Katie Melua

English-Georgian singer and songwriter
Person human Q156322
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Katie Melua

Summary

Katie Melua is a human[1]. Born in Kutaisi[2], she… she was born on September 16, 1984[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], and guitarist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,996 views/month, #6,533 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Katie Melua was born in Kutaisi[2].
  • Katie Melua was born on September 16, 1984[3].
  • Katie Melua held citizenship in Soviet Union[10].
  • Katie Melua held citizenship in Georgia[11].
  • Katie Melua held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Katie Melua worked as a singer-songwriter[4].
  • Katie Melua worked as a singer[5].
  • Katie Melua's professions included composer[6].
  • Katie Melua's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Katie Melua's professions included guitarist[8].
  • Katie Melua worked as a pianist[13].
  • Katie Melua's field of work was music composing[14].
  • Katie Melua was educated at Nonsuch High School for Girls[15].
  • Katie Melua's education included a stint at BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology[16].
  • Katie Melua received the European Cultural Award[17].
  • Katie Melua received the Order of Honour[18].
  • Katie Melua was influenced by Queen[19].
  • Katie Melua is recorded as female[20].
  • Katie Melua's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Katie Melua's genre is pop music[22].
  • Katie Melua's genre is blues[23].
  • Katie Melua's genre is jazz[24].
  • Katie Melua's genre is traditional folk music[25].
  • Katie Melua's record label is recorded as Dramatico[26].
  • Katie Melua's discography is recorded as Katie Melua discography[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1984-09-16[30]

  • Genre(s): blues, easy listening, folk pop, jazz, jazz pop, vocal jazz[31]

  • Community tags: 00s, 10s, blues, easy listening, female vocalists, female vocals, folk pop, jazz, jazz pop, pop and chart, script-geor, vocal jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 39e32995-6515-40b2-a6f0-841524047edc[33]

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Origins and Family

Katie Melua was born in Kutaisi[2]. She was born on September 16, 1984[3].

Education

Educated at Nonsuch High School for Girls[15], a grammar school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1938[36] and BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology[16], a City Technology College[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1991[39], headquartered in Croydon[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], guitarist[8], and pianist[13]. Katie Melua's field of work was music composing[14].

Recognition

Awards received include European Cultural Award[17], a cultural prize[41], in Germany[42] and Order of Honour[18], an order[43], in Georgia[44], founded in 1992[45].

Why It Matters

Katie Melua ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,996 views/month, #6,533 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Katie Melua born?

Katie Melua was born in Kutaisi[2].

What did Katie Melua do for work?

Katie Melua worked as singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], composer[6], jazz musician[7], and guitarist[8].

Where did Katie Melua go to school?

Katie Melua was educated at Nonsuch High School for Girls[15] and BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology[16].

What awards did Katie Melua receive?

Honors received include European Cultural Award[17] and Order of Honour[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Sex or gender female
    Website
    Field of work music composing
    Given name Katie, Ketevan
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