# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kt-tunstall
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:31:34.001Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kt-tunstall"
name: "KT Tunstall"
slug: "kt-tunstall"
description: "Kate Victoria \"KT\" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song \"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree\" on Later... with Jools Holland and has subsequently also appeared in two episodes of the comedy series This is Jinsy on Sky Atlantic. In 2025 it was estimated that Tunstall's accumulated record sales totalled seven million. Her accolades include a Q Award, European Border Breakers Award, two Ivor Novello Awards, a UK Music Video Award, and a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist. Additionally she has been nominated for a Grammy Award, Mercury Music Prize, World Music Award, and a Hollywood Music in Media Award."
tagline: "Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1975)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KT_Tunstall_%40_Troubadour_06_10_2023_(53048182878)_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1975-06-23"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           25.116264
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "KTTunstall"
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    handle:    "kttunstall"
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    handle:    "kttunstall"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump