Normally I would like to present Canadian artists here.  However, I came across this artist by chance, if there is such a thing, while looking for a song on Youtube, Blowing in the Wind, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan.

Here is a bit from Wikipedia about Katie Melua:

Ketevan “Katie” Melua (Georgian: ??????? “????” ????? About this sound listen (help·info), English pronunciation: /?m?lu?.?/ ; born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian-British singer, songwriter and musician. She moved to Northern Ireland at the age of eight and then to England at fourteen.[2] Melua is signed to the small Dramatico record label, under the management of composer Mike Batt,[3] and made her musical debut in 2003. In 2006, she was the United Kingdom’s bestselling female artist[4] and Europe’s highest selling European female artist.[5]

Ok so there is a Canadian connection, although I have not tracked it down yet.

Melua speaks Georgian, Russian and English fluently and is partly of Canadian[19] and Russian ancestry.[

So that makes this a Canadian story, albeit a rather distant one.  I was amazed at Katie’s version of Blowing In The Wind.  It is very good and she imparts and conveys a ton of meaning into the song. This young woman is a beautiful and amazing talent.

After viewing and listening to that song I just had to check out some of her other songs.  Words cannot adequately describe the magic of this music.

Here is The Closest Thing To Crazy by Katie Melua:

Well there are other popular ones, still I kind of like this one. It is called Thank You Stars.

A very special soul with an awesome voice.

Going to come back again with some more of Katie, perhaps on another day soon.

Best wishes to all and thank you Katie Melua.

Eugene

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