Tori Amos
Tori Amos was born in Newton, North Carolina, United States on August 22nd, 1963 and is the Rock Singer. At the age of 61, Tori Amos biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, movies, and networth are available.
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Career
By the time she was 17 years old, Amos had a stash of homemade demo tapes that her father regularly sent out to recording companies and producers. Narada Michael Walden, a producer, responded favorably, although Amos cut some tracks together, but no tracks were announced. As A&R man Jason Flom flew to Baltimore to audition her in person, she responded to one of the tapes, and the label was convinced and signed her.
After many years of appearing on the piano bar circuit in the Washington, D.C. area, Amos moved to Los Angeles in 1984 to pursue her music career.
Amos formed Y Kant Tori Read, a musical group renowned for her difficulty with sight-reading in 1986. In comparison to Amos, the group was made up of Steve Caton (who would later perform guitars on all of her albums until 1999), drummer Matt Sorum, bass player Brad Cobb, and, for a short time, keyboardist Jim Tauber. The band went through several iterations of songwriting and recording; Amos claims that record executives' interference caused the band's popularity and direction during this period. The band's self-titled debut album, Y Kant Tori Read, was out in July 1988. Amos's bandwagon said that at the time, it was fantastic, but Amos has since criticized it, once remarking, "The only good thing about this album are my ankle high boots."
Amos began as a backup vocalist after the album's commercial demise and the group's subsequent disbandment. For the film China O'Brien, she performed a song named "Distant Storm." The song is attributed to a group called Tess Makes Good in the credits.
Despite the traumatic reaction to Y Kant Tori Read, Amos was still obliged to adhere to her six-record deal with Atlantic Records, which, in 1989, wanted a new record by March 1990. The first recordings were rejected by the manufacturer, Amos believed because the album had not been properly displayed. Under Doug Morris' direction, the album was reworked and expanded, including Steve Caton, Eric Rosse, Will MacGregor, Carlo Nuccio, and Dan Nebenzal's musical talents, resulting in Little Earthquakes, an album recalling her religious upbringing, sexual awakening, and sexual assault. This album was her commercial and artistic breakthrough, debuting at number 15 in January 1992, her highest-end market debut. Little Earthquakes were released in the United States in February 1992 and slowly but steadily attracted listeners, who are now becoming more interested with the single "Silent All These Years."
Amos and her personal and professional companion Eric Rosse were in New Mexico in 1993 to write and largely record her second solo record, Under the Pink. The album received mostly positive feedback and it was sold in enough copies to rank at No. 1 on the charts. The Billboard 200 is ranked 12 on the Billboard 200, a much better position than the preceding album's position at No. 1 on the charts. 54 on the same chart. However, the album achieved its greatest success in the United Kingdom, debuting at number one on release in February 1994.
Boys for Pele, her third solo album, was released in January 1996. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" the first full song to be released online prior to an album's debut.
The album was recorded in an Irish church in Delgany, County Wicklow, with Amos profiting from the church's acoustics. Amos' album included the harpsichord, harmonium, and clavichord, as well as the piano. On its release, the album received mixed feedback, with some commentators lauding its fidelity and uniqueness while others criticized its relative impenetrability. Despite the album's erratic lyrical content and instrumentation, the latter of which kept it away from mainstream audiences, Boys for Pele is Amos' most popular simultaneous transatlantic debut, reaching No. 1. 2 of the UK Top 40 and No. 1 are listed below. On the first day, Billboard 200 was the second on the Billboard 200.
Amos converted the barn of her home in Cornwall into the state-of-the-art recording studio of Martian Engineering Studios, fueled by the desire to have her own recording studio to distance herself from record company executives.
The Choirgirl Hotel and To Venus and Back, which were released in May 1998 and September 1999, respectively, differ significantly from previous albums. Amos' trademark acoustic, piano-based sound has been substantially replaced by new arrangements that incorporate elements of experimental music and dance music as well as vocal washes. Both albums' underlying themes concern womanhood and Amos' own miscarriages and marriage. Overall, reviews of From the Choirgirl Hotel were mostly favorable, with Amos' continuing artistic innovation. From the Choirgirl Hotel, Amos' best to date, with 153,000 copies sold in their first week. The first major-label single on sale as a digital download was to Venus and Back, a two-disc set of original studio content and live video from the previous world tour's tours.
Amos decided to record a cover album after giving birth to her daughter, including songs written by men about women and reversing gender norms to reflect a woman's perspective. In September 2001, it became Strange Little Girls. The album is Amos' first concept album, with artwork featuring Amos photographed in the image of the women depicted in each song. Amos would later announce that a catalyst for the album was to end her deal with Atlantic without giving them original songs; Amos believed that since 1998, the label had not been effectively promoting her and had trapped her in a contract by refusing to sell her to another brand.
Amos joined Epic in late 2001, with her Atlantic contract completed after a 15-year career. Amos released Scarlet's Walk, another concept album, in October 2002. The album, which has been described as a "sonic novel," delves into Amos' alter ego, Scarlett, who was entwined with her cross-country concert tour following 9/11. Amos discusses such topics as the past of America, American people, Native American history, pornography, misogyny, and misogyny by the songs. The album made a good debut at No. 1 in the United States. Billboard 200, 7 on the Billboard 200. Scarlet's Walk is Amos' last album to receive gold status from the RIAA.
Amos was enthralled with her latest label when Polly Anthony resigned as president of Epic Records in 2003, which was troubling news. Anthony was one of the main reasons Amos was signed, but Amos formed the Bridge Entertainment Group as a result of her departure. Amos's problem continued last year when her company, Epic/Sony Music Entertainment, merged with BMG Entertainment as a result of the industry's demise.
Amos' two new albums, Epic, The Beekeeper (2005), and American Doll Posse (2007) were among Epic's. Both albums received generally favorable feedback. The Beekeeper was conceptually inspired by beekeeping's ancient art, which she regarded as a source of feminine inspiration and empowerment. Amos also weaved in the tales of the Gnostic gospels and the dismissal of women from a position of prominence within the Christian church to produce an album largely based on religion and politics through extensive research. The album debuted at No. 1 in the United States. She is 5 on the Billboard 200, ranking her among a select group of women with five or more US Top 10 debuts. Although the newly merged brand was evident throughout the production process of The Beekeeper, Amos and her crew's next project, American Doll Posse, before requesting that the label be invited to view it. American Doll Posse, another concept album, is based on a group of girls (the "posse") that are used as a theme of alter-egos of Amos's. The album brought Amos' musical and stylistic appearance back to a more confrontational style. American Doll Posse debuted at No. 2 in the United States' history, as did its predecessor. On the Billboard 200, there are 5 on the Billboard 200.
Amos' retrospective collection Tales of a Librarian (2003), a Warner Bros. imprint, Amos's fifteen-year solo career through Amos' production, remixes, alternate mixes, demos, and a handful of unreleased songs from Amos' solo music videos, as well as numerous official bootlegs from two world tours, The Original Bootlegs (2006) and Legs & Boots (2007), both released through Epic Records; a two-disc box set Amos
Amos announced in May 2008 that she had ended her deal with Epic Records due to creative and financial difficulties, and that she would be operating independently of major record labels on future jobs. Amos released Live at Montreux 1991-1992, a collection of two performances she gave at the Montreux Jazz Festival early in her career, as well as her debut solo album, Little Earthquakes, in September. Amos signed a "joint venture" contract with Universal Republic Records by December, after a chance meeting with chairman and CEO Doug Morris.
Amos' tenth solo studio album and her first album released through Universal Republic in May 2009 received mostly positive feedback. The album debuted in the top ten of the Billboard 200, making it Amos' seventh album to do so. Amos confessed that it is a "personal album" not a conceptual one, with the album exploring themes of control, boundaries, and the subjective interpretation of sin. Amos also signed Midwinter Graces, her first seasonal album, in November of the same year, continuing her distribution contract with Universal Republic. The collection includes reworked versions of traditional carols as well as original songs by Amos.
Amos recorded vocals for two songs on David Byrne's collaboration album with Fatboy Slim, titled Here Lies Love, which was released in April 2010. The DVD Tori Amos-Live from the Artists Den was released exclusively by Barnes & Noble in July of the same year.
Amos released a live album From Russia With Love in December the same year, which was recorded in Moscow on September 3, 2010. The limited edition set came with a signature Lomography Diana F+ camera, two lenses, a roll of film, and one of five photographs taken of Amos during her stay in Moscow. The set was only available on her website, and only 2000 copies were produced.
On the Deutsche Grammophon label, a Universal Music Group subsidiary, Amos released Night of Hunters, Amos' first classical-style music album based on a theme to honor composers such as Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Granados, Satie, and Schubert in September 2011. Amos released the album with many artists, including the Apollon Musagète string quartet.
Amos released an album of songs from her back catalogue, which was re-worked and re-recorded with the Metropole Orchestra on the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Little Earthquakes (1992). Gold Dust, a German Grammophon album, was released in October 2012.
Amos revealed the development of Transmission Galactic, her own record label, on May 1, 2012, which she said she planned to use to produce new artists.
Amos appeared on the track "Wait Until Tomorrow" from their debut album, They Die by Dawn & Other Short Stories, in 2013. In an interview, she also said that a new album and tour will appear in 2014 and that it will be a "return to contemporary music."
The launch of Amos' musical project version of George MacDonald's The Light Princess by September 2013 brought together book writer Samuel Adamson and Marianne Elliott. It premiered at the Royal National Theatre in London and debuted in February 2014 at the Royal National Theatre in London. At the Evening Standard Award, the Light Princess and its lead actress, Rosalie Craig, were nominated for Best Musical and Best Musical Performance respectively. Craig was named Best Musical Performance category in the Best Musical Performance category.
Unrepentant Geraldines, Amos' 14th studio album, was released in the United States on May 13, 2014, by Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics in the United States. "Trouble's Lament" is the first single to be released on March 28. The Uncomprehensible Geraldines Tour, which began in Cork on May 5, 2014 and then spread throughout Europe, Africa, North America, and Australia, with the album crashing in Brisbane on November 21, 2014. Amos performed two orchestral concerts in Sydney, many of the Gold Dust Orchestral Tour's, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House.
Following a string of more classically inspired and innovative musical projects of the last four years, Unrepentant Geraldines was a "return to her core identity as a producer of contemporary songs of exquisite beauty," according to a press release. [It is] one step forward in the cultural evolution of one of the world's most influential and influential artists as well as a return to Amos' popular and influential music.
Universal/Mercury Classics' 2-CD set The Light Princess (Original Cast Recording) was released on October 9, 2015. In addition to the original cast's performances, the album includes two songs from Amos' "Highness in the Sky" and "Darkest Hour" ("Higher Than the Sky" and "Darkest Hour."
Amos unveiled a deluxe version of Boys for Pele on November 18, 2016, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original release. This is the deluxe re-releases of her first two albums in 2015.
Native Invader was released on September 8, 2017, followed by a world tour. Amos released three songs from the album during the summer of 2017: "Cloud Riders," "Up the Creek," and "Reindeer King," the former featuring string arrangements by John Philip Shenale. The album, which was produced by Amos, delves into topics such as American politics and environmental issues, as well as mythological elements and first-person narrations.
The album's initial inspiration came from a trip taken by Amos to the Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee-North Carolina), home of her alleged Native American ancestors; however, two events influenced the final record: In November 2016, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States of America; two months later, Amos' mother, Mary Ellen, was hospitalized. Amos spent the first half of 2017 writing and recording the songs that would eventually be called Native Invader. The album, which was released on September 8, 2017, was available in two formats: standard and deluxe. The standard version has 13 songs, while the deluxe version adds two more songs: "Upside Down 2" and "Russia." Upon its arrival, most music critics were extremely impressed with Native Invader. On the review website Metacritic, based on 17 reviews, the album received a score of 76 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
Amos revealed the debut of Christmastide, a holiday-themed EP, on December 4, digitally and on limited-edition vinyl. Four original songs on the EP include her first album with bandmates Matt Chamberlain and Jon Evans since 2009. Amos obtained the EP remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effects.
Amos' 16th studio album, Ocean to Ocean, was released on September 20, 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the album was written and recorded in Cornwall during lockout, and it was "a universal tale of going to rock bottom and restarting yourself all over again." In 2022, Amos will embark on a European tour to promote the album. Matt Chamberlain and Jon Evans will appear on drums and bass guitar respectively, their first collaboration with Amos on an album since 2009's Midwinter Graces.
Awards and nominations
- 1999: Spin Readers' Poll Awards (Won)