American singer-songwriter and pianist born August 22, 1963, in Newton, North Carolina. First gained prominence as a member of the synth-pop band Y Kant Tori Read (1988) before launching a solo career as a confessional piano-driven singer-songwriter.
Released 16 studio albums between Little Earthquakes (1992) and Ocean to Ocean (2021). Critical peak: Little Earthquakes, Under the Pink (1994), Boys for Pele (1996), and From the Choirgirl Hotel (1998). Co-founded RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) in 1994.