She’s the Scottish-born singer who enjoyed huge chart success thanks to the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada which featured her catchy song, Suddenly I See.
The hitmaker has enjoyed a decades long career and picked up numerous accolades, including two Ivor Novello Awards.
Her debut album Eye to the Telescope catapulted her to international stardom, selling more than five million copies globally.
It was also the 51st best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK.
Now 49, the songstress is currently in Australia as the support act for US rockers Train during their five-date Down Under tour.
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Scottish hitmaker KT Tunstall looked unrecognisable when she was spotted arriving at Sydney Airport ahead of her ICC Theatre show on Saturday
KT Tunstall looked unrecognisable when she was spotted arriving at Sydney Airport ahead of her ICC Theatre show on Saturday.
She wore a sleeveless cream and tan jacket from French designer Isabel Marant.
Dressing for warmth, Tunstall rugged up with a plain black jumper with loose-fitting sleeves.
She could not hide her rocker persona though, stepping out in a pair of form-fitting grey acid wash jeans with seam details on the thighs.
Tunstall finished her outfit with a pair of chunky black combat-style boots that enveloped the cuffs of her jeans.
She added an extra element of disguise with a pair of yellow-tinted sunglasses and finished her look with a leather crossbody bag and some subtle silver bling in her ears and on her wrists.
Tunstall recently revealed that she went deaf in one ear after attending a Spice Girls concert.
Now 49, the singer is currently in Australia as the support act for US rockers Train on their five-date Down Under tour
Tunstall added an extra element of disguise with a pair of yellow-tinted sunglasses
She explained on Channel Ten’s The Project she had travelled on a long flight to get to the concert.
However, the pressure of the flight and the loud music at the show led to her suffering from sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL).
‘I lost my hearing on tour in 2018 on one side. [Earlier] I had come off a long haul flight and I went to a Spice Girls concert which was amazing,’ Tunstall explained.
‘I guess it was a combination of working too hard, travelling too much and something too loud and I lost some of my hearing.’
Tunstall also revealed she suffered from vertigo for three months but it eventually disappeared.
She recently told OK! magazine: ‘It was a huge shock. I’m 97 per cent deaf in that ear now and can’t use a hearing aid because it’s gone too far….
‘I’m not blaming the Spice Girls, but I think it overloaded my nervous system. I woke up with ringing in my ear, like I’d gone underwater. I couldn’t hear the car indicator or a shower in another room.’
‘But the worst part wasn’t the deafness, it was the vertigo.
Tunstall, who has released eight studio albums, is perhaps best known for the 2005 track Suddenly I See, which featured prominently in the 2006 film Devil Wears Prada starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway
‘I lost my balance completely, for two or three months. That was really disabling. Thankfully it passed, and I can still write, record, perform – just in mono.
‘I started seeing it as a message from the universe telling me to slow down, look after myself. I still tour, but I’m more careful.’
As she prepares to turn 50 later this year and celebrate the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough album Eye To The Telescope, Tunstall admitted she feels like it is the end of an era but that she is proud of her age and how she remains a force in the music industry.
Tunstall, who has released eight studio albums, is perhaps best known for the 2005 track Suddenly I See.
The track featured prominently in the 2006 film Devil Wears Prada starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.
The song’s inclusion in the soundtrack definitely did not hinder its success, peaking at number 12 on the UK chart – giving Tunstall her most successful single to date in the UK.
Speaking about the song’s association with the hit film in 2007, Tunstall said she found it ‘amusing’, given it was inspired by punk poet icon Patti Smith.
‘The whole thing with The Devil Wears Prada was very amusing,’ she said.
‘The song is actually about the photograph of Patti Smith on the cover of Horses. I didn’t realize the lyrics could perfectly fit a chick flick, and it could sound like I was singing about wanting to be a f***ing model!’
