Katie Melua has announced the release of 'Ketevan', her sixth studio album, 10 years after her chart-topping debut album 'Call Off The Search'. Released on her 29th birthday, on September 16, the album title is Katie's Georgian birth name.
 The new album's first single, I Will Be There, will be premiered at the Coronation Gala, at Buckingham Palace on July 11. A beautiful tribute to a protective matriarchal figure, the song was written by Katie's longtime collaborator Mike Batt. "Mike had been commissioned to write a song for me to sing at the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of The Queen's Coronation," she said. "No small challenge. How do you write a song that is appropriate for an occasion yet relevant outside of that event? But when I first heard the song it was so special and instantly felt right, an homage to a strong, beautiful mother who is at the song's central core."
The song is a good introduction to a personal record that sees Katie return to songwriting and working with Batt and two new collaborators, Mike's son Luke (who has co-produced the album) and Toby Jepson. "It is great to be back in the studio with Mike, one of the greatest songwriters alive, who has penned some timeless new songs, and to be back writing myself," she said. "Luke and Toby brought a new dynamic to the studio, I love the creative spark that happens when the right group of people come together."
Following a summer of outdoor shows and festivals on the continent and, of course, the Coronation Gala, Katie will be performing a special 10th anniversary concert at The Roundhouse in London on October 2.
Katie Melua UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows
Wed October 2nd 2013 - LONDON Roundhouse
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