- Her father is a heart surgeon and her mother is a nurse.
- Has a mezzo-soprano vocal range.
- Whether she's on the road or in the studio, the singer's guitar of choice is the Epiphone Masterbilt EN-546C.
- Has taken several flying lessons.
- She performed a duet with Jamie Cullum at the 2004 Brit Awards on Feb. 17.
- Was spotted by her former manager Mike Batt while she was studying music at the BRIT Performing Arts & Technology School in Croydon, Surrey, England. A classmate was Amy Winehouse.
- Attended St. Mary's Convent in Portstewart, Northern Ireland.
- Her favorite songs are "Jammin'" by Bob Marley, "Porcelain" by Moby, "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall, "Jesus To A Child" by George Michael, "Life On Mars" by David Bowie, "I Want To Break Free" by Queen, "Where Do The Children Play" by Cat Stevens, "Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" by Ella Fitzgerald. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").
- Speaks three languages: Georgian, Russian and English.
- A tulip is named after her.
- After spending her childhood in Batumi, Georgia, she moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland, with her family at age nine.
- A fan of the music of Kate Bush.
- Celebrated her mother's 50th birthday in Georgia in 2010.
- On Aug. 10, 2005, she and her family became British citizens.
- Has one brother, Zurab, who is the guitarist in her husband's band Toseland.
- Is of Canadian and Russian ancestry.
- When she performed for 20 oilrig workers off the coast of Bergen, Norway, October 1, 2006, she made the Guinness Book of World Records for being part of the deepest concert ever staged at 994'/303m below sea level, on Statoil's Troll A gas rig.
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