Pallot was born in London, but spent most of her childhood on the island of Jersey. Her mother is from India, whilst her father is native born from Jersey. Early in life, she spent some time living in India, but spent most of her early school years in Jersey. From there she won a scholarship to Wellington College, a famous military public school in England. Her time at this school provides much of the personal inspiration behind her single Everybody’s Gone to War as several of her school friends were directly involved in the Iraq war.
Nerina Pallot is classically trained in singing and piano, and then engaged in a peripatetic career around the fringes of the music industry. Outside these various industry-related jobs, Nerina Pallot was an active part-time musician with an ambition to follow a career in performing and song writing. At some point her career took her to her favourite job of this time, as PA to the music industry executive Andrew King; a key figure in the management of Pink Floyd from its earliest days. Still following her ambition to pursue a musical career, Pallot signed to Polydor in her mid-20s, despite misgivings from Andrew King. This signing resulted in the release of an album containing self-penned songs; the ironically titled Dear Frustrated Superstar (2001). However, singles released from this album failed to make a sales mark as did the album. Following this, Nerina Pallot was dropped by Polydor among some bitter recriminations which are documented on her web site. This experience was later to lead to the writing of Mr. King, a touching, and very probably unique tribute to a senior music industry executive.
Following this episode, Nerina Pallot returned to University to study English with a partially formed plan to become an English teacher. However, during her studies she rekindled a love of lyrical English and started to write again. The song Idaho came from this period, using the state as a metaphor for the place where she wanted to actively steer her life, rather than just letting it drift. Idaho, Mr. King, and Everybody’s Gone to War became three of the tracks that made up her second album Fires. This was, in part, financed by money from her publishers, Chrysalis, who had remained faithful, and partly through re-mortgaging her home. As important was the extensive good-will and contacts that she could call upon within the industry in both London and Los Angeles. The eventual album was released under her own label Idaho which, despite rave reviews, failed to make significant sales headway. This, and subsequent activities, lead to an early termination of her degree course, but she has expressed a desire to complete it.
Nerina Pallot persisted by extensively touring the country, and sometimes Europe, supporting acts such as Missy Higgins, Sheryl Crow, James Blunt, Suzanne Vega, Joseph Arthur, and Ray LaMontagne. This, and a very active and acerbic presence on MySpace resulted in a considerable word-of-mouth following. Typical of many of her contemporary artists in the Internet world, she is strongly supported by a group of dedicated fans, connected via so-called social networking sites. Nerina Pallot also benefits from support within influential parts of the media including the BBC.
Eventually this activity and support resulted in Nerina Pallot being signed to the Warner label 14th Floor who specialise in promoting acts with a partially established following. Fires received a slight makeover, and was re-released under the 14th Floor label. Everybody’s Gone to War was released as a single with a video filmed in a Los Angeles supermarket in the style of a Hollywood war film, save being staged as a “food-fight”. A second single, a remixed Sophia, was released in early October 2006. Learning to Breathe is to be released in early 2007 as the third single under the 14th Floor label.
During the summer of 2006 Nerina appeared at many music festivals, promotional and charity events. For the autumn months she is touring intensively in the UK and Europe as a headline act.
During her early 2007 tour of the UK and Ireland, Nerina Pallot reprised several songs from her Dear Frustrated Superstar period, possibly marking a coming to terms with a dark period in her career.
In 2007 Nerina Pallot was nominated for a Brit Award in the Best British Female category won by Amy Winehouse. Such was the unexpected nature of this nomination to her, that she had already set the date, St. Valentine’s day 2007 for her marriage to the music video producer Andrew Chatterley, both briefly leaving the reception in London for the award show.
Nerina Pallot released her third studio album "The Graduate" in 2009, on her own label. Nerina worked with many writers for the album but when it came down to the final tracklist only Pallot written material has made the cut. She wrote in her blog that she had approximately 60 viable songs. The album title refers to Pallot's 2009 graduation from university with a first-class honours English Literature degree.
Nerina Pallot and her husband Andy Chatterly wrote the title track and third single, "Better Than Today" from Kylie Minogue's 2010 studio album, "Aphrodite". Pallot signed with Geffon Records and released "Year Of The Wolf" in 2011. The album's title comes from her son, Wolfie, with whom she was pregnant during the recording of the album. Lead single "Put Your Hands Up" was originally written for Kylie Minogue.
Confide In Me
Nerina Pallot Lyrics
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I view from afar
Should I offer some assistance?
Should it matter who you are?
[Chorus]
We all get hurt by love
And we all have our cross to bear
A problem should be shared
Confide in me [Repeat x2]
I can keep a secret
And throw away the key
But sometimes to release it
Is to set our children free
[Chorus]
Confide in me [Repeat x4]
Stick or twist
The choice is yours
Hit or miss
What's mine is yours
Stick or twist
The choice is yours
Hit or miss
What's mine is yours
[Chorus]
Confide in me [Repeat x6]
In Nerina Pallot's song "Confide in Me," the singer takes on the role of an observer, standing at a distance and viewing a situation from afar. She questions whether or not she should offer assistance and wonders if it matters who the person in question is. The chorus suggests that everyone experiences hurt and difficulty in love, and that by confiding in someone, a problem may be shared and better understood.
Throughout the song, the lyrics demonstrate a desire for understanding and connection between people. The singer claims that she can keep a secret and throw away the key, but that sometimes releasing one's burdens can set them free. The repeated refrain of "confide in me" serves as a plea for honesty and vulnerability, suggesting that only through being open with one another can we hope to overcome life's challenges.
Line by Line Meaning
I stand in the distance
I am observing from a distance
I view from afar
I am watching from a remote place
Should I offer some assistance?
Do you require my help?
Should it matter who you are?
Your identity doesn't change my willingness to help
[Chorus] We all get hurt by love
Everyone experiences pain from love
And we all have our cross to bear
We all face our own struggles
But in the name of understanding now
At this moment, let's strive for empathy
A problem should be shared
It's helpful to share your problems with others
Confide in me [Repeat x2]
Trust me with your secrets
I can keep a secret
I am capable of keeping confidences
And throw away the key
I will not share your secret
But sometimes to release it
However, sometimes it's necessary to tell someone
Is to set our children free
To provide healing and freedom to ourselves and future generations
[Chorus]
Everyone feels pain, we have our struggles, and it's helpful to share our problems with others
Confide in me [Repeat x4]
I am a safe person to talk to about your problems
Stick or twist
Decide whether to continue on a particular course of action or try something new
The choice is yours
You have to make the decision that's right for you
Hit or miss
There is a chance for both success and failure
What's mine is yours
I share what I have with you
[Chorus]
Everyone feels pain, we have our struggles, and it's helpful to share our problems with others
Confide in me [Repeat x6]
I am a trustworthy person who you can confide in
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: JEFFREY DAVID STEVENS, TIM NICHOLS, BLUE MILLER
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James Holland
Nerina deserves so much more recognition and chart success for her work, her voice is amazing. Kylie and her should work together a lot more.
martindonaldson
Ah bless her for bigging up & singing one of Kylie's songs. Am so glad Nerina wrote BETTER THAN TODAY & let Kylie record it.
Ghraladean
wow wow wow! All you freakin' lucky British dudes to see her at such gigs! :-)
Steve Cowdry
Awesome -play in Bath?
sliverl7
+1 Martin Kylie's lucky to work with such a MUSICAL TALENT as Nerina(just as she is lucky to work with an iconic entertainer of our times as Kylie)i wish her all the best in her solo success-hopefully the success of the track will give awareness of the musical talent behind hit-shes got the whole package,raw writing/musical talent,voice,looks,stage presence a real wake up from the diabolical manufactured boy band dross,eg Take That,we have to put up with due to trapped older women fantasizing:(