Kate "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. She broke into the public eye with a performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later with Jools Holland. She has enjoyed commercial and critical success since, selling over four million albums and picking up three BRIT Awards and two Grammy nominations.
While her first name is Kate, she chose to go by KT as her first name, saying "[Kate] just makes me think of a ~censored~ lass baking bread for her man working in the fields. I have no problem with that, but it's just not really how I pictured being a rock star." Also, Tunstall spells her first name KT (as opposed to Katie) to differentiate herself from fellow singer Katie Melua.
Throughout her twenties, she mostly played in independent bands including Elia Drew and Tomoko, and focused on songwriting, as well as performing with members of the fledgling Fence Collective including work in the Skubaidh Dubh Orchestra with King Creosote, who recently supported her UK tour. She toured with the Klezmer band Oi Va Voi, and featured on their album, Laughter Through Tears. Her debut album, Eye to the Telescope, was released in late 2004. Tunstall's style of music varies from folk to pop. In Edinburgh and St Andrews, she played in a band called Red Light Stylus, which was regarded as one of the better bands to emerge from the limited Fife scene.
Tunstall's first appearance of note was a solo performance of her famed blues song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later with Jools Holland. The performance was notable as she had only 24 hours to prepare after scheduled performer Nas cancelled. Her performance caught the eye of many viewers, upstaging more established acts such as The Cure, Embrace, and The Futureheads; she then went on to top the post-show poll on the website for that episode.
Shortly after the "Later" appearance, Eye to the Telescope was re-released and shot up the UK charts, eventually peaking at #3 (on its first release it had entered at #73); it was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize. It was released in the U.S. on February 7, 2006.
Tunstall's North American break came when American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee contacted her asking to use "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" as her choice for a Billboard-themed week. At the time, the song was #79 on the Billboard charts. Tunstall had not been shy with her opinions regarding shows like Idol saying "The major problem I have is that it's completely controlled... they're told what to say. They're told how to sing." She chose to license the song as she felt that "no one on that show told Katharine McPhee to sing my song because no one knew it" Tunstall's belief was correct - the song was suggested to McPhee by Billboard columnist and author Fred Bronson. The song immediately jumped to #23 on the Billboard charts the week following McPhee's performance. She has later said "My status as a musician in America is pretty much cemented by Katharine McPhee, which is really interesting and funny for me because I've never been polite about how I feel about shows like that."
Tunstall released a new acoustic album in May 2006, KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza, which was first only available via mail order from her website. The album was re-released in stores worldwide in October 2006.
Tunstall sang with Scottish band Travis on their 2007 album "The Boy With No Name", on the track "Under The Moonlight", a song written by Susie Hug (late of Katydids).
Tunstall's third album, Drastic Fantastic, premiered on September 3, 2007 in Scotland, followed a week later on September 10, 2007 with the London release for the UK and September 18, 2007, in the US. In its first week, Drastic Fantastic reached #1 on the Scottish Album Charts, #3 on the UK Charts, and #9 on the U.S. Charts.
KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope (2005)
1. KT Tunstall - Other Side Of The World (3:34)
2. KT Tunstall - Another Place To Fall (4:11)
3. KT Tunstall - Under The Weather (3:36)
4. KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree (2:52)
5. KT Tunstall - Miniature Disasters (3:31)
6. KT Tunstall - Silent Sea (3:48)
7. KT Tunstall - Universe & U (4:01)
8. KT Tunstall - False Alarm (3:50)
9. KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See (3:21)
10. KT Tunstall - Stoppin The Love (4:02)
11. KT Tunstall - Heal Over (4:27)
12. KT Tunstall - Through The Dark (3:48)
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KT Tunstall - Acoustic Extravaganza (2006)
1. KT Tunstall - Ashes (3:33)
2. KT Tunstall - Girls And The Ghost (4:14)
3. KT Tunstall - One Day (5:03)
4. KT Tunstall - Golden Age (5:00)
5. KT Tunstall - Boo Hoo (4:54)
6. KT Tunstall - Gone To The Dogs (3:56)
7. KT Tunstall - Change (3:42)
8. KT Tunstall - Miniture Disasters (4:31)
9. KT Tunstall - Universe And U (4:31)
10. KT Tunstall - Throw Me A Rope (3:41)
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KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic (2007)
1. KT Tunstall - Little Favours (3:07)
2. KT Tunstall - If Only (3:43)
3. KT Tunstall - White Bird (3:10)
4. KT Tunstall - Funnyman (2:53)
5. KT Tunstall - Hold On (2:55)
6. KT Tunstall - Hopeless (3:39)
7. KT Tunstall - I Don't Want You Now (3:45)
8. KT Tunstall - Saving My Face (3:36)
9. KT Tunstall - Beauty Of Uncertainty (4:57)
10. KT Tunstall - Someday Soon (3:50)
11. KT Tunstall - Paper Aeroplane (3:13)
12. KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See (6:00)
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KT Tunstall - Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas (2007)
1. KT Tunstall - 2000 Miles (3:40)
2. KT Tunstall - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (2:26)
3. KT Tunstall - Mele Kalikimaka (Christmas In Hawaii) (3:25)
4. KT Tunstall - Sleigh Ride (2:47)
5. KT Tunstall - Fairytale Of New York (4:23)
6. KT Tunstall - Lonely This Christmas (4:17)
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