Profile
Famous as :
SingerBirth Name :
Kate TunstallBirth Date :
June 23, 1975Birth Place :
St Andrews, Scotland, UKSpouse :
Luke Bullen (drummer, since 6-Sep-08)Claim to fame :
Album "Eye to the Telescope" (2004)
will.i.am and KT Tunstall Team Up for Charity Anthems
September 18, 2008 04:09:49Rapper will.i.am is scheduled to team up with Scottish singer KT Tunstall and Guy Berryman of Coldplay in order to record a fund-raising album as a tribute to surviving indigenous people. Other musicians to contribute in the effort include Jason Mraz, Hot Chip, and English multi-instrumentalist musician Mike Oldfield.
Furthermore, in an attempt to support the album, the Coldplay bassists and a-ha have formed a new band called Apparatjik. Commenting on their offshoot new band, Guy says, "Everyone asks what inspired us, what we've been trying to steal and what we listened to as we were growing up. The first band I loved was a-ha."
Singer KT Tunstall Weds Luke Bullen on a Remote Scottish Island
September 08, 2008 09:09:41KT Tunstall officiated her union with longtime boyfriend Luke Bullen in a private wedding ceremony on a remote Scottish island on Saturday, September 6. The singer and the drummer exchanged wedding vows in a marquee overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. There were 150 close friends and family attending the wedding, held at the Flodigarry Country House Hotel on the romantic Isle of Skye in northern Scotland.
The bride, according to Mail Online, wore a fitted silk strapless gown covered in crystals and beautified her look with simple jewelery, whereas the groom wore a powder-blue morning suit. The guests and family who were attending the ceremony wore traditional outfits.
Video Premiere: KT Tunstall's 'If Only'
February 28, 2008 12:02:32The music video of "If Only" which is KT Tunstall's third single off "Drastic Fantastic" has been premiered. Apt to its title, in the clip Tunstall played a ski-jumper who fails to break a record and make her jump.
The snow-themed video reportedly was shot in Norway's Olympic Ski Jumping Hill in Lillehammer. Tunstall attempted to make a high jump and was in the middle of a good one when something went wrong, causing her to take a free painful fall. In the end of the video, she was seen bloody but smiling to the camera.
KT Tunstall Refuses to Duet With Katharine McPhee
January 24, 2008 03:01:31Aspiring musician KT Tunstall has shot down Katharine McPhee's dream of performing a duet with her. McPhee who is an American Idol alumna said that she would love to record with Tunstall, who has become her own idol.
However, Tunstall responded to this rather unfavorable saying that she does not like the reality show. She said, "I'm not a big fan of the reality TV-show-pop-star thing. It chokes the market in terms of young original talent. There's a strong element of karaoke in pop TV shows. I like artists who fire my imagination."
Scottish Singer KT Tunstall Is Engaged to Marry
January 12, 2008 11:01:05KT Tunstall is engaged to marry.
The Scottish songbird has been engaged to drummer boyfriend Luke Bullen after he proposed on Christmas Day.
KT Tunstall Mapping Out Global Tour
September 12, 2007 12:09:10
KT Tunstall is preparing a more global trek in support of her second album 'Drastic Fantastic', due September 18 . She will roam U.S., Europe, Australia and some Asian countries throughout 2008.
The tour will begin October 16, one day prior the album's release date, in Glasgow. The plan is to spend November and December in North America only. The rest of the continents will experience her "Dylan-esque"-themed tour early next year.
KT Tunstall Sets to Deliver 'Drastic' Mid September
July 31, 2007 04:07:22
KT Tunstall has found a date to release her highly-anticipated album "Drastic Fantastic". The Grammy-nominated singer will drop the "not so drastically changed in sound" CD on September 18 via Relentless/Virgin.
Following the first single "Hold On" that has been hot on U.K. radio outlets, KT believes that she picks the right time to release the sophomore set. "I feel like I've done the new album just in time," KT said in a statement. "If I'd taken any time off, I might have missed a bit of a window."
KT Tunstall Comes Up "Drastic Fantastic" in Second Set
May 01, 2007 11:05:36
Scottish singer KT Tunstall who is infectious for her "Black Horse & The Cherry Tree" hit will have another blow this late spring or early summer. "Drastic Fantastic" will be the name of the sophomore effort and is coming out via Virgin Records around September.
"The second album sort of feels like the next half of a book rather than a totally different book," the singer said in a statement. "I'm really excited about that because the first album was made in the middle of the country, so I'm now looking at making an album in London. I think the city will always find its way under the door of the studio and imbed itself in what you're doing."
Celebrities Launching Campaign to Fight Global Warming
February 01, 2007 02:02:04
Numbers of famous celebrities, including the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, The Killers, Josh Hartnett, KT Tunstall, Pink, and Razorlight, are all teaming up launching a campaign to fight global warming.
The environmental campaign, called "Global Cool" project, was launched Tuesday Jan 30th and is aimed to get one billion people to reduce the carbon emissions they release into the atmosphere.
Guess' 25th Anniversary Celebration
September 07, 2006 08:09:03
Numbers of Hollywood famous figures were there at New York's Capitale, altogether celebrating Guess' 25th anniversary on Tuesday September 5th.
Among the many attendances, there were Kristin Cavallari and DJ AM mingled together in the VIP area. Also there were the likes of Nelly Furtado, Natasha Bedingfield and KT Tunstall who both performed in front of the crowd.
The 51st Ivor Novello Music Awards Winners
May 27, 2006 01:05:20Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall hit hard this time as she nabbed the prize for Best Song on Thursday May 25th, 2006 at the 51st Ivor Novello Awards for her 2005 hit "Suddenly I See." Meanwhile, fellow musician James Blunt won big with two awards all at once, namely The Most Performed Song and International Hit of the Year for his "You're Beautiful".
As for Best Album category, the award went to "Employment" from Kaiser Chiefs. In addition to those winners, there were also Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett of cartoon band Gorillaz who both were named Songwriters of the Year. Click on http://www.britishacademy.com for a view on the complete list of the awards winners.
UK Pop Charts' Top 10 Scorers
March 07, 2006 12:03:46
The U.K. albums chart sees a newcomer on its list which at the same time becoming the chart topper as well. It's Corinne Bailey Rae. The English singer/songwriter comes in the U.K. albums chart at No. 1 with her self-titled debut set, pushing aside last week's champion Jack Johnson's "In Between Dreams" to No. 2.
Seat at No. 3 to No. 5 on the chart in succession are Arctic Monkeys' "Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm", KT Tunstall's "Eye To The Telescope", and Kaiser Chiefs' "Employment", each of which falls one place from last week position. Meanwhile, at No. 6 is Neil Diamond's "12 Songs", one place ahead of Gorillaz' "Demon Days" at No. 7, both of which also slips one place from last week position.
Music Acts Won the Annual Brit Awards
February 16, 2006 10:02:57Music Rock act Kaiser Chiefs dominated the annual Brit Awards held Wednesday Feb 15th at the cavernous Earls Court exhibition centre in west London. The rockers picked home 3 awards all at once, which among others include British Rock Act, British Live Act, and British Group awards.
Also a big winner at the prestigious event was James Blunt who won the categories of Pop Act and British Male Solo Artist. Also winning two awards was Green Day, mainly for the categories of International Group and International Album for "American Idiot", and Coldplay who won the British Single for their "Speed Of Sound" and MasterCard British Album for "X&Y."
Brit Awards Nominees
January 11, 2006 04:01:40Kaiser Chiefs and James Blunt are leading the nominations at next month's Brit Awards with five nods each. As of Blunt he's up for British Male Solo Artist, Pop Act, British Breakthrough Act, British Album for "Back To Bedlam" and Best Single for "You're Beautiful."
Meanwhile, Kaiser Chiefs are nominated for British Group, British Rock Act, British Live Act, British Breakthrough Act and British Album for "Employment." Following close behind is Coldplay with four nods, including British Group and British Live Act, thanks to the huge success of their album "X&Y."
