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Lily Allen
Lily Allen performing in New York City in June 2007
Background information
Birth name	Lily Rose Beatrice Allen
Born	2 May 1985 (1985-05-02) (age 23) Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, talk show host
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar[1]
Years active	2005–present
Label(s)	Regal Records Capitol Records (USA)
Website	LilyAllenMusic.com MySpace

Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and television presenter. Best known for her songs "Smile" and "LDN" and their Mockney style, Allen is the daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Allen also hosts her own BBC Three talk show Lily Allen and Friends.^[2]

Her single "Smile" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006. In December 2006, her debut album Alright, Still was voted the third best album of the year by Mixmag.^[3] In 2007, it was nominated for the award of Best British Album at the BRIT Awards and for Best New Artist at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. The album was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award in the category of "Best Alternative Music Album".^[4] Alright, Still has sold over 2,500,000 copies worldwide.

A second album entitled It's Not Me, It's You will be released 9 February 2009.

The year 2008 has seen Allen becoming an activist for several causes. She has lobbied for legislation that subsidises environmentally-friendly housing, and is working on a benefit concert to deal with London's knife crime issue. Additionally, a song called Guess Who Batman?, which will be released on her new album, condemns homophobia and hatred.

Allen's non career activities have been the subject of extensive press coverage in both in the tabloid and mainstream media. In 2006 and 2007 Allen made comments critical of other musicians. 2008 has seen public incidents that were described as rude, embarrassing or alcohol-fuelled. Allen used her MySpace blog to criticise press coverage and defend and criticise her own behaviour.

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