![]() She was born at Edinburgh's Western General Hospital and at 18 days old, was placed for adoption by her mother with a family in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Her parents met while her mother was working as a dancer in Penthouse bar in Edinburgh, where her father was a bartender. Tunstall was born to a half-Chinese, half-Scottish mother, Carol Anne (or Carol-Ann), who was from Hong Kong, and an Irish father. Tunstall has written music and songs for film soundtracks including "Boy" for The Kid, " Miracle" for Winter's Tale, " We Could Be Kings" for Million Dollar Arm "Float", "Strange Sight" and "1000 Years" for Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast "Fit In" for About Ray and "Bad Moms (Suite)", "Enough is Enough (Suite)" and "Get Your Tits Up (Suite)" for Bad Moms. She has also appeared in two episodes of the comedy series This is Jinsy on Sky Atlantic. She has released seven studio albums internationally: Eye to the Telescope (2004), Drastic Fantastic (2007), Tiger Suit (2010), Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon (2013), Kin (2016), Wax (2018) and Nut (2022). "Suddenly I See" became a popular hit and has been featured in The Devil Wears Prada, Blind Dating, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy and Love, Rosie Thrillville, and as a campaign song on the Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign. 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. She won the BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist and the European Border Breakers Award, both in 2006. Released in 2004, the album led to her nominations for the Mercury Prize in 2005, a BRIT Award for Best British Live Act and BRIT Award for Best Breakthrough Act in 2006, and a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance nomination in 2007. 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. ![]() She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song " Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later. If you have a query for our Dundee team or would like to arrange an initial meeting, please complete the short form below and a member of our team will get back to you shortly.įind out more about our services and the team at Johnston Carmichael.Kate Victoria " KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. Office hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm How can we help? At Johnston Carmichael our team of expert chartered accountants and business advisers are on hand to listen and advise to help you grow your business.Īn award winning team, our Dundee accountants and advisers offer a range of services tailored to your business and personal financial needs including tax planning, audit, restructuring, bookkeeping, employment tax and pension & succession planning to name but a few.Īs the largest independent firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers in Scotland and we’ve grown our business on our people’s ability to get to grips with yours.
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