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Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born May 2 , 1985 ) is an English Singer-songwriter best known for songs such as " Smile " and " LDN ". She is the daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen . 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 . EARLY YEARS Lily Allen was born in ''. 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-sibling s. Lily Allen is also the goddaughter of late Clash guitarist, Joe Strummer . In 1988, Allen appeared on ''. 2007. Retrieved June 27 , 2007 . Allen made an appearance as a ''. May 21 , 2006 . Retrieved from '' Guardian Unlimited '' June 23 , 2007 . Allen's vocals appeared on the single "Who Invented Fish & Chips?" by Fat Les , in which her father was the lead singer of the band. RECORD LABEL INTEREST Allen met her first manager, George Lamb, when he saved her from several '', issue 143. March 29 , 2007 . Retrieved June 23 , 2007 . Allen studied . November 6 , 2006 . Retrieved June 24 , 2007 . POPULARITY ON MYSPACE Allen created an account on , 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. DEBUT ALBUM Allen's debut album, '', is also included, alongside "Littlest Things", produced by Mark Ronson . 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''. 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. Her newest single " Oh My God ", produced by Mark Ronson reached #12 in the UK (downloads only), in the second week it jumped up to #8. Allen performed to positive reviews[http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/2007/04/live_lily_allen.php Tom Breihan Village Voice] New York Post April 13 2007 when ''. April 22 , 2007 . Retrieved June 24 , 2007 . Allen is currently working with Future Cut on a second album but has avoided mentioning details about it, stating that "that's a mistake a lot of people make these days, when they have a successful first album, and then the record company pushes them into rushing a second one."Montgomery, James. "Lily Allen Says Alcoholism Rumor Is 'Just Another One Of Those Lies'" . MTV News . June 20 , 2007 . Retrieved June 22 , 2007 . In June 2007, she hosted '', published July 19 , 2007 , accessed August 7 , 2007 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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