KT Tunstall

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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. Recording and performing career She started her career in 2000. Throughout her twenties, she played in indie 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 Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra with King Creosote, who recently supported her UK tour. She also lived with Gordon Anderson (The Beta Band and The Aliens), whom the song Funnyman, on the album Drastic Fantastic, is about. She toured with the Klezmer band Oi Va Voi, and guested on their album, Laughter Through Tears. Music career Eye to the Telescope (2004–2006) 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" o

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Eye to the Telescope

Drastic Fantastic

KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza

Tiger Suit

Have Yourself A Very KT Christmas

Black Horse And The Cherry Tree

Acoustic Extravaganza

Suddenly I See

Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon

Other Side Of The World

Eye To The Telescope [UK]

Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon (Deluxe Version)

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