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Katie Melua: Wembley Arena, London

Ian Gittins, The Guardian, 5 December 2006

"JEFF BUCKLEY USED TO SING THIS SONG," says an earnest KatieMelua, crouched over her acoustic guitar. "It's called 'Lilac Wine'." As she begins to croon the lilting tune, a literal-minded lighting technician adjusts a filter and her face, looming from the giant screen, turns lilac.

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