KATIE MELUA - MELUA'S POLITICAL DREAM

MELUA'S POLITICAL DREAM

Singer KATIE MELUA dreamed of becoming a politician as a child - but gave up on the idea when she realised it would probably be "the worst job in the world."
The Closest Thing To Crazy hitmaker spent a lot of her childhood in her native country of Georgia and in Northern Ireland, and she admits that the regions' troubled histories inspired her to take up a career in politics.
But the star soon dropped the idea when she gained a deeper understanding of what the job would entail.
She says, "When I was a child I wanted to be a politician. But then I got some sense and realised it was probably the worst job in the world.
"I grew up in a place where politics really affected our everyday lives, even as kids - Georgia and then Belfast. I remember thinking that if women were in power, none of this (world problems) would be happening. And then you grow up and realise it's not that simple."