PLACE OF BIRTH: London

DATE OF BIRTH: 26/04/75

PERSONAL MOTTO: Never, ever, ever, ever give up. (Ta, Mr Churchill).

STYLE OF MUSIC (IN FIVE WORDS): Melodic. Lyrical. Genre-hopping. Observational. Accessible.

DESCRIBE YOURSELF (IN FIVE WORDS): Melancholy, British, caustic, nosey, driven.

 

Born in London to a half-French father and Indian born mother, Pallot spent part of her childhood in India before settling in Jersey. In 2001, she released her debut album, ‘Dear Frustrated Superstar ’, in the UK through a major label – an experience which taught her, “many things, but especially that it’s never a good idea to make a video in which you fly.” Parting company with the mainstream music business, Pallot recorded her album ‘Fires’ between LA and her London home before releasing it on her own label, Idaho, in 2005. Produced by Howard Willing (Smashing Pumpkins), Wendy Melvoin (Prince and the Revolution) and Eric Rosse (Tori Amos), the record teams Pallot’s classical musical training with her love of country, folk and rock music – with influences including Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Carole King and Rufus Wainwright. After signing with 14th Floor Records, a re-issue of the album which was more “spangly,” and featured additional strings on some tracks, was released in April this year. It was recently certified gold in the UK when sales reached 100, 000. The first single from the revamped album was ‘Everybody’s Gone to War’ which became the third most played song on British radio the week before its release. Pallot has supported the likes of Sheryl Crow, James Blunt, Suzanne Vega , Joseph Ar thur and Ray LaMontagne. She was a crowd favourite at last year’s Guilfest and has recently played shows at Bush Hall, the ICA and the Bloomsbury Theatre.

Drink.

Owning a washer-dryer and knowing how to use it.

Joni Mitchell, Prince, David Bowie, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Glenn Gould and Benjamin Britten.

I’m moving away from scarves this year, and plan to knit my friends and family gloves for their Christmas presents.

I’d like to make another pop album, then a classical one, then go back to university to complete my literature degree and disappear off into the countryside somewhere. Maybe write a book . Maybe not. Dunno.

Richard Hawley’s beautiful album, ‘Coles Corner ’, and Wolfmother ’s eponymous debut.

Jeremy Paxman, because, um, he is so very commanding.

Be yourself, be kind and work hard and hope for the best. If that doesn’t work, drink and eat chocolate.

Being on a long car drive with my friends, switching the radio off and singing our favourite songs at the top of our voices.

How football has become only about money, and there is no such thing as a local hero in the UK Premiership. I think it’s really interesting that Italy’s World Cup winning squad is made up entirely of players who do not play in teams outside Italy. And the way the worst examples of womanhood attach themselves to these dumbass overpaid thugs and then get feted in celeb mags. While on the subject of crap publications, nothing made me crosser than seeing David Cameron on the cover of a certain lad mag, and when he patronised an entire nation with his quote about bigging-up one of the most evil supermarket giants on the planet. The people who lead us are not fit to clean our boots.

My fourth copy of Nick Drake’s ‘Five Leaves Left’ while I was on tour, because I hadn’t put it in my iPod and I was desperate to hear it suddenly.

Shit. This is hard. It’s one of my favourites, but I have so many. But I’m going to say Patti Smith’s ‘Gloria’, because when I croak that’s the one they’ll get at my funeral .

Dead, I should imagine.

THE ALBUM ‘FIRES’ IS AVAILABLE NOW AND NEW SINGLE ‘SOPHIA’ WILL BE RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH 14TH FLOOR RECORDS. NERINA IS PLAYING THE V FESTIVAL AND A HEADLINE SHOW AT REGENTS PARK THEATRE ON SEPTEMBER 3^RD