Katie Melua, the successful Georgian/British singer, songwriter and musician
renowned for her mix of jazz vocals with a modern pop twist, made her musical
debut in 2003, and under the management of songwriter Mike Batt matured into
Europe's best-selling female artist by 2006. Her first album Call off the Search
achieved the top-spot in the UK's album chart, and within five months had
achieved 1.8 million sales. The single from that album, Closest Thing To Crazy,
hit Number 5 in the UK singles chart in the same year, and in 2004 the album
went platinum. Building on these early suc...