凱蒂·瑪露 （另譯 凱蒂·麥拉）

　　Katie擁有一種獨特的嗓音，如果硬要把她當(dāng)成「英國版Norah Jones」，還不如說她更接近Eva Cassidy。多變化的歌聲和情緒起伏剛好和專輯要呈現(xiàn)的老藍調(diào)和Jazz調(diào)調(diào)的歌曲吻合，而她擅長的吉他也有莫大發(fā)揮，加上Mike Batt的多首創(chuàng)作，使得《Call Off The Search》原創(chuàng)味道濃厚，其中她翻唱英國藍調(diào)英雄John Mayall的64年經(jīng)典曲〈Crawling Up A Hill〉流暢的演繹和歌聲的掌握都讓人驚艷不已；到了俏皮的〈My Aph... 全部內(nèi)容»

　　Katie擁有一種獨特的嗓音，如果硬要把她當(dāng)成「英國版Norah Jones」，還不如說她更接近Eva Cassidy。多變化的歌聲和情緒起伏剛好和專輯要呈現(xiàn)的老藍調(diào)和Jazz調(diào)調(diào)的歌曲吻合，而她擅長的吉他也有莫大發(fā)揮，加上Mike Batt的多首創(chuàng)作，使得《Call Off The Search》原創(chuàng)味道濃厚，其中她翻唱英國藍調(diào)英雄John Mayall的64年經(jīng)典曲〈Crawling Up A Hill〉流暢的演繹和歌聲的掌握都讓人驚艷不已；到了俏皮的〈My Aphrodisiac Is You〉，Katie又化身成一位柔媚歌姬，把歌詞中的復(fù)古性感飆到極限，而不管是著名經(jīng)典〈Learnin The Blues〉或是Randy Newman的曠世名曲〈I Think Its Going to Rain Today〉，Katie的版本同樣不遑多讓。當(dāng)然，也有如首支單曲〈The Closest Thing To Crazy〉這般浪漫至性的戀曲，以少女的口吻娓娓道來，加上弦樂的編曲，那種舉棋不定的不安自然征服人心。我特別喜歡的是〈Blame It On The Moon〉，復(fù)古的感覺，如果搭配一個落寞的愛情電影畫面，會挺棒的；〈Tiger In The Night〉則有份清新的告白。 不過，要說整張專輯最讓人深深動容的加分歌曲，絕對由〈Faraway Voice〉拔得頭籌，這是Katie特別向偶像Eva Cassidy致敬所獨自創(chuàng)作的歌曲，從歌聲和風(fēng)格都可聽出她受Eva影響至深，歌曲一開始的吟唱馬上讓人回想到Eva歌聲風(fēng)采，那濃烈的想念靈魂叫人不忍卻也要堅強，也看到了一位年輕歌手怎樣朝偶像的步伐前進

　　聲線兼?zhèn)渌{調(diào)、民謠、爵士味道的Katie Melua，常被樂評拿來與諾拉瓊絲相提并論。但她那相較甜美清澈的年輕嗓音，讓人遙想起已逝的跨界流行爵士美聲Eva Cassidy。而在被Mike Batt發(fā)掘的那天，Katie所演唱的正好就是受Eva啟發(fā)而學(xué)下的創(chuàng)作曲“Faraway Voice”。此外，她也自承在音樂方面受到Queen、Joni Mitchell、Bob Dylan和印度音樂及愛爾蘭民謠等多類樂風(fēng)的影響。

　　1984年，她降生在前蘇聯(lián)的Georgia。隨后是同家人的遷徙，一路從Belfast, Ireland 到 London。她成功了，一切仿佛很自然，很偶然，也很意外。

　　2003年底，首支單曲"The Closest Thing To Crazy"強登英國金榜Top 10。不久，廣獲好評的首張專輯"Call Of The Search"一舉擠下英倫人氣天后Dido、擊退Norah Jones，榮獲6周英國金榜后座，成為英國2004開春迄今最暢銷專輯。后來江美琪把The Closest Thing To Crazy翻唱成了「誰會相信」。

　　2005年，Katie發(fā)行了她的第二張錄音室專輯"Piece By Piece"。首支單曲主打Nine Million Bicycles融合著爵士的流行味道慢版的抒情小調(diào)撲面而來。而對于我們來說，最重要的是，她講述了一個來自北京的故事。一般來說，專輯的前三支單曲都是抓人耳朵的。所以，從Shy boy,Nine Million Bicycles,再到專輯同名歌曲Piece By Piece，我們聽到的是基于流行和接近平淡的Katie的聲音和演唱。甚至對我來說，Piece By Piece最后的抒情有太多的矯揉造作。當(dāng)三支流行單曲過后，Katie才開始展現(xiàn)她的才華。于是我們聽到了跳躍的Halfway Up The Hindu Kush。低沉的爵士鼓，輕盈的打擊樂器。我仿佛還能看見Katie恣意的演唱，呵呵，恣意，突然就用了這個詞，就如同突然響起了這樣的音樂。

　　My Mama don’t tell me...就這樣隨意的開場，然后是聲音隨音樂、情緒的游走。這個時候也就不用想的太多。選擇閉上眼睛，讓耳朵再敏感一些，再敏感一些，以至于能抓住最細微的氣息和情感。就讓我們享受這一刻，享受Blues In The Night。

　　Katie擁有一種獨特的嗓音，多變化的歌聲和情緒起伏剛好和專輯《Call Off The Search》要呈現(xiàn)的老藍調(diào)和Jazz調(diào)調(diào)的歌曲吻合，而她擅長的吉他也有莫大發(fā)揮，加上Mike Batt的多首創(chuàng)作，使得《Call Off The Search》原創(chuàng)味道濃厚。其中她翻唱英國藍調(diào)英雄John Mayall的64年經(jīng)典曲《Crawling Up A Hill》流暢的演繹和歌聲的掌握都讓人驚艷不已；到了俏皮的《My Aphrodisiac Is You》，Katie又化身成一位柔媚歌姬，把歌詞中的復(fù)古性感飆到極限，而不管是著名經(jīng)典《Learnin The Blues》或是Randy Newman的曠世名曲《I Think Its Going to Rain Today》，Katie的版本同樣不遑多讓。當(dāng)然，也有如首支單曲《The Closest Thing To Crazy》這般浪漫至性的戀曲，以少女的口吻娓娓道來，加上弦樂的編曲，那種舉棋不定的不安自然征服人心。

　　2007專輯《Pictures》

　　In the summer of 2003, aged just 17 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. 4 years later, Katie has sold more than 7.5 million albums becoming, in 2006, the yearu2019s 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 fatheru2019s 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 u2018Faraway Voiceu2019 as a tribute to her. It was this song that attracted the attention of the composer and producer Mike Batt. Katie signed to Battu2019s record label Dramatico but stayed at the Brit School to complete her studies u2013 she graduated with distinction in July 2003.

　　During the summer of 2003 her debut single, u2018The Closest Thing To Crazyu2019, attracted the attention of British station BBC Radio 2 and upon its release entered the charts at number 10. Released in November, Katieu2019s debut album u2018Call Off The Searchu2019 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 u2018Call Off The Searchu2019 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 Germanyu2019s ECHO Awards in April 2005. In Britain, Katie was the highest selling female artist in 2004 u2013 u2018Call Off The Searchu2019 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 u2018Do They Know Itu2019s Christmasu2019. 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 Mandelau2019s AIDS foundation. In addition to performing a full live set, Katie joined Queen on stage to perform a moving version of u2018Too Much Love Will Kill Youu2019. 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 u2018Good Morning Americau2019 broadcast live from Buckingham Palace and Katie was invited by the show to perform u2018Nine Million Bicyclesu2019 and u2018The Closest Thing To Crazyu2019. Katie performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Norway.

　　In between her overseas travel Katie recorded her new album, u2018Piece By Pieceu2019, 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 u2018Just Like Heavenu2019 that Katie recorded for a new DreamWorks film starring Reese Witherspoon. The first single, u2018Nine Million Bicyclesu2019, preceded the album release and gave Katie her highest UK single chart entry at number 5. 1 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 Childrenu2019s u2018Rewrite The Futureu2019 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 Britainu2019s 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 u2018Piece By Pieceu2019.

　　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 will see the release of Katieu2019s third album u2018Picturesu2019 u2013 a record that will delight her legions of fans, confirm Katieu2019s status as a unique and remarkable vocalist, and reveal the third chapter in what is destined to be a long musical career.