Nerina Pallot

Nerina Pallot
Nerina Pallot at Cornbury Music Festival, 2006
Background information
Birth name	Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot
Born	(1974-04-26) 26 April 1974 (age 42) London, England
Origin	Jersey, Channel Islands
Genres	Pop rock, alternative rock, indie pop
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Polydor Records (2000–2002) Idaho Records (2004–2005) 14th Floor Records (2005–2008) Echo Label (2009–2010) Geffen (2010–present)

Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot (born 26 April 1974, London) is a British singer, songwriter and producer, who has released five albums and over a dozen EPs. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2007 BRIT Awards and nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for "Sophia" in the category of 'Best Song (musically and lyrically)' in the same year. Besides her own material, Pallot has written songs for Kylie Minogue and Diana Vickers. She mostly tours around the UK and is married to record producer Andy Chatterley.

Although she was born in London, Pallot was brought up in Jersey by a half-French father and a mother from Allahabad, India together with her sister. Pallot played piano as a child and wrote her first song aged 13. She has identified seeing singer and pianist Kate Bush perform her hit song "This Woman's Work" on television series Wogan as a catalyst for her to pursue a music career. She attended Jersey College for Girls and received a music scholarship for Wellington College.

Pallot released her debut album, Dear Frustrated Superstar, on Polydor records in August 2001. This spawned two singles, "Patience" and "Alien". She was subsequently dropped from the label mainly due to failing sales. The album was eventually re-issued several years later after her second album, Fires had become a commercial success. Her then-manager Richard Ogden noted that his company spent "three years managing her while she had a huge record deal and was a massive priority for Polydor. We did the best job we possibly could, but it just didn’t happen".