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Newton NC, United States (1989 – present)

Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. She is married to English sound engineer Mark Hawley, with whom she has one child, Natashya “Tash” Lórien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000.

Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full scholarship to the Peabody Institute at John’s Hopkins University, the youngest person ever to have been admitted, at age five. She was expelled at age eleven for, in her own words, insisting on playing by ear and because of her interest in popular rock music.

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 her 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,” her most commercially successful single in the U.S. to date.

As of 2005, Amos had sold 12 million records worldwide. 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.

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2	Winter full track	2,055
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6	What Child, Nowell full track	1,685
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8	A Silent Night With You full track	1,442
9	Silent All These Years full track	1,427
10	Precious Things full track	1,346
11	Harps Of Gold full track	1,300
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Kayna22 wrote:
3 hours ago

love Tori Amos,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.

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Isopropano wrote:
6 hours ago

queerella: it must be a really really bad joke

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Kayna22 wrote:
yesterday evening

love Tori Amos,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.

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Kayna22 wrote:
yesterday evening

love Tori Amos,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.

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_pinksandposies wrote:
yesterday evening

Love how Tori has been in my weekly top artists for a whole year.

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tomothyLOL wrote:
yesterday morning

I keep seeing ads for Tori Amos and I CANNOT stop thinking that she looks like a robot.

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pechorkinname wrote:
yesterday morning

Happy New Year, Tori.

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Deardeadfriend wrote:
Wednesday evening

Top 10 of the 90's? Wow, that's rather hard. 1.) Spark 2.) Professional Widow 3.) Past the mission 4.) Liquid diamonds 5.) Winter 6.) Caught a lite sneeze 7.) Precious things 8.) Playboy mommy 9.) Baker baker 10.) Northern lad

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Warrior_Bard wrote:
Wednesday evening

Top Ten of the Decade: 1. A Sorta Fairytale 2. Digital Ghost 3. Gold Dust 4. Crazy 5. Taxi Ride 6. Ruby Through The Looking Glass 7.Flavor 8. Almost Rosey 9. Welcome to England 10. Bouncing Off Clouds

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Pan_Totencham wrote:
Wednesday evening

"what about top 10 during the 90s?" <=== wow, is that possible? ok, i'll try... Professional Widow, In the Springtime of His Voodoo, Precious Things, Me and a Gun, Yes Anastacia, Bells for Her, Raspberry Swril, Bliss, Hotel, Datura... no. there's so many tracks in my mind rite nao I haven't listed...

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queerella wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

...and did u see the end of the video on that link ? so creepy :S

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queerella wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

http://www.smashbox.com/ToriAmos ---- "get the look" ? no thx :S :S

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karolcia_1993 wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Top Ten of the Decade: 1. A Sorta Fairytale 2. I Can't See New York 3. Amber Waves 4. Sleeps With Butterflies 5. Taxi Ride 6. Digital Ghost 7. Fast Horse 8. Mrs. Jesus 9. Almost Rosey 10. A Silent Night With You/Pancake For the 90s: 1. Northern Lad 2. Tear In Your Hand 3. Caught A Lite Sneeze 4. Muhammad My Friend 5. Cornflake Girl 6. Liquid Diamonds 7. Playboy Mommy 8. Spring Haze/1000 Oceans 9. Past The Mission 10. Winter/ Crucify

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xanti_j wrote:
Wednesday morning

wonderful pic <3

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_KevMusic_ wrote:
Wednesday morning

For the 90s: 1. Spark 2. Liquid Diamonds 3. Spring Haze 4. Father Lucifer 5. Little Earthquakes 6. Flying Dutchman 7. Hotel 8. Icicle 9. Space Dog 10. Sister Janet - and this will change constantly too of course. They all swathe.

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NSX4evr2006 wrote:
Wednesday morning

Top Ten of the Decade: Big Wheel, General Joy, Flavor, Bouncing Off Clouds, Amber Waves, Taxi Ride, Wednesday, I Can't See New York, Virginia ... + the rest of Scarlet's Walk

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emcxmc wrote:
Wednesday morning

Every little thing she does is magic.

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intheluminol wrote:
Tuesday evening

90s: 1. Caught a Lite Sneeze 2. Cruel 3. Juarez 4. Space Dog 5. Father Lucifer 6. Marianne 7. Yes, Anastasia 8. Pretty Good Year 9. Hotel 10. Spring Haze (excluded b-sides because it's already too hard with the albums)

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TrveVictimizer wrote:
Tuesday evening

love this pic so much. grrrr!!!

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uberbjork wrote:
Tuesday evening

what about top 10 during the 90s? [golden era haha] 1. Bliss [her best song period] 2. Precious Things 3. Liquid Diamonds 4. Girl 5. Sugar 6. Spark 7. Honey 8. Marianne 9. 1000 Oceans 10. Concertina. but of course this will change in about 10 minutes.

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