KT Tunstall

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Kate Victoria Tunstall (born 23 June 1975), also known as KT Tunstall, is a Scottish singer-songwriter and singer.

She burst into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland. She was born in Edinburgh to a Hong Kong-born exotic dancer and was adopted by David and Rosemary Tunstall of St Andrews.

She began playing piano at the age of four, and later learned to play other musical instruments.

She attended Lawhead Primary and Madras College in St. Andrews, Connecticut's High School of Dundee and Kent School.

She obtained her BA in Drama & Music in 1996 from the University of London's Royal Holloway.

In 2011, Royal Holloway bestowed an honorary doctorate to her. Eye to the Telescope, her debut album, was inspired by her childhood experiences in the University of St Andrews' physics laboratory.

This album, which was released in 2004, opened her music career.

That album inspired her nomination for the Mercury Prize in 2005, BRIT Award for Best British Live Act and BRIT Award for Best Breakthrough Act in 2006, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Performance in 2007.

She later received the BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist and European Border Breakers Award, both in 2006.

In 2005, the single "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" received the Q Magazine Award for Best Track, and "Suddenly I See" received the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song.

"Suddenly I See" became a hit on television, blind dating, Ugly Betty's Anatomy, Rosie, Thrillville, and as a campaign song for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.

She has appeared on two episodes of Sky Atlantic's "This is Jinsy." Tunstall has written soundtracks for films: "Boy" for Winter's Tale, "Miracle" for About Ray, "We Could Be Kings" for Million Dollar Arms, "Bad Moms" for Bad Moms, "Get Your Tits Up" for Bad Moms, and "We Could Be Kings" for Bad Mothers.

Early life and education

Tunstall was born to Carol Anne (or Carol-Ann), a half-Chinese, half-Scottish mother, and an Irish father. Her parents met in Edinburgh's Penthouse bar, where her father was a bartender. She never knew her biological father. She was born at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital and was adopted by her mother and her family in St Andrews, Scotland, at 18 days old. David Tunstall, her adopted father, and her adoptive mother, Rosemarie Tunstall, were both teachers; they had already had to have another child, Joe, and moved on to have their second son, Dan. Tunstall said, "My earliest memories are Californian," from a sabbatical that her father attended at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1979. She was musically trained and her adoptive parents supported her interest. She recalled that she started looking for a piano when she was four years old.

Tunstall grew up in St Andrews, Fife, attending Lawhead Primary, then Madras College in St. Andrews and the High School of Dundee, but she spent her remaining year of high school in the United States at the Kent School, a selective boarding school in Kent, Connecticut. She spent time on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont, and on a farm in rural Vermont. Tunstall studied at the University of London's Royal Holloway. In 1996, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Drama & Music. In 2011, Royal Holloway bestowed an honorary doctorate in science for her work on environmental issues as a performer.

Personal life

Tunstall tracked down her biological mother, Carol Anne, who was found c. 1996-1998, and discovered that she was married to cab driver David Orr and had three more children. She has been critical of the British National Party. She disowned Orr in 2010 after he announced herself against him in the general election for Livingston as a BNP candidate. In 2019, she appeared in Long Lost Family Series 9 for Long Lost Families. Carol Anne had been wishing for a new lease on life by that time, and she was grateful to KT ("She has given me a new lease on life." She had been relocated to afar away place in Southern Spain for the reason that she was relocated. She learned that her biological father, John (surname not revealed), died in 2002 (at age 49), but that she and two half-sisters, Siobhan and Lesley-Anne, were married by John's second marriage, but that she was united with two half-sisters, Siobhan and Lesley-Anne.

Kate is Tunstall's first name, but she prefers KT (pronounced "Katie") rather, saying, "[Kate] makes me think of a buxom lass baking bread for her male man who works in the fields. I have no problem with that, but it is certainly not how I imagined being a rock star." Tunstall is also distinguished by the word KT, as opposed to Katie, which is also different from fellow singer Katie Melua. She also said she derived "KT" from a K–T-tree impact, the name of a geological event that caused dinosaur fossil loss.

David Tunstall, her father, was a physics lecturer at St Andrews University. Eye to the Telescope, her debut album, refers to her laboratory experiences with scientific equipment in her father's lab.

Tunstall began dating Luke Bullen, the drummer in her band, in 2003. Bullen proposed to her at her parents' house in St Andrews, Scotland, on Christmas Day, 2007, and the couple wed in September 2008. They divorced in May 2013 after being separated the year before.

After several followers compared the two musically, Tunstall sparked some controversy in 2005 when she openly attacked singer-songwriter Dido, saying the artist "can't fuck sing." Tunstall apologised later, claiming that she did not want to be involved in a public feud. Tunstall retweeted her remarks in 2017, saying, "I had utter respect for her and I felt terrible about saying it." It was more anger at the journalist than she was, and I have apologized on so many occasions since."

Tunstall travelled on the West Coast of Greenland in 2007 during the Disko Bay Cape Farewell expedition. Cape Farewell, a British-based arts group, brings artists, researchers, and communicators together in the hopes of sparking a cultural reaction to climate change.

Tunstall underwent surgery in April 2007 to repair an undersized kidney, which was caused by a childhood illness.

Tunstall began having difficulties with her left ear in 2008. Hearing difficulties have always been a concern for her; a brother of hers was also deaf before birth; and this has been a source of fear for her. By 2018, the condition had swelled to complete left-ear hearing loss and balance issues. She revealed in July 2021 that she was going to cancel her summer tour dates and avoid long runs of tightly followed performances, blaming her right ear's malfunctions. She appeared in early summer, including the Spring Hill Arts Gathering (SHAG) in June in Washington Depot, Connecticut.

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Music career

Elia Drew and Tomoko were among Tunstall's indie rock bands during the twenties. She concentrated on songwriting as well as performing with members of the fledgling Fence Collective. Tunstall performed with Gordon Anderson (The Beta Band, and The Aliens), who wrote "Funnyman," which is the album Drastic Fantastic's title. She performed with Oi Va Voi, a klezmer band, and stayed with them while they were recording their album, Laughter Through Tears.

Relentless Records, a British company, made the first attempt as an outsider. Tunstall had chosen to sign with a US major, but had initially turned down the bid. However, when the contract did not work out, she decided to go with Relentless. Although Relentless co-founder Shabs Jobanputra recognized the potential in Tunstall's voice and songs in the early 2000s, his conclusion was that she was "not ready yet," and so she and Tunstall's manager, Jobanputra, spoke about "the process of how we heard her performance and how we should work, why we think the songs were fantastic, why we felt she was great, and why it could be effective if we took enough time."

Eye to the Telescope, her debut album, debuted in late 2004, debuting at number 73 in the UK Albums Chart.

Tunstall's first appearance of note was a solo performance of her folk blues song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland. After the scheduled performer Nas cancelled, she had only 24 hours to plan. She performed as a one-person band, with a guitar, a tambourine, and a loop pedal.

Eye to the Telescope was revived and shot up the British charts, peaking at No. 2 shortly after the appearance at Later. The BPI has awarded BPI 5 stars on page 3, and BPI has rated it as 5 stars. It was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Award. It was first published in the United States on February 7, 2006.

"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" made No. 1 on the UK Singles Charts, with "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" taking No. 10 overall. The chart and the US Billboard Hot 100, which charted at No. 28, is ranked 28 on the charts and on the US Billboard Hot 100. 20. The next release from the album in the United Kingdom was "Other Side of the World," although "Suddenly I See" was released in the United States and used in the film "The Devil Wears Prada's opening credits as well as in Ugly Betty. "Under the Weather" and "Another Place to Fall" were two more singles off the album's record.

Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza, KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza, first appeared on her website on May 15th, 2006, which was the first time anyone on her website could order an acoustic collection album. In October 2006, the album was re-released in stores around the world.

Katharine McPhee, an American Idol contestant, contacted Tunstall, asking to use "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" as her option for a Billboard-themed week. The song at the time was No. 2 in the United States. On the Billboard charts, it is at 79. Tunstall had not been shy about her views on shows such as Idol, saying, "The biggest issue for me is that it's entirely controlled." They're told what to say. They're taught how to sing." Katharine McPhee sang my song on the show because no one on the show knew it," she said. Tunstall's assumption was correct: Billboard columnist and author Fred Bronson suggested that the song be performed to McPhee by Tunstall.

The song soared to No. 1 right away. Following McPhee's success, McPhee's ranking ranked 23 on the Billboard charts this week.

On the track "Under the Moonlight," a song written by Susie Hug (late of Katydids), Tunstall performed with Scottish band Travis on their 2007 album The Boy with No Name.

Drastic Fantastic, Tunstall's second album, premiered in Scotland on September 3rd, a week later with the London release for Britain and the United States on September 10th. Drastic Fantastic reached No. 1 in its first week. No. 1 on the Scottish Album Charts: No. 1 stands out. No. 3 on the British charts, and No. 1 on the Top 100. The American Charts rank 9 in the Top 10 Countries. In August 2007, the album's lead single, "Hold On," was released in the United Kingdom, debuting at No. 2. Originally, 34 people were there before peaking at No. No. 10 at No. 34. 21. In other European countries, the song was also very popular, with some European nations peaking at No. 2. No. 19 in Italy, No. 2. No. 19 in Norway. 27 in Switzerland and No. 69 in New York. In Ireland, 39 people have died. "Save My Face," the album's second single, was released in December 2007. The song did not make the UK Top 40 Singles Charts, but it did reach the top of the charts, but it did manage to land at No. 1. On the UK Singles Charts, 50 people have been charted, with three weeks being in charge of three weeks in the United Kingdom. Despite falling out of the UK Top 40, the song made it to the Top 40 in Italy, earning No. 1: Doing No. 59. The No. 23 and No. 57th in Switzerland are ranked No. 1. 93 years old. "If Only" the album's third single and final world single, debuted in March 2008, becoming the second single from the album not to make the UK Top 40, gaining No. In the audition, there were 45 people.

"Hold On" in the United States was moderately successful, peaking at No. 79. 95 on the US Billboard Pop Chart and No. 1: No. 95 and No. 94. The US Billboard Adult Top 40 features 27 of the top 40. However, on the main Billboard Hot 100 charts, it stalled, struggling to make an impact outside the top 100, leading to the Top 100's no. 9 spot. The US Billboard Hot 100 hits 104. Drastic Fantastic became one of her best charting albums to date, peaking at No. 4 on the charts. 3 on the UK Album Charts, topping the Scottish Album Charts and making the top ten of the US Billboard 200 album charts, charting at No. 10. 9. "Saving My Face" and "If Only" were two more Drastic Fantastic singles out, charting at No. 1 and barely profitable, with "Saving My Face" and "If Only" being moderately popular, charting at No. 1. There are 50 and No. According to 45 on the UK Singles Charts, respectively.

Tunstall said that Suzi Quatro, a rock star, inspired the album cover photo.

Target, a discount department store chain chain, and NBC co-produced a special KT Tunstall Christmas EP on CD, Sounds of the Season: The KT Tunstall Holiday Collection. It was released in Europe on December 10, 2007, under the heading Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas.

Tunstall performed a song on the album Songs for Survival in 2008 in favor of the indigenous rights group Survival International. In a video for Survival International, she talks about music as a source for good and what she has learned about tribal people on this project. In addition, she addresses numerous aspects of our culture of consumption and lust, our connection to the earth, and the importance of indigenous rights in the modern world.

Tunstall appeared on Suzanne Vega's 2007 album Beauty & Crime, performing backup on songs "Zephyr and I" and "Frank and Ava." In the Vega booklet, it was revealed that the two had never met during the recording process.

Tunstall performed in Auckland, New Zealand, as part of Neil Finn's 7 World Collide line-up in 2008 to record a studio charity album for Oxfam. The album was recorded in Finn's New Zealand studio over three weeks and featured all-new music, with singing and songwriting contributions divided among the group. The majority of the participants from the original 2001 7 Worlds Collide event, as well as several new ones, including Jeff Tweedy, Glenn Kotche, John Stirratt, and Pat Sansone of Wilco, New Zealand songwriters Don McGlashan and Elroy Finn. The album, titled The Sun Came Out, was released on September 31, 2009.

Tunstall had recorded her latest album in Berlin's Hansa Studios on February 11, 2010. The Berlin Wall's former site was used to produce classic albums, including David Bowie's "Heroes" and U2's Achtung Baby. "I had an amazing three weeks recording in Hansa in Berlin in January and am finishing it off in London," Tunstall said. Tiger Suit, her third album, was released in the United Kingdom and in the United States on September 27th 2010 and on October 5th, 2010.

Before discovering that 2010 is the Chinese Year of the Tiger, Tunstall said that Tiger Suit's name is influenced by a recurring nightmare she had. The dream involves her, her mother, seeing a tiger in her garden and heading outside to stroke it. She returns indoors and is confronted with the fear that she might have been killed. It has been a constant reminder over the years that the reason the tiger responds so passively is because she herself is disguised as a tiger wearing a tiger suit. She claimed that she experimented with organic instrumentation and dance textures on the album, similar to Björk's work. Tunstall gave an unusual preview of her forthcoming third album's songs: "Like Eddie Cochran working with Leftfield" at a media preview in London.

In the United States, "Fade Like a Shadow" was released, and "Weirdo" in the United Kingdom was "Still a Weirdo." These lead singles were not released before the album was released.

Tunstall has appeared on television show Never Mind the Buzzcocks for the first time, and on episode ten (2012).

Tunstall unveiled Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon, her fourth album, according to many reviewers and her most melancholy album to date, on March 20th. Howe Gelb's name refers to two batches of songs she recorded with singer-songwriter and producer Howe Gelb in 2012. Invisible Empire, which was released in April, is the melancholic half of her father's death and the topic of mortality, while Crescent Moon, which was released in November 2012, features songs that are more ethereal. These 13 songs formed an album that Tunstall described as "from the inside" after her exile from Luke Bullen and her father's death.

Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon died in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2013, although it was released in Germany and Australia on June 7th, and in China and Australia on August 6th, 2013. Meanwhile, the lead single, "Feel It All," was released around the world on June tenth, and its music video premiered on April 29th.

The album debuted at No. 1 in the United Kingdom's first week of release. 14 was a modest commercial success in Europe: it reached No. 10 at No. 13: it was a modest commercial success. No. 52 in Belgium is a boy. No. 84 in the Netherlands, no. 1. No. 240 in France, No. No. 7 in Scotland and No. 1 in New Zealand. In Switzerland, there are 56 people. On the other hand, the album received the highest reviews and comments ever received by Tunstall.

The Tunstall team and Gelb banded together in Tucson, Arizona, for his album The Coincidentalist, and they performed a duet called "The 3 Deaths of Lucky." Briiian Raggatan, a bearded folk singer, appeared on the second episode of This Is Jinsy on February 5, 2014.

Tunstall left Edinburgh to Los Angeles and began a new career as a soundtrack engineer more than a year since her album was released. She studied at the Skywalker Ranch and then composed and performed the following:

Tunstall embarked on a tiny US tour from August to September 2015, playing songs from her various albums and EPs, including The Scarlet Tulip EP.

Tunstall's Golden State EP was released on June 16th, 2016 before the album's introduction. It features the lead single "Evil Eye" and its remix, as well as two other tracks from "All or Nothing" in French TV series Sam and "The Healer." On September 9, 2016, Tunstall's fifth album, Kinetic, was released. Tony Hoffer was the album's engineer and was shot in Los Angeles. Four singles were released from this album, including the lead single "Maybe It's a Good Thing," as well as "Hard Girls," in which Melanie C from the Spice Girls appeared, "Love Is an Ocean," and "It Took Me So Long to Get Here."

For the soundtrack of the 2016 comedy Bad Moms, Tunstall co-wrote "Bad Moms (Suite)", "Enough is Enough (Suite)," and "Get Your Tits Up (Suite).

Tunstall unveiled a series of albums based on the themes of soul, body, and mind in 2017. With the theme of soul, KIN was the first to explore the world. On October 5, 2018, she unveiled Wax, the second in the series's theme of body.

Tunstall performed "CatGo & the Nine Lives," "Catalina Casesolver," "Let It Slide," and "CatGo's Weird Song" on the Pete the Cat children's album in 2018. On August 29, 2019, Tunstall opened Squeeze at Tanglewood.

Tunstall revealed in March 2020 that she would begin recording the third and final album of the trilogy by fall, with the theme of mind. In 2021, she called off her summer tour and said she would avoid long runs of performances due to hearing difficulties. She had suffered with sudden hearing loss and tinnitus in her left ear in 2018. In July 2021, after she first developed tinnitus in her right ear, she decided to change her tour schedule to allow for longer periods of rest between shows.

Tunstall appeared at the Eve Times Square Ball celebration in New York in December 2021.

Tunstall's seventh studio album, the third and final album in the Soul, Body, and Mind trilogy, will be called Nut. The album was released on September 9, 2022. "Canyons," the album's first single, was released on June 1st 2022.

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