; a great performance on Duet Impossible, Katie confirmed as the highest selling European female artist throughout Europe, and Piece By Piece album sales topping the incredible figures of Call Off The Search.
2.1.07 If you missed Katie Melua's performance with the late Eva Cassidy on BBC TV's 'Duet Impossible' over Christmas, there's another chance to see it here |
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Katie's performance on French TV's Taratata last week is on their website for your viewing pleasure! Click the links below to view: 
The CD single has three extra tracks, all of which are exclusive to this release, including a version of David Gray's 'This Year's Love':
Over the next six weeks, we're going to be releasing new sound clips of the forthcoming 'Pictures' album.
Katie Melua, recent star of the Rotterdam North Sea Jazz Festival, has been awarded a place on the city's International Walk of Fame.
The tracklisting for Katie Melua's forthcoming third album 'Pictures', due for release on October 1st 2007, is as follows:
Katie's Summer Festival Tour has begun, with dates in Holland and Germany over the weekend. New album-watchers will be intrigued by some of the additions to the set list, details of which you can read in the forum
Katie Melua is one of a selection of Live Earth artists featured on special editions of this week's UK Radio Times magazine. She is interviewed about the event inside, here's an excerpt:
'Thankyou Stars' from the 'Piece By Piece' album is being used on a Smart Cars TV advertisement. You can see the ad 
Katie Melua took time out to sign her 10 foot Gibson Les Paul replica guitar for Gibson Guitartown London. The guitar titled “Guitar Man” was hand painted by community visual artist Alex Machin (pictured) who also joined Katie to sign the guitar.
The Nancy Drew soundtrack, for which Katie Melua has recorded a cover of Robert Palmer's 'Looking For Clues', is released on import today. You can order it 
We've got hold of some exclusive stills from the filming of the 'Grindhouse' trailer for the fictitious Edgar Wright film 'Don't', which of course features our own Katie Melua as you've never seen her before! 
Katie Melua: Concert Under The Sea - The Documentary Film was shot in and off the coast of Norway, and tells the story of Katie setting the Guinness World Record for the deepest underwater concert ever performed, 303 metres below the sea. Invited by Statoil, the gas drilling company, to celebrate their 10th anniversary on the biggest man-made structure ever moved on Earth, Katie (after checking their environmental record) agreed to perform on the North Sea floor at the foot of a leg of the enormous drilling platform.