Tori Amos

Date of Birth: August 22, 1963
Place of Birth: Not available

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Tori Amos

Director, Writer, Actress, Producer, Composer, Musician

"I know I'm an acquired taste: I'm anchovies. And not everyone wants those hairy little things. If I was potato chips, I could go more places."

Tori Amos Mini-Bio

Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is a ten-time Grammy Award-nominated American pianist and singer-songwriter of dual British and American citizenship. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley, with whom she has one child, Natashya "Tash" Lórien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000.

Amos was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument. She is known for emotionally intense songs that cover a wide range of subjects including sexuality, religion and personal tragedy. Some of her charting singles include "Crucify", "Silent All These Years", "Cornflake Girl", "Caught a Lite Sneeze", "Professional Widow", "Spark", and "A Sorta Fairytale".

Amos had sold 12 million records worldwide as of 2005 and has also enjoyed a large cult following. Having a history of making eccentric and at times ribald comments during concerts and interviews, she has earned a reputation for being highly idiosyncratic. As a social commentator and sometimes activist, some of the topics she has been most vocal about include feminism, religion, and sexuality.

She has appeared in a number of TV shows mostly as herself and had appeared as the Wedding Singer on the 2003 movie, Mona Lisa Smile. Her music and work has been used again and again on countless tv shows and movies since the late 80s. "Siren" - OST for Great Expectations 1998 and "Talula" - OST for Twister 1996, are just to name a few.

Featured Tori Amos Public Domain Video:

Tori Amos: Take to the Sky

Tori Amos Information:

Birth Name:

Myra Ellen Amos

Birthplace:

Old Catawba Hospital in Newton, North Carolina

Eye color:

Light Brown

Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)

Nickname(s):

'T' or Tori

Zodiac Sign:

Leo

Trademark:

Flame-red hair, couture outfits and expensive shoes.

Education:

Baltimore, Maryland's Peabody Conservatory
Richard Montgomery High School

Family:

Husband: Mark Hawley
Daughter: Natashya Lorien (Tash) Hawley
Father: Reverend Edison Amos
Mother: Mary Ellen Amos
Brother: Michael Amos
Sister: Marie Amos

Resides in:

Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Also has houses in Florida and Ireland

Charities/Causes:

Supports RAINN
(the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network)
Official Website: http://www.rainn.org

Official Site:

http://www.toriamos.com

New Album: Abnormally Attracted to Sin - Out on stores on May 19th!

Abnormally Attracted to Sin Released: May 19, 2009 | Label: Republic | # of CDs: 1

CD Track Listing:
01. Give	4:13	09. Police Me	3:52
02. Welcome To England	4:05	10. That Guy	4:02
03. Strong Black Vine	3:27	11. Abnormally Attracted To Sin	5:33
04. Flavor	4:05	12. 500 Miles	4:05
05. Not Dying Today	4:01	13. Mary Jane	2:41
06. Maybe California	4:24	14. Starling	4:02
07. Curtain Call	4:52	15. Fast Horse	3:52
08. Fire To Your Plain	3:01	16. Ophelia	4:42
		17. Lady In Blue	7:12

Tori Amos Interview for Making Abnormally Attracted to Sin

Nominations

Grammy Awards
1995 — Best Alternative Music Album (for Under The Pink).
1997 — Best Alternative Music Album (for Boys For Pele).
1999 — Best Alternative Music Album (for From the Choirgirl Hotel).
1999 — Female Rock Vocal Performance (for "Raspberry Swirl").
2000 — Best Alternative Music Album (for To Venus and Back).
2000 — Female Rock Vocal Performance (for "Bliss").
2002 — Best Alternative Music Album (for Strange Little Girls).
2002 — Female Rock Vocal Performance (for "Strange Little Girl").
2004 — Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Packaging (for Scarlet's Walk).
2004 — Best Dance Remix (for "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas").
MTV Video Music Awards
1992 — Best Female Video (for "Silent All These Years").
1992 — Best Cinematography in a Video (for "Silent All These Years").
1992 — Best New Artist In a Video (for "Silent All These Years").
1992 — Breakthrough Video (for "Silent All These Years").

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Fade to Red (Unrated, 2006)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip (R, 2004)
Tori Amos: A Sorta Fairytale (Unrated, 2003)
Tori Amos: The Video Collection: Fade to Red (Unrated, 1991)

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