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Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish〔 〕 singer-songwriter and guitarist. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on ''Later... with Jools Holland''. She has released five albums internationally: ''Eye to the Telescope'' (2004), ''KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza'' (2006), ''Drastic Fantastic'' (2007), ''Tiger Suit'' (2010) and ''Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon'' (2013). She has also appeared in two episodes of the comedy series ''This is Jinsy'' on Sky Atlantic. Since 2013, she has been working with American artist Howe Gelb. Tunstall has written soundtracks for films: "Boy" from ''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'', and "Fit In" for ''About Ray''. ==Early life== Tunstall has a half-Chinese, half-Scottish mother and an Irish father. She was born in Edinburgh but at 18 days old she was adopted by a family in St Andrews, Fife. Tunstall never met her biological father. Her adoptive father was employed as a physics lecturer at the University of St Andrews, and her adoptive mother was a school teacher.〔 Tunstall's family also includes an older brother named Joe and a younger brother named Daniel. Her parents had no interest in music and owned no records—the only tape her father owned was a comedy recording by mathematician and musical satirist Tom Lehrer.〔Planet Rock Profiles – KT Tunstall〕 Tunstall grew up in St Andrews, Fife, attending Lawhead Primary, then Madras College in St. Andrews, and the High School of Dundee but she spent her last year of high school in New England〔 at the Kent School, a selective boarding school in Kent, Connecticut.〔Thomason, Carmel ("KT's got one eye on the future" ), ''Manchester Evening News'', 10 March 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2008]〕 She spent time busking on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont, and at a commune in rural Vermont. Tunstall studied at Royal Holloway, University of London. She has said: "...My earliest memories are Californian...", attributed to a sabbatical that her father took at UCLA in 1979.〔SoundStage (10 July 2008). Tunstall, KT (10 July 2008). Statement during 10 July 2008 broadcast of SoundStage.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「KT Tunstall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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