Lily Allen

Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Her musical career began in 2005 when she was signed to Regal Recordings and began publishing her vocal recordings on the social networking site Myspace. Their popularity resulted in airplay on BBC Radio 1. Her 2006 debut commercial single, "Smile", reached number one on the UK Singles Chart by July of that year and received double Platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Allen's debut studio album, Alright, Still (2006), was met with positive critical reception, peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, and sold over 2.6 million copies worldwide. The album also yielded a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album and spawned the follow up singles "LDN" and "Alfie". Her second studio album, It's Not Me, It's You (2009), debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts, and spawned the singles "The Fear", "Not Fair" and "Fuck You". This success saw her receive the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist at the 2010 Brit Awards. Allen and Amy Winehouse were credited with starting a process that led to the "year of the women" media label in 2009 that saw five female artists making music of "experimentalism and fearlessness" nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her third album, Sheezus (2014), peaked atop the UK Albums Chart once more, while her fourth album, No Shame (2018) peaked at number eight. Allen also ventured into other careers; in 2008, she hosted her own television talk show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three before launching her own record label, In the Name Of, in 2011. In 2018, Allen released her autobiographical book, My Thoughts Exactly. As an actress, Allen appeared in the 2019 film How to Build a Girl. In 2021, she made her West End debut in the new play 2:22 A Ghost Story, for which she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress. She is a daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen.

West End Girl - 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000000Z

100 Greatest Christmas Songs Ever - 2022-09-30T00:00:00.000000Z

No Shame - 2018-06-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Sheezus (Deluxe Edition) - 2014-04-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Happy Hour: The Greatest Hits - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Truth About Love - 2012-09-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Fuck You Remix EP - 2009-11-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Smile - 2009-05-25T00:00:00.000000Z

LDN - 2009-05-22T00:00:00.000000Z

It's Not Me, It's You - 2009-01-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Version - 2007-04-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Alright, Still - 2006-07-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Alright, Still (Bonus Track Version) - 2006-05-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Roll The Dice (feat. Stamina MC & Lily Allen) [The Sauce Remix] - 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Sweet Like Chocolate (feat. Lily Allen) - 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

1% - 2019-07-10T00:00:00.000000Z

What You Waiting For? (Popcaan Remix) - 2019-04-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Roll The Dice (feat. Stamina MC & Lily Allen) - 2018-11-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Spotify Singles - 2018-09-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Lost My Mind (Michael Calfan Respect Remix) - 2018-07-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Lost My Mind - 2018-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Higher - 2018-03-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Three - 2018-03-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Trigger Bang (feat. Giggs) - 2017-12-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Spotify Sessions - 2014-04-28T00:00:00.000000Z