Georgian-born British singer, songwriter and musician Katie Melua is coming to Portugal to perform two concerts at Campo Pequeno in Lisbon on October 10 and at Coliseu do Porto on October 11.
Born in Georgia, Katie Melua moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then to England at 14.
Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of songwriter Mike Batt, and made her musical debut in 2003.
In November that year, at the age of 19, Melua released her first album, Call Off the Search, which reached the top of the UK album charts and sold 1.8 million copies in its first five months of release.
Her second album, Piece by Piece, was released in September 2005 and has gone platinum four times.
In 2006, she was considered the United Kingdom’s bestselling female artist and Europe’s highest selling European female artist.
Katie Melua’s third album, Pictures, was released in the UK In
October 2007 and features Melua’s friend Molly McQueen, the former frontwoman of The Faders. The album also featured a cover of In My Secret Life by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson.
Her latest album, The House, was released on May 24. Songwriters
include Lauren Christy, Guy Chambers and Rick Nowels, with William Orbit producing.
