A biography for Katie Meluahasn’t been written yet.
“At 15, I did a ouija board with my best friend. I pretended I was possessed by a ghost, and she believed it.”
“I used to watch 'Aliens', and I just found Sigourney Weaver's character so empowering.”
“At 19 I was lucky enough to start making money from my music career, and when I was in my early twenties I trusted financial experts and advisers to guide me with how I invested money.”
“It started in Georgia. Everyone sings there. I mean, it's all they do. So at eight, I heard a lot of Georgian singing, which is often really complicated, with seven- or eight-part harmonies.”
“My father longed for a better life for us, and when I was nine he got a job as a heart surgeon in Belfast. It was very bittersweet when we said goodbye to our relatives, and I remember crying my eyes out at the airport.”
“I'd love to do a food tour of Italy but the next break I'll be having is skiing with my dad in Georgia. He's 58 and only just started skiing, so I'm looking forward to joining him on the slopes.”
“Queen were the first western band I got hooked on. I got a bootleg - there was hardly any legal buying of CDs in Georgia.”
“I do tend to drape my real feelings with pretty words and different layers and stuff.”
“I personally stream or download from iTunes because I love the quick access that I have to music; I don't have to write down a list of songs that I like and then go to the shop.”
“My focus was, and still is, totally on making music, getting on the road and performing live.”
“And I've teamed up with a choir from home. They're called the Gori Women's Choir. They're a 23-piece all-female choir, and they've been going since the '70s.”
“I used to think being in the West would be incredible and then when I was nine my parents moved us to Belfast. I was initially amazed by little things - in toyshops you could actually play with the toys, the schools were more colourful and there were so many magazines everywhere.”
“The first dramatic experience I had of music was when I was five. The electricity had gone out in Georgia, and my mum played the 'Moonlight Sonata' on the piano.”
“I would advise everyone to have a travel drawer. Mine contains adaptors, ear plugs, blow-up pillows for the plane, travel health books, disposable cameras, a first aid kit and torches.”
“My mother is caring and selfless, and really looks after me. When I'm touring, she still picks me up from the airport, no matter what time it is.”
“To have been able to buy my parents a house in London is something no one can imagine.”
“But I do believe in living life to the full and so I have no problems spending money on travel and holidays.”
“Of course, I like to keep my private life, private.”
“I wolf food down like you've never seen. For some reason, I have no self-control when it comes to the pace of eating.”
“I started writing and recording, at a very basic level, just in my own bedroom.”