- Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper (née Allen; born 2 May 1985), known professionally as Lily Allen, is an English singer/songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen.
- Allen left school when she was 15 and concentrated on improving her performing and compositional skills.
- In 2005, she made some of her recordings public on Myspace and the publicity resulted in airplay on BBC Radio 1 and a contract with Regal Recordings.
- Her first mainstream single, "Smile", reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006.
- Her debut record, Alright, Still, was well received, selling over 2.6 million copies worldwide and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She began hosting her own talk-show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three. (@Wikipedia.com)
