“Basically, my mum and dad bought me a CD player for my 14th birthday. They didn't really listen to music at all, but my dad had a couple of tapes that he'd listen to, like Tom Lehrer. My dad was a physicist and Tom Lehrer was like this really weird Harvard class professor, who was really cool because he was also a satirist and pianist.”

Scottish singer-songwriter and musician

KT Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She became widely known in 2004 after a solo live performance of her song “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree” on Later... with Jools Holland. Her career spans pop and rock, and she has also appeared on television, including two episodes of the comedy series This Is Jinsy on Sky Atlantic. Tunstall has sold an estimated seven million records. Her awards include a Q Award, a European Border Breakers Award, two Ivor Novello Awards, a UK Music Video Award, and a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist. She has also been nominated for a Grammy Award, a Mercury Prize, a World Music Award, and a Hollywood Music in Media Award.