Tracey Thorn (born Tracey Anne Thorn on September 26, 1962, in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire) is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything but the Girl. She grew up in Hatfield, Hertfordshire and studied English at the University of Hull, where she graduated in 1984 with First Class Honours. She lives with her husband [1] and bandmate Ben Watt in North London. The couple have twin daughters born in 1998 and a son born in 2001.