Lily Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English recording artist, talk show host, and actress. She is the daughter of actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from glam rock to alternative. A year later, Lily abandoned school to concentrate on improving her music. After this, she created several demo songs, and near the end of 2005, created a profile on MySpace, where she made her recordings public.
A contract was signed with label Regal Recordings, as the people watching her videos rose in thousands. In 2006 Lily began working on her first studio album and her first single Smile, reached number one in the singles chart in July.
Her debut record, Alright, Still, was well received on the international market, selling over 2.6 million copies and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She then began hosting her own talk-show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three.
Her second major album release, It's Not Me, It's You, was a big shift in the genre she had previously gone for. The album had more of an electro feel to it rather thatn the ska feel from her first one. The album made it to number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. From this album came the popular hit singles 'The Fear' and 'Fuck You'. In August she announced her pregnancy and began a break. Earlier she has discussed plans to write for other artists, launch a record label and open a fashion rental shop during her break. This is yet to happen.
Georgia Angove
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