In November 2003, at the age of 19, Melua released her first album, Call off the Search, which reached the top of the United Kingdom 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 to date has gone platinum four times. Melua released her third studio album Pictures in October 2007, which has been announced to be the last of her albums in collaboration with Mike Batt. According to the Sunday Times Rich List 2008, Melua has a fortune of £18 million, making her the seventh richest British musician under thirty.
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 the teenager. Four years later, Katie has sold more than 7.5 million albums becoming, in 2006, the year’s best selling British female in the world along the way.
Georgian born Katie relocated from Tbilisi to Belfast at the age of 8 due to her father’s profession as a heart surgeon and 5 years later moved to South East London. After her GCSEs Katie joined the Brit School for Performing Arts where she undertook a BTEC and Music A-level and discovered different styles of music including Queen, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Irish folk music and Indian music. On hearing an Eva Cassidy song Katie was blown away and when she discovered that Eva was no longer alive wrote the song ‘Faraway Voice’ as a tribute to her. It was this song that attracted the attention of the composer and producer Mike Batt. Katie signed to Batt’s record label Dramatico but stayed at the Brit School to complete her studies – she graduated with distinction in July 2003.
During the summer of 2003 her debut single, ‘The Closest Thing To Crazy’, attracted the attention of British station BBC Radio 2 and upon its release entered the charts at number 10. Released in November, Katie’s debut album ‘Call Off The Search’ hit the UK number 1 spot in January 2004 and has subsequently scored top 10 positions throughout Europe. The album has since been certified gold in Holland, Hong Kong and Switzerland, platinum in Denmark, New Zealand and Australia, 2 x platinum in Germany, Ireland, Norway and South Africa and received the IFPI Double Platinum Award for 2 million European Sales. In March 2005 ‘Call Off The Search’ hit the number 1 spot in Denmark, a year after its initial release and became a top five album in Japan. Katie was awarded Best International Newcomer at Germany’s ECHO Awards in April 2005. In Britain, Katie was the highest selling female artist in 2004 – ‘Call Off The Search’ has now sold 1.8 million copies and is 6 x platinum (in Britain alone) and worldwide sales exceed 3.5 million.
Katie joined the line up for the Band Aid 20 single to record a new version of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’. As an ambassador for Save The Children this was particularly poignant for Katie. In March 2005 Katie was invited by Nelson Mandela to perform at his 46664 concert in aid of Mandela’s AIDS foundation. In addition to performing a full live set, Katie joined Queen on stage to perform a moving version of ‘Too Much Love Will Kill You’. Katie flew from South Africa to Sri Lanka where she experienced the work that is being done by Save The Children, particularly with child soldiers.
In August 2005 Katie and her family swore allegiance to The Queen and became British Citizens following a ceremony in Surrey, England. Katie was asked to perform at the Royal Wedding of Prince Pieter-Christiaan in Holland and at the Norwegian Royal Gala Concert in the presence of the Crown Prince Of Norway. Continuing the royal theme, the American TV show ‘Good Morning America’ broadcast live from Buckingham Palace and Katie was invited by the show to perform ‘Nine Million Bicycles’ and ‘The Closest Thing To Crazy’. Katie performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Norway.
In between her overseas travel Katie recorded her new album, ‘Piece By Piece’, which was released in Europe on September 26th 2005. The album comprises more self-penned songs including the title track as well as a cover of the 1987 Cure hit ‘Just Like Heaven’ that Katie recorded for a new DreamWorks film starring Reese Witherspoon. The first single, ‘Nine Million Bicycles’, preceded the album release and gave Katie her highest UK single chart entry at number 5. One week later and Katie entered the UK album charts at number 1 and Europe swiftly followed with the album reaching #1 in Norway, Denmark and Holland, #2 in Ireland, #2 in Iceland, #3 in South Africa, #4 in Poland and #2 in Germany giving an overall chart position of #2 on the Billboard European Top 100 Chart.
Katie was nominated for two Brit Awards in the “Best Female” and “Pop” categories, for the “Best International Female” at the Edison Awards in Holland and was awarded “Best International Female (Rock & Pop)” at the Echo Awards in Germany. Once again Katie was pronounced the highest selling female artist in Britain in 2005 selling more than 1 million albums.
It is fair to say that 2006 was yet another extraordinary year for 22 year old Katie. In addition to the awards nominations, Katie had a Dutch tulip named in her honour, toured America coast to coast, raced at 160mph round Grand Prix circuit Silverstone, flew a plane, launched Save The Children’s ‘Rewrite The Future’ campaign, made the headlines with a Guinness World Record for the deepest concert when she performed 303 meters beneath the North Sea in the leg of a gas rig and was awarded the World Music Award for Britain’s Biggest Selling Female. Whilst in 2004 and 2005, Katie was the greatest selling female artist in Britain, in 2006 Katie was the highest selling European female artist in the world selling more than 3 million copies of her second album ‘Piece By Piece’.
Awarded the Golden Camera Award for International Pop Artist at the start of 2007, Katie was presented with the Echo Award for International Female Artist in March 2007.
October 2007 saw the release of Katie’s third album ‘Pictures’ – a record which has delighted her legions of fans, confirmed Katie’s status as a unique and remarkable vocalist, and revealed the third chapter in what is destined to be a long musical career.
Katie’s fourth album, “The Katie Melua Collection”, is a musical summary of the 24 year old’s journey so far and is being released to coincide with Katie’s arena tour in October and November 2008.
www.katiemelua.com/
It's All in My Head
Katie Melua Lyrics
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But it's all in my head
Every night we fall in a heap
And you kiss me to sleep
And baby all the sleepy things you say
Blow me away
'Til the next day
When I find what we did and we said
Every night you whisper to me
This always will be
Every night you smooth down my hair
But you're not really there
And darling it seems as if we know
Our love will grow
Then the next day
I find what we did and we said
It was all in my head
Drowsy, drinking
I keep thinking
We're not far apart
Scared of waking
Lonely, aching
Just me and my hopeless heart
Sleeping soundly
Your arms 'round me
Through the night we cruise
Then I find it's in my mind
That you stroke away my blues
Every night we fall into bed
But it's all in my head
Every night we fall in a heap
And you kiss me to sleep
And baby all the sleepy things you say
Blow me away
'Til the next day
When I find what we did and we said
It was all in my head
It was all in my head
It was all in my head
"It's All in My Head" is a poignant love song by Katie Melua, in which she describes a recurring experience of romantic, melancholic fantasies that she constructs in her own mind. The song's opening lines refer to the repeated experience of falling into bed every night, and feeling as if her lover is there with her, comforting her to sleep. However, as she realizes the following day, none of it was real; all of it was just disconnected, fragmented events and memories in her mind.
The singer also describes a range of emotions like loneliness, fear, and heartbreak, caused by the disparity between the love and the reality of her life. The lyrics express the idea that, sometimes, the love we want to have and the people we want to be with are all in our heads, and that the reality of life often falls short of our dreams. The song's melody is also melancholic and haunting, helping to convey the poignancy of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
Every night we fall into bed
Every night we go to sleep together
But it's all in my head
However, it's all just my imagination
Every night we fall in a heap
Every night we snuggle together
And you kiss me to sleep
And you give me a goodnight kiss
And baby all the sleepy things you say
And all the sweet things you say to me
Blow me away
They make me feel overwhelmed with emotions
'Til the next day
Until the following day
When I find what we did and we said
When I realize that what happened and what we said were not real
Was all in my head
They were just thoughts in my mind
Every night you whisper to me
Every night you talk to me in a soft voice
This always will be
You promise me that our love will last forever
Every night you smooth down my hair
Every night you gently touch my hair
But you're not really there
However, you are not physically present
And darling it seems as if we know
And it feels like we both understand
Our love will grow
Our love will continue to flourish
Then the next day
But the following day
I find what we did and we said
I realize that what we experienced and talked about was not real
It was all in my head
It was all just my imagination
Drowsy, drinking
Feeling sleepy, drinking alcohol
I keep thinking
I can't stop thinking
We're not far apart
We are emotionally close to each other, even though we are physically apart
Scared of waking
Afraid of waking up and realizing it was all a dream
Lonely, aching
Feeling lonely and longing for companionship
Just me and my hopeless heart
I am alone with my helpless feelings
Sleeping soundly
Sleeping peacefully
Your arms 'round me
Your arms are wrapped around me
Through the night we cruise
We spend the night together
Then I find it's in my mind
Then I realize that it was just my imagination
That you stroke away my blues
That you comfort me and make me feel better
It was all in my head
It was just my imagination
It was all in my head
It was just my thoughts and imagination
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Katie Melua, Mike Batt
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@gorgona6969
Cada noche nos tiramos en la cama
Pero sólo está en mi cabeza,
Cada noche caemos acurrucados
Y me besas para que me duerma,
y querido, todas las cosas somnolientas que dices
me hacen volar
Hasta el día siguiente
Cuando descubro que lo que hicimos y dijimos:
estaba sólo en mi cabeza...
Cada noche me susurras
"Ésto siempre será así"
Cada noche me acaricias el cabello,
Pero en realidad tú no estás allí...
Y querido, parece como si supiéramos
que nuestro amor crecerá..!
Y entonces al día siguiente,
Descubro que lo que hicimos y dijimos:
estaba sólo en mi cabeza...
Somnolienta, bebiendo,
me quedo pensando:
Que no estamos tan separados..
tengo miedo de despertar
Solitaria, dolida,
tan sólo con mi desesperado corazón...
Durmiendo profundamente
Tus brazos me rodean,
Viajamos durante toda la noche,
Entonces descubro que tú estás en mi mente
y que alejas mi tristeza...
Cada noche nos tiramos en la cama
Pero sólo está en mi cabeza,
Cada noche caemos acurrucados
Y me besas para que me duerma,
Y querido, todas las cosas somnolientas que dices
me hacen volar
Hasta el día siguiente
Cuando descubro que lo que hicimos y dijimos:
Estaba sólo en mi cabeza...
Estaba sólo en mi cabeza...
Estaba sólo en mi cabeza..
sólo en mi cabeza...
@gerardonoguezcastillo1665
I keep thinking...love you Katie, thanks for this wonderful songs! God bless you!
@zeonp8483
A voice like no other. Stunning.
@briant4535
A friend suggested this song a while back..its a great song..reminds me of her!
@naomiknockersosaka69
The last picture is really cool! I fell for Katie's sweet looks.
@ecureuilvigilant4315
Magnifique talent. Quel bonheur d'écouter Katie Melua.
@victortsanev7505
really love it!!!🙄😃😎😎😎😎
@StevePhillips
I love this song to much thank you dude
@ritako666
Haha ur welcome! I love it too
@StevePhillips
ritako666 You brought me back here, what is it in Katie's voice, man I cannot explain. I'm entirely floored. Thank you again friend glad you love it to. PS My niece Yoli hung out with her for a while, she said Katie was truly lovely to be with. I met her as well about 9 years ago (2006) but it's long story; I knew nothing about her at the time, only what she told me when we met, she is from Georgia, sings and presently living in London. I'm partially sighted she helped me find my bus while I was in Birmingham, she said she didn't know the area but saw where the busses were coming from and smiling pointed which way to go; as I mention it's long story... I remember looking into her eyes, maybe I was transfixed, but tried not to show it and didn't make comment about them, how beautiful they were, still are; she really is such a beautiful young lady, I saw her in concert 2008 at Open air gig, Shrewsbury Quarry. She really was magical. Something in me changed and I lost all anxiety. I saw her in two more concerts after that, and hope to see her again. My niece wanted to give me her phone number but I expect she knew I would say no!
@zonazeusa
beautiful pic! - greetings from Kraków :)