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"Lily Rose Beatrice Allen" (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and television chat show host. Best-known for her songs, 'Smile' and 'LDN', 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". (BBC - Lily Allen and Friends)

Her single 'Smile' reached number one on the UK singles charts in July 2006. In December 2006, her debut album "Alright, Still" was voted the third best album of the year by Mixmag.Mixmag, December 2006 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'. (The Envelope Please Los Angeles Times 6 December 2007)

Early years

Allen was born in Hammersmith, west London, daughter of Welsh-born comedian Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen.Barratt, Nick. ('Family detective') . "The Daily Telegraph". May 19, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2007. She and her family eventually settled in the North London borough of Islington. She has an older sister, Sarah; a younger brother, Alfie Owen-Allen (who was the subject of her song 'Alfie'); and a younger sister Rebecca. She also has a number of half-siblings. Lily Allen lived for a while with comedian Harry Enfield while her mother dated him. She is the god-daughter of Wild Colonials vocalist Angela McCluskey and is also the god-daughter of late Clash singer and guitarist, Joe Strummer.

In 1988, Allen appeared on "The Comic Strip Presents..." episode 'The Yob', which her father had co-written. ("The Comic Strip Presents...' The Yob (1988)') . Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 25, 2007. When Allen was four years old, her father left the family.Walker, Andrew. ('Faces of the week') . BBC News. July 21, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2007. Allen claims to have grown up with her mother in a working class environment, living in a council house environment for most of her childhood. ('Flowered up') . "The Guardian". June 23, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2007. This certainly seems at odds with the fact that she attended some of England's costliest public schools; Allen attended 13 schools in all, including Prince Charles's junior alma mater, Hill House School, Millfield and Bedales School, and was expelled from several of them for drinking, smoking and performing fellatio. ('Lily Allen Admits to Giving a Blowjob and Getting Expelled. We Love Her!') . "Rolling Stone". May 24, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2007.

Allen told "Loveline" that at age 11 she was singing an Oasis tune in the schoolyard when a teacher overheard her and told her she had talent and suggested she do something with it. She took singing lessons with the teacher. She sang at a school play and claimed that the audience was brought to tears at the sight of a troubled young girl doing something good. At that point Allen said she knew that music was something she needed to do either as a lifelong vocation or to get it out of her system. She became a member of the Groucho Club at the age of 17 and in her free time, she listened to artists such as The Specials, T.Rex, and Happy Mondays and read.Phares, Heather. ('Lily Allen >) Biography']. All Music Guide. 2007. Retrieved June 27, 2007 (Lily Allen on) Allen made an appearance as a lady-in-waiting in the 1998 film "Elizabeth", co-produced by her mother, Alison Owen. ('Elizabeth (1998) - Full cast and crew') . Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 25, 2007. She dropped out of school at age fifteen, not wanting to 'spend a third of her life preparing to work for the next third of her life, to set herself up with a pension for the next third of her life.' After her family went to Ibiza on vacation, Allen told her mother that she was staying with friends but remained in Sant Antoni de Portmany instead. She earned money by working at a Plastic Fantastic record store and dealing in ecstasy.Sawyer, Miranda. ('Pictures of lily') . "The Observer". May 21, 2006. Retrieved from "Guardian Unlimited" June 23, 2007.==Personal life==At age 15, Allen spent four weeks at The Priory clinic under 24 hour watch after the singer, distraught over a breakup with a boyfriend, took an overdose and tried to cut her wrists. Allen recently told "The Sunday Times" that 'In my teens I did experiment with drugs? and 'I don't know anyone now who isn't a drug-taker, in recovery from drugs, or on prescription drugs'. (Lily Allen took an overdose at 15, says mum Showbizspy 11 December, 2007) In November 2007, the singer revealed that she has been diagnosed with a heart murmur. The singer sparked concern when she shed 19lbs (8.6kg) and dropped from a UK size 12 to a size eight in just six weeks. Allen explained the weight loss on cutting back on the 'crap' she eats and going to the gym three times a week to do a 'hardcore routine' as a reaction to the diagnosis. (Lily Allen discovers heart murmur BBC 27 November, 2007) Allen suffered a miscarriage on 16 January 2008 after returning from holiday with Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers. The child would have been the first for both parties. The couple met in September, 2007. The pregnancy was said to have changed Allen's entire outlook on life. (Lily Allen has lost her baby The Sun 17 January, 2008) ("Lily Allen suffers a miscarriage") BBC News retrieved January 18, 2008 Allen returned to work on 23 January. The singer was said to be 'incredibly low at the moment, but doesn't want to let her fans down'. She has stated that she wants to try for another baby as soon as the doctor gives her the 'all clear' sign (Lily Allen and web friends let loose on BBC3) . The Times 20 January, 2008 (Lily's Back To Work Sky Showbiz 21 January, 2008) According to the Allen's father her relationship with Ed Simons has ended. (Father hails 'fighter' Lily after 'very tough time Ireland Online 4 April, 2008) Allen was a smoker before she gave up the habit during her pregnancy. (Pregnant Lily Allen Vows To Quit The Fags - Entertainment News, Movie Reviews, Competitions - Entertainmentwise) .In an interview for Glamour magazine Allen said she stopped drinking during her failed pregnancy and has been staying at home during the evenings to avoid temptation making her 'sad and lonely'. Allen revealed she took ecstasy at age 14 (Lily Allen's miscarriage epiphany Boston Globe 4 March 2008) .In her blog Allen blamed the Paparazzi for smashing the windows of her car. She wrote that her friend was cut when she sat in the car and that she was angered and upset by what she called a scary situation.Allen's bedroom is decorated with paintings by Damien Hirst and Paul Simonon who was a member of the iconic punk rock group The Clash. (Lily Allen seeking solace in retail therapy Telegraph 17 April, 2008) Allen said she her dress size has increased from size 8 to a size 12. Allen blamed the stress of her television show for the increase in her weight and said she intends to be back at a size 8 by this summer. (Lily says TV flop made her fat Metro UK 22 April, 2008) ==Record label interest==Allen met her first manager, George Lamb, in Ibiza when he saved her from several assailants and sent her home.Swift, Jacqui. ('Lily: I'm a gobby bitch') . "The Sun". Retrieved June 23, 2007. Allen was rejected by several labels, which she attributed to her drinking and being the daughter of Keith Allen. Lily eventually used her father's connections to get signed to Warner Music in 2002.Salmon, Chris. ('Me, my dad and Dumbo') . "The Guardian". September 22, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2007. When the executive who had signed her left, the label lost interest and she left without releasing the folk songs they had presented her.Sisson, Patrick. ('Lily Allen: Mighty Aphrodite') . "URB", issue 143. March 29, 2007. Retrieved June 23, 2007.Allen studied horticulture with the intent of becoming a florist, but changed her mind and returned to music. She began writing songs, and her manager introduced her to production duo Future Cut in 2004. They worked in a small studio in the basement of an office building. In 2005 Allen was signed to Regal Records; they gave her GB£25,000 to produce an album, though they were unable to provide much support for it due to their preoccupation with other releases such as Coldplay's "X&Y" and Gorillaz' "Demon Days".Plagenhoef, Scott. ('Interview: Lily Allen') . Pitchfork Media. November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 24, 2007.==Popularity on MySpace==Allen created an account on MySpace and began posting demos in November 2005. The demos attracted thousands of listeners, and 500 limited edition 7' vinyl singles of 'LDN' were rush-released, reselling for as much as £40. Allen also produced two mixtapes - "My First Mixtape" and "My Second Mixtape" - to promote her work: they included tracks by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dizzee Rascal, and Ludacris. As she accumulated tens of thousands of MySpace friends, "The Observer Music Monthly", a magazine published in "The Observer", took interest. Few people outside of her label's A&R department knew who she was, so the label was slow in responding to publications wanting to report about her.In March 2006, "OMM" included an article about Allen's success through MySpace, and she received her first major mainstream coverage appearing in the magazine's cover story two months later. The success of her songs convinced her label to allow her more creative control over the album and to use some of the songs that she had written instead of attempts to work with mainstream producers. Allen decided to work with producers Greg Kurstin and Mark Ronson, finishing the rest of the album in two weeks.The social networking site was the primary hub for messages of support and condolence following her January 2008 miscarriage. (Lily Allen fans offer condolences after miscarriage NME 18 January 2008) (Web fans' love for brave Lil Nadine Linge Daily Star 19 January, 2008) Allen received a 2008 NME Award nomination for the category of 'Best Band Blog' (Record seven NME nominations for Arctic Monkeys The Times 29 January, 2008) As of 25 April ,2008 Allen's songs have been downloaded from her MySpace page 19 million times. (Click to download The Guardian Unlimited 25 April,2008) ==Debut album==Allen's debut album, "Alright, Still", was released as a limited-edition 12' vinyl in the UK on July 3, 2006; the full CD release followed in the UK and the rest of Europe on July 17, 2006. The album features between 11 and 14 tracks (depending on the copy of the CD), most of which were previewed on her MySpace page, (Lilymusic) - Lily Allen MySpace page including the single 'Smile' (the first song she ever wrote with Future Cut), 'LDN', 'Knock 'Em Out', and 'Alfie'. 'Friday Night', co-written with Jonny Bull, is also included, alongside 'Littlest Things', produced by Mark Ronson which among other works earned Ronson a 'Producer of the Year - Non Classical' 2008 Grammy Award (Grammy Scorecard The Envelope Los Angeles Times) . The album was released on January 30, 2007 in the United States, selling 34,000 copies to land #20 on the Billboard Album Charts. (Norah Jones Breaks McPheever, Beats 'Idol' Runner-Up To #1 - Madonna, Lily Allen also generate impressive first-week sales.) In September 2006, 'Smile' was made available on the United States version of Apple Inc.'s iTunes Music Store. As of December 2006, her music video for 'Smile' has been played on various music channels as well as the song getting a little airplay. She has also done several promotional ads for MTV as their "Discover and Download" artist of the month for January.On the week ending on January 28, 2007, British artists made chart history taking all Top 10 places in the Official UK Albums chart for the first time since the chart was established in 1956, according to British record labels trade association the BPI, the album "Alright, Still" was number nine that week. (BPI Official Website, UK talent celebrates first all-British Top 10 in UK chart history) "Entertainment Weekly" named "Alright, Still" as one of the top 10 albums of 2006 despite the fact that it had not yet been released in the U.S. The album was released in the United States on 30 January 2007, with 'Smile' serviced to radio in January as the first single. The U.S. version contains three additional tracks: 'Nan, You're A Window Shopper', 'Blank Expression' (on the iTunes version) and a new remix of 'Smile' by Mark Ronson.In concert, Allen performed a parody of 50 Cent's 'Window Shopper', called 'Nan, You're a Window Shopper', which was commercially released as a B-side to 'LDN', because approval was not given in time for the "Alright, Still" release. Nonetheless, the song appears on the U.S. version of "Alright, Still".== New Direction ==In April 2008 Allen was hard at work in the studio and said she was heading in a 'new direction'. She posted two new song demos on her My Space page and plans to release a mixtape shortly to give her fans and idea of what the new direction is. The new direction has been described as going away from ska and moving towards electro pop. (Lily Allen My Space Page blog "Yagga Yo" 17 April, 2008) The demo songs "I Don't Know' and 'I Could Say' have received positive reviews and was played more than 95,000 times as of 18 April.. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/04/lily_allen_expresses_profound.html Lily Allen Expresses Profound Disappointment in SelfNew York Magazine] (Allen gets dark in new album Indo Asian News Service 19 April, 2008) (New Lily Guardian Unlimited 18 April, 2008) (Lily Allen Leaks Her Own Songs on the Internet People 18 April 2008) (Click to download The Guardian Unlimited 25 April,2008) ==Recent activity==Allen provided backing vocals on the Basement Jaxx song 'Lights Go Down' (from "Crazy Itch Radio") and appears on tracks on Robbie Williams's latest album, "Rudebox" on the Manu Chao-cover 'Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus' (produced by Mark Ronson )and also on 'Keep On'. She also provides vocals on 'Rawhide' by Jamie T and 'Wanna Be' by Dizzee Rascal.On 5 March 2007 'Alfie' was released. It reached #15 in the UK Singles-Chart. Upon hearing this song, her brother Alfie threw her laptop out of a window in revenge. She sang on the Mark Ronson produced Kaiser Chiefs song 'Oh My God' (Mark Is Kaiser's Chief Daily Record 1 May, 2008) which reached #12 in the UK (downloads only), and number #8 in its second week of release.Allen performed to positive reviews ( Tom Breihan Village Voice) (New York Post April 13 2007) when Irving Plaza was rechristened as The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on April 11, 2007. Her style of cocktail dresses and athletic shoes gained popularity, resulting in the May 2007 premiere of Lily Loves, a line of dresses, shoes, and accessories sold through New Look.Croft, Claudia. ('Lily's new look') . "The Sunday Times". April 22, 2007. Retrieved June 24, 2007. Fashion gurus Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine were quick to praise her New Look range for being designed more for the 'curvy' women, rather than the clothing lines of Kate Moss and Madonna which they argue are only limited to the women with the slimmest figures.Editors at Daily Express. ('Lilly's All Smiles') . "Daily Express". August 14, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2007.She had a duet with rapper Dizzee Rascal on the song "Wanna Be" that appeared on Rascal's May 2007 Maths + English album. (New Recordings Philadelphia Inquirer 27 April, 2008) In June 2007, she hosted "The Friday Night Project", in which she showed her co-hosts and the audience her third nipple.Cummins, Fiona. ' (LILY NIPPLE TUBE HIT) ', The Daily Mirror, published July 19, 2007, accessed August 7, 2007.On 5 August 2007 Allen was detained at Los Angeles international airport for five hours and questioned over an alleged assault on a photographer in London in March. The U.S. authorities revoked her working visa though her manager denies this.She canceled her appearance in MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas and later sacked her music management company blaming them for her ban on entering America.In 2008, Allen's music will be featured in the film movie adaptation of Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel "Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance".On 28 December 2007 Allen opened the annual Harrods winter sale arriving in a green horse-drawn carriage. (Allen opens £1m-an-hour Harrods sale Telegraoh 29 December, 2007) Allen turned down an offer to launch her own range of maternity wear because she felt her early pregnancy is a bad example that would send the wrong message to young girls. (Lily Allen 'I'm not the best example' New Musial Express 29 December, 2007) Allen appeared on Channel 4 "The Big Fat Quiz of the Year", hosted by Jimmy Carr which was broadcast on 30 December 2007, she was on the same team as Jonathan Ross. Their team were second, beaten by Rob Brydon and David Mitchell by one point.Allen canceled a scheduled appearance at this years Isle of Wight Festival telling festival promoter John Giddings the reason for the cancellation is because her album is behind schedule. Giddings said that the reason given is not acceptable and possibly a lie. Giddings has decided not to sue her (Allen snub angers festival boss BBC 5 March 2008) .Allen was appointed to be a judge for the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction but had to be quietly removed from her position. According to Kirsty Lang the chairperson for the 2008 awards Allen had missed many meetings but contributed to the longlist by phone. Lang explained that the Allen's loss of her baby, boyfriend and launching of her new television show in addition to 'the pressure of judging a major book prize? was 'too much?. Lang insisted that Allen had been a good choice for the position and said that critics of the awarding of Allen for the judgeship were 'being snobby and elitist? (Orange judges come clean on Lily Allen The Times 15 April, 2008) Allen wrote a song for the 2008 Shockwaves Awards entitled "From Barry To Billericay" about comedien James Corden. (Lily Allen writes song for BAFTA-winning Shockwaves NME Awards host NME 22 April, 2008) ==Current and possible future film / TV roles==The singer has been cast as Lydia Bennett in a spoof film version of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". The singer said 'I really want to explore the acting route more, but nothing which involves me taking my clothes off. I don't want to go down that route like a lot of aspiring young actresses do. I just want to do proper cool stuff. I definitely feel the time is right to explore acting.' (Lily Allen's strip vow monstersandcritics) . Retrieved 26 October 2007In 2007 the singer signed a one series contract to present her own BBC Three TV show entitled "Lily Allen and Friends" based on the social networking phenomenon that helped to launch her music career. According to Allen the show will feature 'good celebrity guests, not rubbish ones, and brilliant bands playing brilliant music'. The singer asked her My Space friends to suggest the name for the show. Her My Space friends will also have the chance to suggest questions for her guests, be part of the audience, and perform live music. (Lily Allen discovers heart murmur) . BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2007. (Lily Allen asks web fans to name her show The Guardian Unlimited 9 January, 2008) (Lily Allen's TV show to feature Reverend And The Makers NME 30 January, 2008) . There have been numerous tabloid and website reports that during the tapeing of the first episode that aired on 12 February more than a third of the studio audience walked out saying they were bored and complaining it was 'horrible' and 'limp'. Allen said the members of the audience left because the taping ran late and people had to leave to catch trains. The guests on the first show were Cuba Gooding Junior and David Mitchell. (Audience walks out in 'sick' Lily Allen BBC chat show debut Daily Mail 9 February, 2008) (Lily Allen claims fans did not leave her show because of boredom NME 12 February, 2008) . The show received a 2% share of the total mutli-channel audience share despite a high-profile nationwide marketing campaign. (... more) Lily Allen's new show fails to grab big audience The Hollywood News 14 February 14, 2008 Her third show received a 2.7% share. (TV Ratings The Guardian Unlimited 26 February, 2008) On 1 April citing Allen's rapid development as a TV host and her popularity among its target audience BBC Three announced it was renewing "Lily Allen and Friends" for a second season. (Bianca barrells back on to EastEnders The Times 2 April, 2008) The BBC was criticized by several teacher unions for a video shown on 'Lily Allen and Friends? that apparently showed a student running up from behind and pulling down his teachers trousers. The unions said airing this clip was irresponsible and greatly added to the teachers embarrassment. While introducing the clip Allen called it kegging and said 'It's very childish, but very funny?. (BBC criticised over Lily Allen 'kegging' clip) Allen is collaborating with The Levellers on an animated film project that is part of a campaign to encourage British Workers to upgrade their skills (Allen film to boost workers' skills The Press Association 3 February, 2008) ==Public persona==Allen has been the subject of many controversies, mainly because of her expressed opinions of other musicians. She went to private school with Luke Pritchard of The Kooks, made some disparaging comments about them, and then covered their song 'Naïve' on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge to show there were 'no hard feelings'. She has also called Bob Geldof a 'cunt' and a 'sanctimonious prat', and has claimed that Kylie Minogue performing at the Glastonbury Festival would be the ultimate insult to the event. Her 2007 performance on the pyramid stage included negative lyrics directed towards Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole.She also said that everyone who bought Paris Hilton's debut album should be killed off.When asked by the "NME" how she would celebrate if her début single, 'Smile', got to Number 1 in the UK charts, she responded 'gak' (a slang term for cocaine). She immediately said that she was joking, but the remark was widely quoted in the tabloid press. Allen has since apologized for the remark. She admitted in an "NME" interview that she worked as an ecstasy drug dealer at the age of 15 whilst living in Sant Antoni de Portmany, though she wasn't very good at it.During her August 2007 V Festival appearances she called President Bush 'a fucking cunt' and made fun of the well publicized troubles of fellow British singer Amy Winehouse saying 'It's the end of the weekend, you have got to have a drink. Here's to Amy Winehouse... ha!'. She also took digs at Winehouse's heroin addiction and eating disorders. (Lily Allen takes pop at Amy Winehouse, President Bush New Zealand Herald August 21, 2007) Allen criticized Radiohead's decision to market their new album "In Rainbows" for free claiming that it will make it more difficult for bands to break into the industry. 'It's arrogant for them to give their music away for free-they've got millions of pounds. It sends a weird message to younger bands who haven't done as well.? (Lily Allen: 'Radiohead Are Arrogant) Gigwise 14 November, 2007The singer accused the British Tabloids of being sexist and having a double standard in the way they treat male and female musicians. She was quoted as saying 'I don't think they like young women doing well, or having fun. I mean, James Blunt goes out and gets on it and no one cares. We do that and it's all over the papers. It's sad. Those people who write for those gossip magazines, they're not even writers. They can't even punctuate.' ( Allen: Tabloids Hate Women PR Insider 12 December, 2007) She opined that she was 'really irritated' at British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's decision to clamp down on celebrities public drunkenness and said a better solution would be to restrict the paparazzi. (Lily Allen wants Gordon Brown to ban the Paparazzi Holy Moly 14 January, 2008) Also in that month the singer has said that her earlier comments making fun of other pop stars were a result of lack of confidence saying 'I felt like 'Oh God, I'm short, fat, ugly and I hate all these people who flaunt their beauty'.' She also proclaimed 'I feel great at the moment. I actually don't have one bad thing to say about anything.' (Lily Allen calls herself 'short, fat and ugly' New Musical Express December 4, 2007) On her television show she accused models who were appearing on her show of smelling of vomit and said she saw that the skin on the models backs was discolored and was pushing up against their spines. She said 'It's really sick. It's horrible.'. Several veterans of fashion shows including F!D luxe editor Tracy Achor Hayes in reaction to her remarks claimed they had never smelled vomit while sitting at fashion shows (Lily Allen says models 'smelled of vomit.' Dallas Morning News 28 February, 2008) .In April 2008 Allen changed her hair colour to blonde. London Hairdresser of the Year Karine Jackson remarked that 'When you're in the spotlight like Lily it's very brave to go from dark to light.' (Lily Allen goes blonde Marie Claire) (Lily Allen makes a great blonde) Allen has been nominated for a Highstreet Fashion Award in the catagory of 'Best Dressed Celebrity'. (Alexa Chung and Lily Allen Battle for Top Celeb Fashion Award Female First 1 May, 2008) === Environmental Activism ===Allen was credited with helping inspire one of the biggest parliamentary rebellions against Prime Minister Gordon Brown when she wrote all members of Parliament asking them to back an amendment to an energy bill that would copy a system in Germany that pays homeowners, farmers, small businesses and owners of public buildings a fixed amount for every unit of renewable energy they generate. The government was forced to call back energy bill supporters from their campaigns and the move was defeated by a vote of 250 to 210. (Lily Allen inspires Labour energy rebellion Ross Lydall Political Editor The Scotsmen Evening News 2 May, 2008) She records at Studio A which is the only solar powered studio in Europe. (Singer Lily Allen backs renewables campaign Green Building Magazine 29 April, 2008) ==Reception==Allen has been the subject of both strong positive and negative reactions. She was included on the "NME" "Cool List" for 2006, but she complained in her blog that the treatment was 'fucking patronising'. She was voted the third coolest person of the year in NME Magazine. She ranked 'Number One Reason to Love '07' and 'Hottest Woman of Pop/R&B.' in "Blender" magazine. On the other hand, she was also rated number 10 on BBC Three's list of Most Annoying People of 2006. In a readers poll done for the weekly British style magazine "Look" Allen was named the ninth best style role model. (Coleen named style role model AFP 27 March, 2008) Rapper Example has recorded a new version of 'Smile' called 'Vile', which is an answer song written from the perspective of the ex-boyfriend (although he was never actually Allen's boyfriend). Both songs were then parodied by Chris Moyles on his Radio 1 breakfast show in a song called 'Piles'. 'LDN' has spawned an answer song by rapper Sway DaSafo and a remix by UK grime artist JME.===Award history===*BRIT Awards**2007, Best British Single: 'Smile' (Nominated)**2007, Best British Album: "Alright, Still" (Nominated)**2007, Best British Female (Nominated)**2007, Best British Breakthrough Act: 'Smile' (Nominated)*NME Awards**2007, Worst Dressed (Nominated)**2007, Best Solo Artist (Nominated)**2007, Sexiest Woman (Nominated)**2007, Worst Album: "Alright, Still" (Nominated)**2008, Best Band Blog (Nominated)*MTV Awards** 2007 Best New Artist (Nominated)*Q Awards** 2007 Best Video 'Alfie' (Nominated)*Grammy Awards** 2008, Best Alternative Music Album: "Alright, Still" (Nominated)==Discography=====Albums===*"Alright, Still"**Released: 2006**Chart positions: 2 U.K., 6 IRE, 7 AUS, 20 U.S., 22 NZ, 47 FRA**Certifications: 3x Platinum U.K., Gold AUS, Silver FRA, Gold U.S.*"Lily Allen's second studio album"**Released: 2008**Chart positions: TBD**Certifications: TBD===Singles======Non-album songs===* 'Truth' (from 'My Second Mixtape')* 'Sunday Morning'/'U Killed It' ('Sunday Morning' produced prior to her record contract with Regal, and uploaded to her MySpace as it was being considered for the album. Released commercially as 'U Killed It' on the B Side to Littlest Things.)* 'Friday Night (Remix)'/'You're Gonna Get Burned'* 'Blank Expression' (exclusive iTunes track 12 of "Alright, Still" album, a Specials cover)* 'Nan You're A Window Shopper'* 'Naïve' (cover of The Kooks track, played in Live Lounge)* 'Cheryl Tweedy' (Smile B Side)* 'Absolutely Nothing' (Smile B Side)* 'Heart of Glass' (Unreleased Blondie Cover)* 'Everybody's Changing' (Littlest Things B-side; Keane Cover)* 'Up the Junction' (Squeeze Cover)* 'Mr. Blue Sky' (Electric Light Orchestra Cover) in an advertising campaign for the French mobile phone company SFR.* 'Don't Get Me Wrong' (cover of the The Pretenders song.) Released on the Radio 1 Established 1967.===Features/Collaborations===* 'Rawhide' with Jamie T* 'Wanna Be' with Dizzee Rascal* 'Oh My God' (Cover of Kaiser Chiefs track, from 'My Second Mixtape'. Commercially released, both as a Mark Ronson single, EP and on Mark Ronson's second album, "Version".* 'Drivin' Me Wild' with Common (Produced By Kanye West) on "Finding Forever".* 'Bongo Bong and Je Ne T'Aime Plus' with Robbie Williams, from the album "Rudebox". Produced by Mark Ronson.* 'Keep On' with Robbie Williams, from the album "Rudebox".* 'We Got This' with UGK, Dizzee Rascal, and Hurricane Chris==References====External links==* (Official website) * * ** * (Lily Allen on MTV.com) * (Lily Allen Wiki)

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