After her debut on the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland, [20] Tunstall performed on various American talk shows, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show on 21 September 2007. [79] [80] She has since performed at many large concerts and festivals such as the Hogmanay Edinburgh Concert in 2005.

Songs for Survival". Survival International. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011 . Retrieved 19 February 2011. In May 2006, Tunstall released an acoustic collection album, KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza, a CD and a DVD comprising songs from her debut and unreleased material. [6] Her second studio album, Drastic Fantastic, was released in September 2007. The album has produced three singles and has sold 215,000 copies in the United States. [7] Her third studio album Tiger Suit was released in 2010, followed by an EP " The Scarlet Tulip EP", released on 8 April 2011. On 10 June 2013, Tunstall released her fourth studio album Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon. Critically acclaimed, it was preceded by lead single " Feel It All" and other singles: " Invisible Empire" and " Made of Glass". Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) – Episode dated 21 September 2007 (2007) – Full Cast & Crew". IMDb . Retrieved 5 June 2017. KT Tunstall – Under The Weather". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016 . Retrieved 19 February 2011.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 the United States [10] at the Kent School, a selective boarding school in Kent, Connecticut. [14] [15] 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 graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama & Music in 1996. [16] Royal Holloway conferred an honorary doctorate in science on her in 2011 for her work on environmental issues as a musician. [17] Music career [ edit ] Career beginnings [ edit ] Tunstall performing at the Cardiff University Students' Union, October 2005 andPOP Interviews KT Tunstall". andpop.com. Thornhill, Ontario, Canada: andPOP. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013 . Retrieved 12 August 2012. In March 2020, Tunstall announced she would start recording the third and final studio album of the trilogy by fall, with the theme of mind. [71] In 2021 she cancelled her summer tour and said she would avoid long runs of performances due to hearing problems. [72] In 2018, she had suffered sudden hearing loss and tinnitus in her left ear. In July 2021, after she started experiencing tinnitus in her right ear, she decided to change her tour schedule to allow for longer periods of rest between performances. [73]

Cape Farewell – Disko Bay, Arts Council". artscouncil.org.uk. London, UK: Arts Council England. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013 . Retrieved 5 January 2013. I Started Out With Nothin and i Still Got Most of it Left (CD album liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. September 2008. In April 2007, Tunstall underwent surgery to correct an undersized kidney, a problem caused by a childhood infection. [92]KT Tunstall". LiveHereNow. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019 . Retrieved 13 October 2019.

Tunstall on 'frightening' tinnitus". Belfast Telegraph. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. a b c "KT ecstatic at Brit Award success". BBC News. 16 February 2006. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012 . Retrieved 29 August 2007.I was a fan of KT from the first hit — liked her voice, her songwriting, and her musicianship, we are indeed cut from the same cloth which is where our artistry met and flourished. A match made in heaven. We wrote Shine A Light about recognising and allowing that ‘special’ light inside of us to shine. And, as the lyric says…’shine a light on me or let me be.’ Amen.” Suzi Quatro Montgomery, James. "KT Tunstall Outdoes The Cure, But Label Still Won't Trust Her". MTV. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009 . Retrieved 17 December 2009. Warren, Bruce (23 August 2018). "Listen To KT Tunstall's Anthemic 'The River' From Her Forthcoming Album, 'WAX' ". NPR Music. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018 . Retrieved 23 August 2018.