Nerina Pallot

[Mad_Cactuar]

I was just idly doing some household chores while the TV was switched on yesterday. Suddenly, this beautiful piano was audible and an even more beautiful voice appeared. There was this girl singing in some desert in the evening with strong winds and fire and stuff. But her singing and music were way captivating. It made me speechless and I kept on shouting at my brother so he would shut up while I watched the TV.

I found out it was Nerina Pallot and her second single "Sophia", due to be released next month from her album Fires. This song is amazing, I uploaded it on YSI. Try it if you're interested.

http://download.yousendit.com/E57387AA10EFEA45

And who else to describe things than Wiki? Here's the dirt...

Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot (born April 26, 1975) is a Jersey recording artist. She was born in London to a half-French father and mother from Allahabad in India. In early 2006 she became engaged to Howard Willing, the producer of her Fires album.



Fires was preceded by a download-only single, "Everybody's Gone To War". A second single from the record, "Damascus" was released in June 2005, and a third, "All Good People" (a Radio 2 single of the week) was released in September 2005.

After signing with 14th Floor Records, a re-issue of the album which was more 'spangly' (Pallot's words) and featured additional strings on some tracks, was released on April 24, 2006, earning Pallot a chart success by reaching #21. 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 was playlisted on most major British radio stations. A video can be seen on most music television stations and on her MySpace profile. The single became a 'turntable hit', becoming the third most played song on British radio the week before its release, and it reached #14 in the UK singles chart.

The second single from the album is scheduled to be "Sophia", a re-recorded version, created in LA along with producer Mitchell Froom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerina_Pallot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fires_(Nerina_Pallot_album)

http://entertainment.timesonline.co....117837,00.html

Originally Posted by Times Online

But it does mean that, in live performances now, Pallot owns the stage. It’s not just that she swaps from guitar to piano with ease, and that her voice sounds, if anything, better than on record. It’s that she’s having fun, bantering between songs with the crowd. “Is anyone here called Heidi?” she calls out. A pause. “Good,” she smiles, “because she is a *******ing ***** and this song is about her.”