13 Facts About Nai Palm

Nai Palm was born Naomi Grace Saalfield on May 15,1989 in Melbourne, Australia.

Nai Palm lived for a time with a family who ran a wildlife sanctuary for native animals where she developed a love and attachment to the natural world.

Nai Palm's aunt had an acoustic guitar, and Nai learned to harmonize with it.

Nai Palm started using "Nai Palm" as a professional name while working as a fire performer.

In 2017, Nai Palm released her debut solo album Needle Paw, which was possibly named after a desert flower.

Nai Palm worked with Australian indigenous performer Jason Guwanbal Gurruwiwi on the album.

Nai Palm explained that working on a solo album gave her greater flexibility to work on her guitar sounds and the challenge of releasing a more raw and personal record.

In June 2018, Nai Palm was featured on the album Scorpion by Drake, who has spoken highly of both her and Hiatus Kaiyote.

Nai Palm sang on a partial cover version of "More Than a Woman" by Aaliyah, which appears at the end of Drake's "Is There More".

Nai Palm is known for her personal style and adornment, and her self-created make-up style has been noted by fashion magazines.

Nai Palm has a facial tattoo that replicates a scar inflicted by a crow that she cared for as a child.

Nai Palm opted out of breast reconstruction in the hope to challenge beauty standards, but had a decorative golden likeness modeled of her breast before it was removed that she plans to wear in her stage costumes.

Nai Palm is known for traveling with her ring-neck parrot named Charlie Parker, which died in 2019.