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KT Tunstall
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Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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KT Tunstall, born Kate Victoria Tunstall on June 23, 1975, in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a United Kingdom singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist. She possesses a contralto voice type and performs using the guitar, piano, Western concert flute, and voice. Her professional work began in 2000, and she has worked in Scotland while speaking English.
Her musical output spans traditional folk music, rock music, and pop music, with associated genres including British folk, folk pop, folk rock, and indie rock. She has been influenced by David Bowie and is signed to the Blue Note record label. Tunstall received BRIT Awards and was educated at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has also worked in the acting department.
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Film & TV
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
KT Tunstall is a British musician and singer songwriter. She holds a BA in Drama & Music from the Royal Holloway, University of London, England, UK.
Known for
- ABBA vs Queen: Who Are the Greatest? — Self2025
- Icons of Football — Self - Narrator2023
- Robson Green's Weekend Escapes — Self2023
- Ivor Cutler By Kt Tunstall — Self2020
- Suzi Q — Self2019
- Selling Scotland — Self2019
- Rip It Up — Self2018
- Proclaimers: This Is the Story — Self2017
- Pete the Cat — Catalina (voice)2017
- Sisters in Country: Dolly, Linda and Emmylou — Self - Narrator2016
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1975
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,098,969
- Total plays
- 37,005,905
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Kate Victoria Tunstall, better known as KT Tunstall (born 23 June 1975 in Edinburgh, Scotland), is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. She broke into the public eye with a live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland. She has enjoyed commercial and critical success since, picking up three nominations before winning a BRIT Award, and a Grammy Award nomination. She is also the recipient of an Ivor Novello Award. <a href="https://www.la
Key facts
- Born
- Kate Victoria Tunstall , ( 1975-06-23 ) 23 June 1975 (age 50) , Edinburgh , Scotland
- Origin
- St Andrews , Fife, Scotland
- Genres
- Alternative rock folk rock pop rock indie rock folktronica
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Labels
- Relentless Blue Note Universal Caroline Sony/ATV Music Publishing
- Website
- kttunstall .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Victoria
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- BRIT Awards
- Field of work
- popular music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- kttunstall.com
- Image
- KT Tunstall @ Troubadour 06 10 2023 (53048182878) (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- Scotland
- Voice type
- contralto
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- 1975-06-23
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- influenced by
- David Bowie
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- social media followers
- 88568
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Encyclopedic overview
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland and has subsequently also appeared in two episodes of the comedy series This is Jinsy on Sky Atlantic. In 2025 it was estimated that Tunstall's accumulated record sales totalled seven million. Her accolades include a Q Award, European Border Breakers Award, two Ivor Novello Awards, a UK Music Video Award, and a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist. Additionally she has been nominated for a Grammy Award, Mercury Music Prize, World Music Award, and a Hollywood Music in Media Award.
The name of her debut studio album, Eye to the Telescope, was inspired by her childhood experiences at her father's physics laboratory at University of St Andrews. Released in 2004, the album was a strong seller worldwide, selling over five million copies internationally, and ultimately became the 51st best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom. The single, "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree", was given the Q Magazine Award for Best Track in 2005, and "Suddenly I See" won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song in 2006. "Suddenly I See" became a popular hit and was featured in the hit film The Devil Wears Prada and adopted as a campaign song for the Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign. Her second album, Drastic Fantastic (2007), features some tracks written prior to the release of Eye to the Telescope and was supported by the singles "Hold On", "Saving My Face", and "If Only". She began the 2010s decade with the release of her third album, Tiger Suit (2010).
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