Lily Rose Beatrice Allen, an English singer-songwriter and actor, was born on May 2, 1985. She is the daughter of filmmaker Alison Owen and actor Keith Allen. Her musical career began in 2005 when she posted some of her vocal recordings online. The exposure led to BBC Radio 1 playback and a recording deal with Regal Recordings.
In July 2006, “Smile,” her debut single for a mass audience, peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart. With sales of more than 2.6 million copies worldwide and nominations for the Grammy Awards, the Brit Awards, and the MTV Video Music Awards, Allen’s debut album, Alright, Still, was warmly appreciated.
When her family went on vacation to Ibiza, Allen told her mother she was staying with friends but ended up staying in Sant Antoni de Portmany instead. At the age of 15, she made money by working at a Plastic Fantastic record store and dealing with ecstasy.
In Ibiza, Allen met her first manager, George Lamb. She first recorded the vocals for her father’s song “On Me Head Not Off Me Head” for Mike Bassett: England Manager in 2001, and she was featured in her father’s group Fat Les’ song “Who Invented Fish and Chips” in 2002.
She began working with music producers and recorded a demo. She was turned down by several labels, which she attributed to her drinking and being Keith Allen’s daughter. In 2002, she has signed with London Records thanks to her father’s connections. When the executive who had signed her left, the label lost interest, and she left without releasing many of her father’s folk songs.
She then studied horticulture with the intention of becoming a florist, but she changed her mind and returned to music. Allen began writing songs in 2004 when her manager introduced her to the production duo Future Cut. They worked in a small studio in an office building’s basement.
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Lily Allen revealed this to DJ Fat Tony on The Recovery podcast. “So I started taking this drug called Adderall, which is similar to speed, to lose weight,” she says.