The Fife native moved across the pond around a decade ago and became a naturalized American citizen.
KT Tunstall has stated “I’m American now” while commemorating the 9/11 terror attacks and revealing the song she wrote which was inspired by the tragedy.
The hugely successful singer grew up in St Andrews, Fife and rose to fame with her 2004 album Eye to the Telescope. She went on to win a Brit Award as Best Female Solo Artist and an Ivor Novello award for songwriting.
The 51-year-old moved to the US around 2014 and became a naturalized American citizen. She previously lived in Los Angeles and now resides in New Mexico.
Taking to Instagram on Friday to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Suddenly I See hitmaker recounted where she was on that day in 2001, and the song she wrote off the back of the devastation.
She wrote: “I was living in Edinburgh, trying to get somewhere as a musician. I was up early, and walked past a TV & Electronics store window, and every single TV was showing what was happening in New York. It didn’t feel real.
“I immediately called my dad, I needed to hear his voice. My song ‘Under the Weather’ was written after the events of 9/11, how it made all of us want to be near our loved ones and hold them close. How people are our home.
“My thoughts and my heart are with those today who lost their lives, those who lost their loved ones, and all the incredible heroes who did everything they could to help.”
On her US citizenship, she said: “I am an American now, and I love being one. This date will always be a harsh reminder that there are those who do not want us to thrive, or even exist. So I will thrive more, exist brighter, and remember.”
The musician spoke about becoming a US citizen with comedian Craig Ferguson on his series Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose earlier this year. She said: “I remember the ceremony and kind of getting an idea of the commitment of it – giving up your allegiance to any other nation… it feels serious…
“I feel so lucky. So many people would love to be American and they can’t do it. People have died. Many people die today trying to get this and I’ve got it in my hands and I’ve done it and it’s a big deal.”
The US marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with memorial ceremonies in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
All living US presidents bar Donald Trump attended a ceremony in New York at the site of the World Trade Center where about 2,700 died after hijackers crashed two planes into the Twin Towers.
Another plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, with a memorial service taking place there to remember those who died on board Flight 93 after passengers tried to regain control of the cockpit.
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