In 2010, after a gig in Denmark, Katie Melua was hospitalised for six weeks after a breakdown. The Georgia-born singer-songwriter – who moved to the UK aged eight and became one of the biggest ...

KATIE MELUA:'How does this music make you feel?' KATIE MELUA:Very strong or very scared? Are you preparing for a battle or running from your enemy? KATIE MELUA:I get so excited knowing that music ...

In the summer of 2003, aged just 18 and still studying at the Brit School of Performing Arts in leafy Surrey, no-one, least of all Katie, would have predicted what the next few years would hold for ...

Ms Melua suggests the pandemic has also played a role in the revival of live albums. For months, musicians were forced to ...