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'{{Use British English|date=June 2011}} {{Pp-semi-blp|small=yes}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Lily Allen | image = Lily Allen - Cropped.jpg | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Lily Rose Beatrice Allen | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|2}} | birth_place = [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], [[England]] | origin = | instrument = Guitar<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/42445-guest-list-lily-allen "Guest List: Lily Allen"]. [[Pitchfork Media]]. 25 April 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref> | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]] | occupation = [[Musician]], songwriter, presenter | years_active = 1988–present | label = [[Regal Recordings|Regal]] (2006–2010)<br>[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] (2007–2010) | website = {{url|lilyallenmusic.com}} }} '''Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper''',<ref>{{cite web|author=Raymond Ronamai |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/international/2011/lily-allen-lily-cooper-sam-cooper-030611-aid0064.html |title=Lily Allen will change her name to Lily Cooper |publisher=Entertainment.oneindia.in |date=2011-06-03 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> better known as '''Lily Allen''' (born 2 May 1985), is an English recording artist and fashion designer. She is the daughter of actor and musician [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]] and film producer [[Alison Owen]]. In her teenage years, her musical tastes evolved from [[glam rock]] to [[alternative rock|alternative]]. Allen abandoned school and concentrated on improving her performing and compositional skills. Afterwards, she created several demo songs and, near the end of 2005, she created a profile on MySpace where she made some of her recordings public. A contract was signed with the label [[Regal Recordings]], as the views on MySpace rose to tens of thousands. In 2006, she began to work on completing what would be her first studio album and its first mainstream single "[[Smile (Lily Allen song)|Smile]]" reached the top position on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in July 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=All the No. 1s|url= http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_songs.php?show=6|accessdate = 23 November 2009| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5QfBXZGIn | archivedate = 2007-07-28| deadurl=no}}</ref> Her debut record, ''[[Alright, Still]]'', was well received on the international market, selling over 2.6&nbsp;million copies and brought Allen a nomination at the [[Grammy Awards]], [[BRIT Awards]] and [[MTV Video Music Awards]]. She then began hosting her own talk-show, ''[[Lily Allen and Friends]]'', on [[BBC Three]]. Her second major album release, ''[[It's Not Me, It's You]]'', saw a genre shift for her, having more of an [[electropop]] feel, rather than the [[ska]] and [[reggae]] influences of the first one. The album debuted at number one on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and the [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Charts]] and was appreciated by the critics, noting the singer's musical evolution and maturity. It spawned the hit singles "[[The Fear (song)|The Fear]]" and "[[Fuck You (Lily Allen song)|Fuck You]]", popular mostly in Europe. Allen and [[Amy Winehouse]] have been credited with starting a process that led to the media-proclaimed "year of the women" in 2009 that has seen five female artists making music of "experimentalism and fearlessness" long nominated for the [[Mercury Prize]].<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6725104.ece The rise of a new wave of female singers], ''The Sunday Times'' 25 July 2009</ref> == Early life == Allen was born in [[Hammersmith]], west London, daughter of Welsh-born comedian and actor [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]] and English, [[Portsmouth]]-born, film producer [[Alison Owen]].<ref>Barratt, Nick.[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/portal/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/portal/2007/05/19/nosplit/ftdett119.xml "Family detective"]. ''The Daily Telegraph''. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.</ref> Her family 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 (Lily Allen song)|Alfie]]"); and a younger sister Rebecca.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}} She has a number<!-- how many on each side? --> of [[half-sibling]]s. 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.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lilyallen/biography Rolling Stone Biography]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> The late [[The Clash|Clash]] singer and guitarist [[Joe Strummer]] is also referred to as a godparent; while not literally true, Strummer was close to Allen. Allen has fond memories of the week and a half they would spend together at [[Glastonbury Festival]] as part of a regular [[collective]] centred on Strummer and her father. Strummer's musical past would not come into focus for Allen until after his death.<ref name=UncertainSmile>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/4223221/Llly-Allen-uncertain-smile.html Lily Allen - Uncertain Smile], ''The Telegraph'' 16 January 2009</ref> In 1988, at the age of three, Allen appeared on ''[[The Comic Strip Presents...]]'' episode "The Yob," which her father had co-written.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0544894/ "'The Comic Strip Presents...' ''The Yob'' (1988)"]. [[Internet Movie Database]]. Retrieved 25 June 2007.</ref> When Allen was four years old, her father left the family.<ref name="bbc">Walker, Andrew. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5202534.stm "Faces of the week"]. BBC News. 21 July 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2007.</ref> Allen grew up with her mother living on a [[council estate]] during her early childhood.<ref>{{cite web|author=Peter Robinson |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2108174,00.html |title="Flowered up" |publisher=Music.guardian.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref name=NYTimes0209 /> She attended some of the UK's most expensive fee-paying [[Independent school (UK)|public schools]]; Allen attended 13 schools in all, including Prince Charles's junior alma mater, [[Hill House School]], [[Millfield]], [[Bedales School]]<ref name="bbc"/> and was expelled from several of them for drinking and smoking.<ref name=NYTimes0209>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/arts/music/08ryzi.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink|title=This Wild Girl’s a Homebody Now|last=Ryzik|first=Melena|date=4 February 2009|work=The New York Times|accessdate=6 February 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/05/24/lily-allen-blondie-today-show-video-flips-record-labels-the-bird-in-our-video-sit-down-lilly-allen/ "Lily Allen Admits to getting Expelled for giving blow jobs. We Love Her!"]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}. ''Rolling Stone''. 24 May 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.</ref> When Allen was 11, former [[University of Victoria]] music student [[Rachel Santesso]] overheard Allen singing [[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]] by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] in the school's playground; impressed, Santesso, who later became an award-winning soprano and composer, called Allen into her office the next day and started giving her lunchtime singing lessons. This would lead to Allen singing ''Baby Mine'' from Disney's [[Dumbo]] at a school concert.<ref>[http://www.timescolonist.com/Entertainment/UVic+student+helped+create+British+star+Lily+Allen/1758955/story.html UVic student helped create British star Lily Allen]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} Times Colonist 4 July 2009</ref> Allen would tell ''[[Loveline]]'' 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. Allen played piano to [[Music examination|grade 5]] standard and achieved [[Music examination|Grade 8]] in singing. She also played violin, guitar and trumpet as well as being a member of a chamber choir. Her first solo was "[[In the Bleak Midwinter]]."<ref name=UncertainSmile/> According to ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' "the only school that seemed to have a positive impact on her was" [[Cavendish School (Camden)|Cavendish]], an all-girl Christian school located in Camden Town. At Cavendish, Allen "played a boy in a production of ''[[The Railway Children]]'' and sang 'Baby Mine' from ''Dumbo''." Allen made an appearance as a [[lady-in-waiting]] in the 1998 film ''[[Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth]]'', which was co-produced by her mother.<ref>[http://imdb.com/title/tt0127536/fullcredits "Elizabeth (1998) – Full cast and crew"]. [[Internet Movie Database]]. Retrieved 25 June 2007.</ref> 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."<ref name="observer"/> After her family went to Ibiza on holiday, 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 [[methylenedioxymethamphetamine|ecstasy]].<ref name="observer">{{cite web|author=Miranda Sawyer |url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,1776732,00.html |title="Pictures of lily" |publisher=Observer.guardian.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> == Music career == === 2005–07: ''Alright, Still'' === Allen met her first manager, [[George Lamb (presenter)|George Lamb]] in [[Ibiza]].<ref name="observer"/><ref name="sun">Swift, Jacqui. [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2006140003-2006310279,00.html "Lily: I'm a gobby bitch"]{{dead link|date=July 2011}}. ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]''. Retrieved 23 June 2007.</ref> Allen was rejected by several labels, which she attributed to her drinking and being the daughter of Keith Allen.<ref name="sun"/> Lily eventually used her father's connections to get signed to [[London Records]] a part of the [[Warner Music Group|Warner Music]] in 2002.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1877506,00.html |title="Me, my dad and Dumbo" |publisher=Arts.guardian.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> When the executive who had signed her left, the label lost interest and she left without releasing the [[folk music|folk songs]]{{Which?|date=January 2010}} many of which were written by her father.<ref name=UncertainSmile/><ref name="guardian"/><ref name="urb">Sisson, Patrick. [http://www.urb.com/features/106/MightyAphrodite.php?PageId=1 "Lily Allen: Mighty Aphrodite"]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}. ''URB (magazine)'', issue 143. 29 March 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.</ref> Allen studied [[horticulture]] to become 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.<ref name="urb"/> In 2005, Allen was signed to [[Regal Recordings]]; they gave her £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 ''[[X&Y]]'' (Coldplay) and ''[[Demon Days]]'' (Gorillaz).<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/39534-interview-lily-allen |title="Interview: Lily Allen" |publisher=Pitchforkmedia.com |date=2006-11-06 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> [[File:Lily Allen @ Solidays 2007 b.jpg|thumb|right|Performing at "Solidays" on 7 July 2007]] Allen created an account on MySpace and began posting demos in November 2005.<ref name="pitchfork"/> The demos attracted thousands of listeners, and 500 limited edition [[7" vinyl]] singles of "[[LDN (song)|LDN]]" were rush-released, reselling for as much as £40.<ref name="observer"/><ref name="pitchfork"/> 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'' (OMM), a magazine published in ''[[The Observer]]'', took interest.<ref name="observer"/> 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.<ref name="pitchfork"/> In March 2006, ''OMM'' included an article about Allen's success through MySpace. 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 forcing her 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.<ref name="pitchfork"/> The social networking site was the primary hub for messages of support and condolence from people who didn't actually know her following her January 2008 miscarriage.<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/nme/33749 Lily Allen fans offer condolences after miscarriage], ''NME'' 18 January 2008</ref><ref>Linge, Nadine (19 January 2008) [http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/27011/Web-fans-love-for-brave-Lil/ Web fans' love for brave Lil], Daily Star</ref> Allen received a 2008 [[NME Award]] nomination for the category of "Best Band Blog."<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3269435.ece Record seven NME nominations for Arctic Monkeys] ''The Times'' (29 January 2008)</ref> Allen's songs have been downloaded from her MySpace page 19&nbsp;million times.<ref name=autogenerated1>Salmon, Chris (25 April 2008). [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2275788,00.html Click to download], ''The Guardian''</ref> As at 9 February 2009, Allen had 448,000 MySpace friends. She was the fifth most popular musical act of 2008, according to the social networking site.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/24/gorillaz-myspace-friends Gorillaz most popular band on MySpace], ''The Guardian'' 24 December 2008</ref> Allen used her MySpace blog for controversies surrounding her. By February 2009 she had stopped the practice because "It's boring when people just pick stuff up and write about it. People get hurt, people get upset."<ref name=Allen090502>[http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25007745-5006024,00.html Lily Allen on paparazzi, controversy and Katy Perry] ''Melbourne Herald'' 5 February 2009</ref> Allen is about to perform her last ever live gig at Big Chill Festival 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://routenote.com/blog/lily-allen-to-perform-her-last-gig-at-the-big-chill-festival-on-friday/ |title=Lily Allen To Perform Her Last Gig at the Big Chill Festival on Friday |publisher=Routenote.com |date=3 August 2010 |accessdate=2010-08-31}}</ref> {{listen | filename = Lily Allen - LDN.ogg | title = "LDN" | description = The first song released as a single, featuring ska influence and a sample of "Reggae Merengue." | format = [[Ogg]] }} Allen's debut album, ''Alright, Still'', was released as a limited-edition 12" vinyl in the UK on 3 July 2006; the full CD release followed in the UK and the rest of Europe on 17 July 2006. The album features between 11 and 14 tracks (depending on the edition), most of which were previewed on her MySpace page,<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/lilymusic Lilymusic] – Lily Allen MySpace page</ref> including the singles "[[Smile (Lily Allen song)|Smile]]" (the first song she wrote with Future Cut), "[[LDN (song)|LDN]]", "Knock 'Em Out", and "Alfie". "Friday Night", co-written with [[Jonny Bull]], was also included, alongside "Littlest Things" produced by [[Mark Ronson]], help earn Ronson a "Producer of the Year – Non Classical" [[2008 Grammy Awards|2008 Grammy Award]].<ref>[http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-2007grammy8nom5dec05,0,918859.htmlstory Grammy Scorecard The Envelope] ''Los Angeles Times''</ref> In a 2010 interview Ronson said that that Allen would angrily blame him when stories appeared in the press calling Ronson "the man behind" Allen's music. Ronson noted that "There is no one behind Lily Allen, it's all her".<ref>{{cite web|author=Alexandra Topping |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jun/08/mark-ronson-duran-duran |title=Mark Ronson gets all new romantic with Duran Duran |publisher=Guardian |date=8 June 2010|accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In September 2006, "Smile" was made available on the United States version of [[iTunes Music Store|iTunes Store]]. By December 2006, her music video for ''Smile'' had been played on various music channels as well as the song getting a little airplay. ''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. Allen also did several promotional ads for MTV as their ''Discover and Download'' artist of the month for January 2007. On the week ending on 28 January 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.<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/index.asp?Page=news/press/news_content_file_1056.shtml UK talent celebrates first all-British Top 10 in UK chart history]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}, BPI Official Website</ref> The album was released in the United States on 30 January 2007, landing at 20 on the ''Billboard'' Album Charts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris |first=Chris |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1551773/20070207/jones_norah.jhtml |title=Norah Jones Breaks McPheever, Beats 'Idol' Runner-Up To #1 – Madonna, Lily Allen also generate impressive first-week sales |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2007-02-07 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen won a 2008 BMI songwriting award for "Smile".<ref name=USvisa>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20231724,00.html Lily Allen Granted U.S. Visa Lily Allen Granted U.S. Visa] ''People'' 8 October 2008</ref> "Smile" was 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. On 5 March 2007, the single "Alfie" was released. By January 2009 the album had sold 960,000 copies in the United Kingdom and 520,000 copies in the United States.<ref name=Billboard090117>{{cite web|url=http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/magazine/features/e3iaed899a63b67b209fd2b3b0b9554c4dc?imw=Y |title=English Beat: Lily Allen |publisher=Billboard.biz |date=2009-01-17 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen said she cringes now when listening to tracks from ''Alright, Still'', as it reminds her that she was a "sort of over-excitable teenager who desperately wanted attention" when she wrote it.<ref name=UncertainSmile/> Also in 2007, she sang on the Ronson-produced re-recording of the [[Kaiser Chiefs]]' song, "[[Oh My God (Kaiser Chiefs song)#Mark Ronson version|Oh My God]]".<ref>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-catch-all/2008/05/01/mark-is-kaiser-s-chief-86908-20400630/ Mark Is Kaiser's Chief]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} ''Daily Record'' 1 May 2008</ref> === 2008–09: ''It's Not Me, It's You'' === {{Main|It's Not Me, It's You}} [[File:Lily Allen - In the Red - Live at Somerset House, London England - July 16th 2007.jpg|thumb|left|Performing at [[Somerset House]] in London on 6 July 2007.]] In April 2008, Allen said she was heading in a "new direction." She posted two new song demos on her MySpace page and planned to release a [[mixtape]] to give her fans an idea of what the new direction was.<ref name=autogenerated1/><ref>[http://www.myspace.com/lilymusic Lily Allen MySpace Page blog] ''Yagga Yo'' 17 April 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/04/lily_allen_expresses_profound.html |title=Lily Allen Expresses Profound Disappointment in Self New York Magazine |publisher=Nymag.com |date=2008-04-18 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ndtvmusic.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20080047327 Allen gets dark in new album]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} Indo Asian News Service 19 April 2008</ref><ref>[http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/observermusic/2008/04/new_lily.html New Lily], ''The Guardian'' 18 April 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20192896,00.html Lily Allen Leaks Her Own Songs on the Internet] ''People'' 18 April 2008</ref> Allen said the new direction was undertaken because: "I did a [[retro]] thing last time, and since I did that, a lot of other people did it too. I wanted to separate myself from the group and move forward."<ref name=Billboard090117/> For this reason, Allen chose not to work with [[Mark Ronson]] on ''It's Not Me, It's You''.<ref name=Single>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/470150-lily-allen-talks-men-music Lily Allen Talks Men & Music]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} MTV 13 January 2009</ref> Allen posted on MySpace a partial clip of a song, originally called both "Guess Who Batman" and "Get With the Brogram," but was eventually entitled "Fuck You" The song was originally written about the [[British National Party]] but ended up being about [[George W. Bush]].<ref name=ObserverMonthlyMusic/> As of late May 2009 the song has peaked at the number 68 position on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]] charts, the highest ranking of any song from the album.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=766027&model.vnuAlbumId=1208886 Artist Chart History – Lily Allen ''Billboard'' ]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> Allen had also posted early versions of "[[The Fear (Lily Allen song)|The Fear]]" (then titled "I Don't Know"), "I Could Say", and "Who'd Have Known". By 19 August, there were between 250,000 and one million plays for each song from the album that she has made available to listen to on her MySpace page.<ref name=Billboard>[http://wwwwww.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003840351 Lily Allen Confused Over New Album Delay] ''Billboard'' '' 19 August 2008</ref> After the release of her first album, her parent record company, [[EMI]], was taken over by [[Terra Firma Capital Partners|Terra Firma]].<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/allen%20attacks%20emis%20owners%20terra%20firma_1091153 Allen Attacks EMI's Owners Terra Firma] Contactmusic 8 January 2009</ref> Her management company, Empire Artist Management, was replaced by Twenty-First Artists, although her core team remained in place. ''It's Not Me, It's You'' was first scheduled for an early 2008 release, but her miscarriage and creative issues delayed the release date to the autumn. During autumn 2008, EMI was undergoing restructuring. According to Allen, this led to a situation were "everyone is terrified of losing their jobs. So no one wants to make decisions or give you their opinion in case it comes back on them. As an artist, that really is terrifying." Due to this negative environment, a decision with Allen's full approval was made to move the album's eventual release date to February 2009 by [[Regal Recordings|Regal]]/[[Parlophone]]."<ref name=Billboard090117/><ref name=26Feb/> [[File:Lily Allen Toronto 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Cooper performing in Toronto, Canada in 2009]] The album was released on 9 February 2009 in the UK, and the following day in the United States. The album debuted at the number 1 position in the UK, Canada, and Australia. It debuted at the number 2 position in Europe and the number 5 position in the United States.<ref name=doubleone>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lily-allen-asserts-control-over-u-k-charts-1003941820.story Lily Allen Asserts Control Over UK Charts] ''Billboard'' 16 February 2009</ref><ref name=USdebut>[http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3i39dad3309e171bf915abfbd43f89a0f2?imw=Y Grammies And Valentine's Day Warm Up The Chart] ''Billboard'' 18 February 2009</ref><ref name=USrelease>[http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/40732 Lily Allen announces US release of second album] ''NME'' 29 October 2008</ref><ref>[http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/Allen_Lily/2009/02/18/8437821-jam.html Lily Allen debuts at No. 1] JAM!Showbiz 18 February 2009</ref><ref name=Voice>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/poster-girl-tag-is-not-me-says-lily-allen/2009/03/04/1235842456531.html Lily Allen says poster girl tag is Not Me] ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 4 March 2009</ref> On 26 February, the album was at the number 5 position on the Pan-European Charts.<ref name=26Feb>{{cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2009/02/26/chart-enw-euro-albums-idUKN2629541420090226 |title=European Top Albums |publisher=Uk.reuters.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> The album has been certified as platinum in the United Kingdom.<ref name=platinum>[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i9659c5aa3ebf280695c7989efd1c73a4 Lily Allen Adds U.K. Dates] ''Billboard'' 22 May 2009</ref> The first single from the album, "The Fear", was released digitally on 9 December 2008 and released on CD on 26 January 2009. It entered the chart at number 136 on limited edition, and was number 1 for the first four weeks after its official release.<ref name=TheFear4>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/kings-of-leon-lily-allen-top-u-k-charts-1003943990.story Kings of Leon, Lily Allen] ''Billboard'' 23 February 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lily-allen-springsteen-retain-u-k-chart-1003939687.story Lily Allen, Springsteen Retain UK Chart Peaks] ''Billboard'' 9 February 2009</ref> As of 26 February the single was at the number 3 position on the Eurochart.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article ''Billboardharts/idUKN2629544020090226 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} Reuters 26 February 2009</ref> This single also topped the first ever Mobile Downloads Chart, which is based on sales of full-track downloads to mobile phones in the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://musically.com/blog/2009/02/25/lily-allen-tops-official-uk-mobile-downloads-chart/ Mobile Downloads Chart, based on sales of full-track downloads to mobile phones in the UK] Music Ally 25 February 2009</ref> The video<ref>[http://www.nypress.com/blog-3038-lily-allen-brings-the-fear.html Lily Allen Brings The Fear] New York Press 9 December 2008</ref> for the single was released 4 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/5102021/lily-allens-frosted-trailer-park-dreams |title=Lily Allen's Frosted Trailer Park Dreams|publisher=Idolator.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Three weeks before its release, the single was in top 20 on Nielsen Music Control's U.K. Radio Airplay. In the United States on 12 January, the single was "worked" to Triple A Radio formats, then [[Top 40]].<ref name=Billboard090117/> The song is based on Allen's fear that the world will become a sterile place where everything is sponsored.<ref name=ObserverMonthlyMusic/><ref name=kickoffsecond/> The single is described as an electropop track that discusses [[celebrity culture]].<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a137276/listen-to-lily-allens-new-single.html Listen to Lily Allen's new single] Digital Spy 2 December 2008</ref> The second single released from the album, "[[Not Fair]]", was released for download in March; its physical release was scheduled for May 2009. It debuted at the number 16 position on the UK singles chart<ref name=SecondSingle>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lady-gaga-tops-uk-singles-chart-for-second-1003956702.story Lady Gaga Tops UK Singles Chart For Second Week] ''Billboard'' 30 March 2009</ref> By 27 April, the single had moved up to the number 9 position.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/lady-gaga-tinchy-stryder-top-u-k-charts-1003966865.story Lady GaGa, Tinchy Stryder Top UK Charts] ''Billboard'' April 2009</ref> On 18 May the song resided at the number 7 position on the Australian charts.<ref>[http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=5&ContentID=142131 Aussie rockers debuts in top 10]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} The West Australian, 18 May 2009</ref> ''Not Fair'' has been described as a humorous song about a lazy lover. Allen has played the song to the person in question, and he did not realise the song was about him.<ref name=ObserverMonthlyMusic/> The video for the song revolves around the classic American country music television show ''The [[Porter Wagoner]] Show''.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.com/music/a150294/lily-allen-goes-country.html Lily Allen goes country] Digital Spy 22 March 2009</ref> At the urging of her record company, Allen tried unsuccessfully to create the album with several writers and producers. Allen eventually returned to [[Greg Kurstin]] who had written three songs for ''Alright, Still.''<ref name=UncertainSmile/> The album was produced by Kurstin at Eagle Rock Studios in Los Angeles.<ref name=USrelease/> Before returning to Kus, Allen co-wrote the songs for the album with Kurstin who played piano on it. This is a change from her earlier work in which she wrote lyrics for finished tracks.<ref name="papermag">[http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=2775&page=1 Girl Gone Wild Lily Allen, Reflects, Owns up and Moves On], ''Papermag Magazine'' 20 August 2008</ref> Allen released a statement saying "We decided to try and make bigger sounding, more ethereal songs, real songs ... I wanted to work with one person from start to finish to make it one body of work. I wanted it to feel like it had some sort of integrity. I think I've grown up a bit as a person and I hope it reflects that."<ref name=USrelease/> Other songs on the album include "He Wasn't There", a letter to her father — one of three songs about immediate family members. "Him" is about God, and includes her favourite line on the record: "I don't imagine he's ever been suicidal/ His favourite band is Creedence Clearwater Revival". "22" was written about a specific person, but ended up as a more general song about females who rely on their looks and find at the age of 30, according to Allen, that "it hits them that they're not doing anything with their lives and it's too late." "Who'd Have Known" is a pastiche of the [[Take That]] song "Shine". Take That allowed Allen to use the song on the album, but turned down an offer to sing and do a video with Allen.<ref name=ObserverMonthlyMusic/><ref name="papermag"/><ref name=AllenRockYou>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003881636 Lily Allen Will Rock 'You' In February], ''Billboard'' 29 October 2008</ref> "Chinese" references take-away food, and although believed to be about a boy, it is actually about time spent with her mother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lilyallenmusic.com/lily/about |title=AllMusic biography |publisher=Lilyallenmusic.com |date=1970-01-01 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> [[File:Lily Allen by SillyPuttyEnemies.jpg|thumb|left|Lily Cooper on 22 April 2009]] On 23 October, Allen released "Everyone's At It", the first track from the album for download on her MySpace page. The song appears to be a commentary on the drug culture and is expected to cause controversy. It includes the lyrics "I'm not trying to say that I'm smelling of roses, but when will we tire of putting shit up our noses... It's meant to be fun and this just doesn't feel right... So you've got a prescription, and that makes it legal. I find those excuses overwhelmingly feeble... The kids are in danger, they're all getting habits. From what I can see, everyone's at it."<ref name="AllenRockYou"/><ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/40622 Lily Allen previews New track online] ''NME'' 23 October]</ref><ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/allens%20new%20drug%20song_1084540 Lily Allen – Allen's new drug song] conractmusic.com 24 October 2008</ref> The release of the album is a factor in [[EMI]]’s more than trebling its earnings.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/5292343/EMI-looks-to-the-Dark-Side-to-grow-games-presence.html EMI looks to the Dark Side to grow games presence] ''The Telegraph'' 7 May 2009 {{WebCite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5hO1nmdFX|date =8 June 2009}}</ref> An online game, ''Escape the Fear,'' was created by [[Matmi]] as part of the [[viral marketing]] campaign targeted at people unaware of Allen or the album. Players playing the role of Allen must negotiate a series of obstacles standing in the way of Allen's dreams.<ref>[http://www.gamesdog.co.uk/news/news.phtml/8500/9524/Lily-Allen-game-promote-album.phtml Lily Allen promotes new album with casual game] 18 December 2008</ref> Since its release, the game has topped the worldwide viral charts three times, including the week of Christmas—a highly contested time of the year. By 18 February 2009, the game had been played over two million times.<ref>[http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/46727/ Lily Allen Online Game Passes Two Million Plays As Single & Album Top the Music Charts] Newswire Today 18 February 2009</ref> On Allen's website, there are remixes of songs from the album by fans who have been allowed access to individual parts of the songs.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/27/super-furry-animals-music-downloads Feeding time at the studio] ''The Guardian'', 27 February 2009</ref> According to the British music website [[Last.fm]], Allen was the third most listened to artist, and the most listened to British artist in 2009 on its site.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Lady GaGa 'most listened to artist in 2009'| newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph]]| location = UK| publisher = Telegraph Media Group Limited| date = 16 December 2009| url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/6819350/Lady-GaGa-most-listened-to-artist-in-2009.html}}</ref> As of March 2010, "It's Not Me, It's You" was the fourth best selling digital album of all time in the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_10070000/newsid_10071700/10071731.stm Kings Of Leon hit digital album sales landmark] BBC Radio 1, 23 March 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.pr-inside.com/kings-of-leon-is-britain-s-top-r1792493.htm Kings of Leon is Britain's top digital act] PR Inside 23 March 2010</ref> Her work on this album with [[Greg Kurstin]] earned her the ''Songwriters of the Year'' at the 2010 [[Ivor Novello Awards]]. In addition, she won with Kurstin ''Best Song Musically and Lyrically'' and ''Most Performed Work'' for "The Fear". Allen appeared overwhelmed by this recognition from what she considered "real awards", saying "This song is so much about feeling so lost. It has made me feel quite found all of a sudden."<ref name=Novello>[http://www.billboard.com/news/lily-allen-wins-three-ivors-1004092807.story?tag=hpfeed#/news/lily-allen-wins-three-ivors-1004092807.story?tag=hpfeed Lily Allen Wins Three Ivors] ''Billboard'', 20 May 2010</ref> In October 2010 Allen was awarded by the United States music licensing organization [[Broadcast Music, Inc]] for extensive United States radio airplay of her sing "The Fear".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/150684051 |title=Well-played radio stars Glasgow |publisher=Daily record Reprinted by the California Chronicle - Californiachronicle.com |date= 8 October 2010|accessdate=2011-07-24}}{{Dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11483801 |title=Lily Allen and Sting win music industry awards BBC 6 October 2010 |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2010-10-06 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> === 2010–present: Record making and touring hiatus, personal ventures === In September 2009 she shut down her MySpace account and stopped [[social networking]] completely in December due to the abuse she was taking.<ref name=thisisnottingham>[http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/entertainmentnews/Lily-Allen-sex-drugs-rock-n-roll/article-1576150-detail/article.html Lily Allen on sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll] this is nottingham 4 December 2009</ref> On 2 February 2010 Allen made several posts to her [[Twitter]] account. The first posting was "hello, I'm back".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/LilyRoseAllen |title=Lily Allen Twitter Page |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Also in September 2009 Allen announced that she is considering a career in acting and that she will not renew her record contract. In a blog, her last before taking it down, Allen wrote that she has "no plans" to make another record. "The days of me making money from recording music have been and gone as far as I'm concerned". Allen's spokesperson said "She is not quitting pop music. She is not thinking about her next album right now because she is still in the middle of promoting her current record."<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/47490 Lily Allen: 'I won't release another album'] NME 24 September 2009</ref> In February 2010 Allen responded to a question about how her 2010 [[Brit Award]] for "British Female Solo Artist" would affect her hiatus: "This hasn't changed my plans to quit. It's actually been really good as something to work towards for the last six months, knowing I'd be doing this. It is the perfect way to say goodbye. I have so much I want to do now with my shop and record label."<ref name=2010Brit>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/brit_awards/article7029795.ece |title=Lily and Florence did well, Cheryl didn’t fall apart. But this was the night pop went Gaga |last=Paphides|first=Pete |work=The Times |location=London |date=17 February 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=57412 |title=Lily Allen: 'BRIT Award is perfect goodbye' |work=SFGate |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=17 February 2010 | first=Laurie | last=Isola}}</ref> In May she stated that following her remaining shows she still plans on taking a break saying "I'm ready to just take a break from it," "I'm still writing... I'm not writing for myself.".<ref name=Novello/> In August a pregnant Allen banned photographers and began her hiatus following a performance at the [[Big Chill Festival]] in [[Herefordshire, England]].<ref name=hiatusbegins>{{cite web|last=Beech |first=Mark |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-09/pregnant-lily-allen-bows-out-500-get-naked-at-big-chill-festival-review.html |title=Pregnant Lily Allen Bows Out, 500 Strip at Big Chill: Review |publisher=Bloomberg.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In January 2011 Allen's representatives confirmed she is launching her own record label [[In the Name Of]]. The first act signed to the label which is financially backed by [[Sony Music]] is New York [[noise pop]] duo [[Cults (band)|Cults]].<ref name = Recordlabel>{{cite web|author=Sean Michaels |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/21/lily-allen-launches-record-label |title=Lily Allen launches own record label |publisher=Guardian |date=21 January 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In July 2011 while she missed the reactions of people to her singing she can't commit to leaving her new husband for months.<ref name=BridgetJones/> === Collaborations and other music === Allen provided backing vocals on the [[Basement Jaxx]] song "Lights Go Down" (from ''[[Crazy Itch Radio]]'') and appears on tracks on [[Robbie Williams]]'s 2006 album, ''[[Rudebox (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]]. She performed a duet with rapper [[Dizzee Rascal]] on the song "Wanna Be" that appeared on Rascal's ''[[Maths + English]]'' album.<ref>[http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/20080427_New_Recordings.html New Recordings]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' 27 April 2008</ref> Rapper [[Common (rapper)|Common]] has also collaborated with Allen on the track "[[Drivin' Me Wild]]" from his seventh album ''[[Finding Forever]]''.<ref>[http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A265989 The guide to the week's concerts] Indy Week, 1 October 2008</ref> On 30 June 2008, Allen and [[Klaxons]] singer [[Jamie Reynolds]] announced they were working on a new song and had completed a cover of [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson's]] "Steppin Out."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7480000/7480679.stm Lily Allen completes second album] BBC Newsbeat 30 June 2008</ref> Allen and [[New Young Pony Club]] provided backing vocals to the song "[[Never Miss a Beat]]" that appears on the [[Kaiser Chiefs]]' album ''[[Off with Their Heads (album)|Off With Their Heads]]''. The song was released as a single on 6 October 2008. Allen's voice on the song was described as unrecognisable due to Mark Ronson's production.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilikemusic.com/music_news/Kaiser_Chiefs_UK_Tour_2008-5439 |title=Kaiser Chiefs UK Tour 2008 |publisher=Ilikemusic.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nme.com/reviews/kaiser-chiefs/9951 Off With Their Heads], ''NME'' review 10 October 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003873405 Oasis Scores Seventh Straight U.K. No. 1] ''Billboard'',</ref> The album was released on 13 October. Allen was expected to provide vocals for the track "Always Happens like That."<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/kaiser-chiefs/38644 Kaiser Chiefs name Mark Ronson produced new album] NME 5 August 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aJZzUSUHpoho&refer=muse Killers, Keane, Kaisers, Kings Getting Ready to Rock; Be Warned] Bloomberg, 14 October 2008</ref> Allen wrote a song for the 2008 Shockwaves Awards entitled "From Barry to Billericay" about comedian [[James Corden]].<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/shockwaves-nme-awards-2008-big-gig/36084 Lily Allen writes song for BAFTA-winning Shockwaves NME Awards host] NME 22 April 2008</ref> She contributed the song "She's So Lovely and Naive" for the soundtrack of the 2008 British comedy film ''[[Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging]]''.<ref>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-catch-all/2008/07/25/albums-86908-20669867/ Albums]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} ''Glasgow Daily Record'' 25 July 2008</ref> Allen presented members of [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]] with their [[Ivor Novello Award|Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award]]. [[Glenn Tilbrook]] later remarked that he really like Allen's cover of "[[Up the Junction (song)|Up the Junction]]."<ref>[http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/entertainment/Interview-Glenn-Tilbrook/article-423268-detail/article.html Glen Tilbrook Interview] ''Nottingham Evening Post'' 24 October 2008</ref> On 12 December 2008, Mark Ronson premièred Allen's cover version of [[Britney Spears|Britney Spears']] song "[[Womanizer (song)|Womanizer]]" on his [[East Village Radio|East Village radio show]]. Allen in her MySpace blog said Ronson was supposed to "talk all over it so it wouldn't get ripped." Instead Ronson played the song in its entirety and the cover within days had been heard worldwide causing Allen to get into "serious trouble" with her label.<ref>[http://www.eastvillageradio.com/modules.php?name=evrshow&showid=69 EastVillageRadio 12.12.08 playlist]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dose.ca/music/story.html?id=17710ccc-8e1c-4b3f-8a77-46620f88bf41 Lily Allen Does Her Bit to Make 'Womanizer' the Most Inescapable Track of '08] Does.ca 15 December 2008</ref> Allen has played the song at gigs.<ref name=BoweryBallroom/> Allen is a guest vocalist on rapper [[Professor Green]]'s single "[[Just Be Good To Green]]" that will be released on 5 July 2010. The song will also be on Green's album ''[[Alive Till I'm Dead]]'' due for 12 July release. The idea for the song was Allen's.<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/professor-green/51008 Professor Green releasing single with Lily Allen after 'Facebook chat'], NME 10 May 2010</ref> In February 2011 Allen started penning songs for the [[Bridget Jones's Diary (Musical)|musical version of Bridget Jones's Diary]] which is scheduled to open in London's [[West End]] in 2012. By July the project was nearly complete.<ref name=BridgetJones>[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2011/07 05/2011-07-05_lily_allen_nearly_finished_writing_songs_for_bridget_joness_diary_stage_musical_.html Lily Allen 'nearly finished' writing songs for 'Bridget Jones's Diary' stage musical, to debut 2012 New York Daily News 5 July 2011]{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> === Touring === [[File:Lily Allen.jpg|thumb|upright|Performing at [[La Cigale]] in Paris on 6 May 2009.]] In 2007, she played the newly launched Park Stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival]], replacing [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]] who had cancelled. Saying "it's big shoes to fill, and we're doing it acoustically so it might sound a bit funny" she ended her set singing a cover of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]'s "[[Heart of Glass (song)|Heart of Glass]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/glastonbury/29159 |title="Lily Allen plays surprise set at Glastonbury" |publisher=Nme.com |date=2007-06-22 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen describes this performance as the highlight of the 2006–2008 period<ref name=ObserverMonthlyMusic>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/dec/07/lily-allen-comeback Lily Allen: "I'm not the show-off you think"], The Observer Music Monthly 7 December 2008</ref> 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 the album. During the festival she reunited two members of [[The Specials]] an act that guitarist [[Lynval Golding]] claimed played a "massive part" in the group's 2009 reunion.<ref>[http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/passtheremote/2009/05/the-specials-reunuion-all-down.html The Specials reunion all down to Lily Allen], ''The Coventry Telegraph'', 15 May 2009</ref> Allen performed to positive reviews<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/2007/04/live_lily_allen.php Tom Breihan Village Voice]</ref><ref>Aquilante, Dan (13 April 2007) [http://www.nypost.com/seven/04132007/entertainment/music/young_artist_in_bloom_music_dan_aquilante.htm "Young Artist In Bloom], ''New York Post''</ref> when [[Irving Plaza]] was rechristened as [[The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza]] on 11 April 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/03302007/entertainment/music/get_on_the_bandwagoner_music_mary_huhn.htm?page=0 |title=Get on the Bandwagoner |accessdate=8 April 2007 |last=Huhn |first=Mary |date=30 March 2007 |work=New York Post}}</ref> Allen cancelled a scheduled appearance at the 2008 [[Isle of Wight Festival]] telling festival promoter John Giddings the reason for the cancellation was that her album was behind schedule. Giddings said that the reason given was not acceptable and possibly a lie. Giddings decided not to sue her.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7279554.stm Allen snub angers festival boss], BBC 5 March 2008</ref> On 29 June 2008, Allen performed at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] alongside producer Mark Ronson. An emotional Allen dedicated her performance of "[[Littlest Things]]" to her grandmother who died the night before.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/show%20goes%20on%20for%20grieving%20allen_1072867 Lily Allen – Show goes on for grieving Allen] contactmusic.com 30 June 2008</ref> On 3 July, in a surprise appearance with Ronson at the [[Wireless Festival]], Allen appeared to perform "Littlest Things" and "[[Oh My God (Kaiser Chiefs song)|Oh My God]]." She forgot some song lyrics.<ref>[http://www.gigwise.com/news/44369/lily-allen-makes-surprise-appearance-with-mark-ronson-at-wireless Gigwise Lily Allen Makes Surprise Appearance With Mark Ronson At Wireless] 4 July 2008</ref> [[File:Lily Allen @ INmusic festival.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Performing at the [[INmusic festival]] in [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]], 24 June 2009]] Allen's first concert to promote ''It's Not Me, It's You'' was held 28 January 2009 at Koko in London. It was her first London gig in 18 months.<ref name=kickoffsecond>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/462693-lily-allen-announces-live-show Lily Allen Announces Live Show]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} MTV</ref><ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/42396 Kate Moss, Mark Ronson watch Lily Allen's live return] ''New Musical Express'', 29 January 2009</ref> A few days later she played at a gay nightclub where she dressed up as Britney Spears for the song "Womanizer." She also dressed up as [[The Pink Panther]] and wore a revealing [[Little Bo Peep]] romper suit.<ref>[http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/299793/lily-allen-s-naughty-style-shocker.html Lily Allen's naughty style shocker] Marie Claire, 2 February 2009</ref> On 10 February Allen played the first of three scheduled "secret" shows at New York’s [[Bowery Ballroom]] sponsored by MySpace. The New York gig was also sponsored by [[TurboTax]]. Additional concerts were scheduled for Tokyo, and London.<ref name=BoweryBallroom>[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lily-allen-shouts-out-britney-spears-drops-f-bombs-galore-at-secret-new-york-gig-20090211 Lily Allen Shouts Out Britney Spears, Drops F-Bombs Galore at "Secret" New York Gig] Rolling Stone 11 February 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/42599 Lily Allen to play secret shows on three continents] NME 6 February 2009</ref> A 9 date tour of Great Britain and Ireland was started {{as of|March 2009}}.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7758000/7758787.stm Lily Allen announces 2009 tour] BBC1, 1 December 2009</ref> She opened the tour with a performance at the [[O2 Academy Glasgow]] where she connected with the audience. The loudest cheers were for her song "[[The Fear (song)|The Fear]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Magee |first=Matthew |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/4999273/Lily-Allen-live-in-Glasgow-review.html |title=Lily Allen live in Glasgow, review |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2009-03-16 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In [[Manchester]] she was supported by [[La Roux]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.gigwise.com/photos/49900/Lily-Allen-And-La-Roux-Dazzle-On-UK-Tour |title=Lily Allen And La Roux Dazzle On UK Tour Gigwise 16 March 2009 |publisher=Gigwise.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In April 2009 completed a sold out 14 city United States tour. She also played Toronto and was be backed by [[Natalie Portman's Shaved Head]].<ref name=platinum/><ref>[http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/090204/340/ifgm3.html&e=l_news_dm Lily tours America] Yahoo Music News 4 February 2009</ref> {{as of|March 2009}} she has been confirmed for the [[Oxegen Festival]],<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/lily-joins-oxegen-lineup-1650733.html Lily joins Oxegen line-up] Irish Independent 24 February 2009</ref> [[T-Mobile INmusic festival]],<ref>[http://www.gigwise.com/news/49796/Lily-Allen-Anthrax-To-Play-Festival-In-Zagreb Lily Allen, Anthrax To Play Festival In Zagreb] Gigwise 10 March 2009</ref> [[Bestival|Bestival Festival]]<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/events/bestival/news/107477-lily-allen-for-bestival Lily Allen For Bestival] MTV.UK 26 March 2009</ref> and Big Weekend Festival.<ref>[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3if605c69e3da47a3b0ba781ca2c84a536 'Big Weekend' For Lily Allen, Snow Patrol] ''Billboard'', 14 April 2009</ref> Allen was scheduled for return engagements at the [[T In The Park]] festival.<ref>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-catch-all/2009/02/25/lily-s-back-for-t-86908-21150958/ dead link] Glasgow Daily Record 25 February 2009</ref> Starting on 5 June 2009 Allen was scheduled to tour Australia and Japan.<ref name=platinum/> In June 2009 Allen appeared for the third time at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] performing a 14 song set. The crowd cheered wildly and followed her request to raise their middle fingers at the British National Party before her performance of "Fuck You". Allen wore a white glove that was seen as a tribute to [[Michael Jackson]].<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/45645 Lily Allen pays tribute to Michael Jackson at Glastonbury] NME 26 June 2009</ref> There were 762,000 requests to see her performance on the BBC's Glastonbury online service, the second highest amount for any performer.<ref>[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i329b8458293daad42971d74de4c72cc0 Lady Gaga Tops BBC Interactive Glasto Results] ''Billboard'', Business News 9 July 2009</ref> In addition she was scheduled for an 11 July appearance at the Summer Series at London's [[Somerset House]].<ref>[http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i738d05fe1080a0e8c6efff69b8f37cae Lily Allen Lined Up For Somerset House Shows] ''Billboard'', 22 April 2009</ref> In August 2009 Allen is scheduled to duet with American musician/actor [[David Cassidy]] at the Flatlake Festival in Ireland.<ref name=niececassidy>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pandora/pandora-scam-gives-campbell-cause-for-complaint-1746484.html Lily set for duet with Cassidy] The Independent 15 July 2009</ref> She provided funding for "Artane Band" a marching band consisting of teenagers, for the purpose of travel expenses to the festival.<ref>[http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/artane-band-will-be-at-festival-thanks-to-lily-1850213.html Artane Band will be at festival thanks to Lily] Dublin Herald 4 August 2009</ref> In November and December 2009, she was scheduled for a 14 date tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland.<ref name=platinum/><ref>[http://www.gigwise.com/news/50623/Lily-Allen-Announces-Biggest-UK-Tour-To-Date Lily Allen Announces Biggest UK Tour To Date] Gigwise 27 April 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015940292?Lily%20Allen%20Adds%20Another%20Stop%20To%20European%20Tour Lily Allen Adds Another Stop To European Tour] AHN 29 July 2009</ref> In January 2010, Allen appeared at the Australian and New Zealand rock festival [[Big Day Out]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/2009/09/29/1253989911979.html |title=Big Day Out finds its Muse for 2010 - Music - Entertainment |work=The Age |location=Australia |date=29 September 2009 |accessdate=27 April 2010 | first=Andrew | last=Murfett}}</ref> Allen later headlined the [[Peace & Love Festival]] in Sweden in early July.<ref>[http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/117798-peace-and-love-festival-announce-lily-allen-julian-casablancas-and-the-cribs.html Peace & Love Festival announce: Lily Allen, Julian Casablancas & The Cribs] Altsounds 11 May 2010</ref> == Other work == === Television === [[File:Lily Allen Concert 2007.jpg|upright|thumb|Performing on 18 February 2007]] Allen 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. The singer asked her MySpace friends to suggest the name for the show.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7114421.stm Lily Allen discovers heart murmur]. BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Francesca Martin |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2237616,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=media |title=Lily Allen asks web fans to name her show |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/33952 |title=Lily Allen's TV show to feature Reverend And The Makers |publisher=Nme.com |date=2008-01-30 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> The guests on the first show that aired in February 2008 were [[Cuba Gooding Junior]] and [[David Mitchell (actor)|David Mitchell]], and later guests included Mark Ronson, [[Joanna Page]], James Corden, [[Lauren Laverne]], [[Roisin Murphy]], [[Louis Walsh]], and [[Danny Dyer]].<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=513336&in_page_id=1773 Audience walks out in 'sick' Lily Allen BBC chat show debut] Daily Mail 9 February 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/nme/34308 Lily Allen claims fans did not leave her show because of boredom] NME 12 February 2008</ref> The show received a 2% share of the total multi-channel audience share despite a high-profile nationwide marketing campaign.<ref>[http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/artman2/publish/celeb_news/Lily_Allen_s_new_show_fails_to_grab_big_audience_16140208.php Lily Allen's new show fails to grab big audience]{{dead link|date=December 2010}} The Hollywood News 14 February 2008</ref> Her third show received a 2.7% share.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/27/tvratings.television?gusrc=rss&feed=media TV Ratings] ''The Guardian'', 26 February 2008</ref> Allen was quoted in a British tabloid as rating the show "probably five out of 10" and said "I made a lot of money out of it".<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article2044929.ece Lily's show stunk] The Sun 17 December 2008</ref> On 1 April 2008, 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.<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3661868.ece Bianca barrells back on to EastEnders], ''The Times'' 2 April 2008</ref> On 1 January 2009, she presented a 60-minute programme for [[4Music]] called ''Lily Allen's 10 Best of British''.<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/tv-listings/daily/2009/02/01 4Music Listings for 1 February]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> On 12 January 2009, BBC Three controller [[Danny Cohen]] said that the show will not air in the Spring of 2009 as originally scheduled because of music commitments. Cohen noted "She is on the record as doing a second series and we are looking forward to having her back but we don't know at the moment".<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/13/bbc3-to-air-more-repeats BBC3 to air more repeats] ''The Guardian'', 13 January 2009</ref> The BBC was criticised 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 broadcasting this clip was irresponsible and greatly added to the teacher's embarrassment. While introducing the clip Allen called it "kegging" and said "It's very childish, but very funny".<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/19/nbbc119.xml |title=BBC criticised over Lily Allen 'kegging' clip |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2008-03-19 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> On 12 June 2009 Allen filmed a scene on the Australian soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]''.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25628077-5012980,00.html Lily Allen visits the set of Neighbours], couriermail 13 June 2009</ref> She was scheduled to play herself in a scene with [[Matthew Werkmeister]].<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5397147/Lily-Allen-to-star-in-Neighbours.html |title=Lily Allen 'to star in Neighbours' |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2009-05-28 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Dominique Hines |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1192506/There-goes-Neighbourhood--Star-struck-Lily-Allen-tweets-guest-rol-laps-attention-guest-stars-Aussie-soap.html |title=Ecstatic Lily Allen makes her Ramsay Street debut |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2009-06-12 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen performed for the 2008 New Year's Eve episode of [[Jools Holland|Jools Holland's]] ''[[Hootenanny (UK TV series)|Hootenanny]]''.<ref>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment-catch-all/2008/12/24/duffy-s-hoot-with-jools-86908-20992785/ Duffy's Hoot With Jools]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}, The Daily Record 24 December 2008</ref> In February 2009, she performed "The Fear" on [[GMTV]].<ref>[http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=33091 Lily performs live] GMTV Website 2 February 2009</ref> In the United States she appeared on ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' on 10 February 2009,<ref>[http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090210/FEATURES07/902100305/1010/FEATURES Today's TV Talk]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}, Louisville Courier-Journal 10 February 2009</ref> ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' on 16 February 2009,<ref>{{cite video | people = Jay Leno | title = The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | medium = television | publisher = NBC | location = Burbank, California | date = 16 February 2009 | url = http://www.nbc.com/The_Tonight_Show_with_Jay_Leno/calendar/02162009.shtml}}</ref> and ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'' on 18 February 2009.<ref>{{cite video | people = Ellen DeGeneres | title = The Ellen DeGeneres Show | medium = television | publisher = Warner Bros. | location = Burbank, California |date = 18 February 2009 | url = http://ellen.warnerbros.com/showinfo/moreinfo/archives/0209.php}}{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> On 3 April she performed on the ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]'' show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/latenight/jimmykimmel/index?pn=upcomingguests#t=0 |title=Jimmy Kimmel Live Upcoming guests Website |publisher=Abc.go.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> On 21 April she was interviewed and performed on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]''.<ref>[http://www.kbsradio.ca/news/music/87/915937 Lily Allen Sits Down With The Ladies Of 'the View']{{dead link|date=December 2010}}, KBS Radio 22 April 2009</ref> She also performed on 24 April on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]''.<ref>[http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/entertainment/music/article/W-RIFF23_20090422-191905/262789/ Music Notes], Richmand Times-Dispatch, 23 April 2009</ref> === Fashion career === In May 2007, Allen launched a line of dresses, shoes, and accessories entitled ''Lily Loves''.<ref>[http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article1657080.ece "Lily's new look"]. ''[[The Sunday Times]]''. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2007.</ref> Allen is reported to enjoy a "special relationship" with [[Chanel]] that is said to include borrowing clothes and jewellery and being flown in to sit in the front row of their shows.<ref>[http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article4878150.ece Age and youthful beauty combine to cast their enduring spell at Chanel], ''The Times'' 4 October 2008</ref> [[Karl Lagerfeld]], the head designer for the company personally hired and photographed Allen for a campaign to promote a luxury line of handbags due to launch in September 2009.<ref>[http://www.elleuk.com/news/Star-style-News/lily-allen-s-new-ad-campaign-for-chanel-wows Lily Allen's New Ad Campaign For Chanel Wows] Elle UK 29 July 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.chanel.com/fashion/8-fashion-trends-lily-allen-the-face-of-chanel-2,104#8-fashion-trends-lily-allen-the-face-of-chanel-2,104 Chanel Website]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> Allen won the 2008 [[Glamour Magazine|''Glamour'' Women of the Year Awards]] "Editors Special Award."<ref>[http://www.3news.co.nz/News/Hayden-Panettiere-and-Lily-Allen-triumph-at-Glamour-awards/tabid/418/articleID/79801/cat/55/Default.aspx Hayden Panettiere and Lily Allen triumph at Glamour awards] WEEN 13 November 2008</ref> Allen was nominated for a Highstreet Fashion Award in the category of "Best Dressed Celebrity."<ref>[http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/lifestyle-fashion/stylenews/alexa-4845.html Alexa Chung and Lily Allen Battle for Top Celeb Fashion Award], Female First, 1 May 2008</ref> In a readers poll for the weekly British style magazine ''Look'', Allen was named the ninth best style role model.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ilX47uaNQfTuP014UhVVm8iVRNxg Coleen named style role model], AFP 27 March 2008</ref> Allen has been described by the UK edition of ''[[Elle Magazine]]'' as a person who is not overly trendy in her fashion choices.<ref>[http://www.elleuk.com/beauty/news/Lily-Allen-s-new-look/%28gid%29/219746 Lily Allen's new look]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}, ElleUK 18 November 2008</ref> According to a newspaper report Allen told [[Capital Radio]] she has done modelling for a unnamed company. .<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=40061 Allen Plots Modeling Career] San Francisco Chronicle</ref> Allen was scheduled to unveil a line of jewellery in September 2009. The line was supposed to have nine ranges and is influenced by Chanel and Dinny Hall.<ref>[http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/090722-lily-allen-talks-exclusively-to-vog.aspx Lily's Line], Vogue, 22 July 2009</ref> On 7 September 2010, the pair opened a temporary pop-up shop at [[Selfridges]] that featured vintage designer clothes and a hair stylist for customers.<ref name=Lucy>{{cite web|author=Ella Alexander |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/100907-lily-allen-selfridges-popup-store.aspx |title=Lily Pops Up |publisher=Vogue.co.uk |date=2010-09-07 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen and her sister opened their own clothing store entitled "Lucy In Disguise" on 15 September 2010. The singer is the cover girl for the August 2011 edition of ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] Magazine'' as Lily Cooper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elleuk.com/news/star-style-news/watch-lily-s-cover-shoot-for-elle/%28gid%29/781745 |title=Watch Lily's cover shoot for ELLE |publisher=Elleuk.com |date=4 July 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> === Philanthropy === Allen has taken an interest in environmental and social concerns. Although the singer is a staunch supporter of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]],<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/44687] Lily Allen: I'll still vote for Gordon Brown], ''New Musical Express'', 15 May 2009</ref> she has been credited with helping inspire a parliamentary rebellion against Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] when she wrote to all Members of Parliament asking them to back an amendment to an energy bill.<ref>Lydall, Ross (2 May 2008) [http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Lily-Allen-inspires-Labour-energy.4044218.jp Lily Allen inspires Labour energy rebellion], ''The Scotsman''</ref> She records at Studio A, which is currently the only solar-powered studio in Europe.<ref>[http://www.newbuilder.co.uk/news/NewsFullStory.asp?ID=2445 Singer Lily Allen backs renewables campaign]{{dead link|date=July 2011}} ''Green Building Magazine'', 29 April 2008</ref> Allen has been nominated with nine others for the title of ''Greenest Star in Playhouse'' for [[Disney|Disney Playhouse's]] inaugural ''Playing for the Planet Awards''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukparentslounge.com/index.php?pg=104&utwkstoryid=1628&title=Top+ten+green+celebs+up+for+awards&ind=0 |title=Top ten green celebs up for awards UK Parents Lounge |publisher=Ukparentslounge.com |date=2008-07-22 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> She has since confirmed her support for the [[UK Labour Party]] and for Prime Minister Gordon Brown in particular.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/50909/Lily-Allen-Pledges-Support-To-Gordon-Brown-And-Labour-Party |title=Lily Allen Pledges Support To Gordon Brown And Labour Party |publisher=Gigwise |date= |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref> Allen performed at a benefit concert for [[War Child (charity)|War Child]], an international child protection agency that works with children affected by war. Backed by [[Keane (band)|Keane]], Allen sang "Smile" and "[[Everybody’s Changing]]".<ref>[http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/index.cfm?sid=179608&sc=102 British pop stars sing from the heart], ''The Guardian'', 11 October 2008</ref> The singer and [[The Clash]] guitarist [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] performed The Clash’s song "[[Straight to Hell (song)|Straight to Hell]]" on an album for the charity [[Heroes (2009 album)|Heroes]].<ref>[http://www.spin.com/articles/beck-lily-allen-tv-radio-cover-rock-legends Beck, Lily Allen, TV on the Radio Cover Rock Legends] ''Spin Magazine'', 12 January 2009</ref> Allen received support from the animal rights organisation [[PETA]] after a faux fur coat she was spotted wearing was mistaken for a coat made of real fur.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/peta%20bosses%20pleased%20with%20allens%20anti-fur%20stance_1096212 PETA bosses pleased with Allen's anti-fur stance] contactmusic 26 February 2009</ref> Allen has been named the face of the [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]] as part of the gallery's marketing campaign.<ref>[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23701901-details/Lily+Allen+becomes+face+of+the+National+Portrait+gallery/article.do Lily Allen becomes face of the National Portrait gallery] ''London Evening Standard'', 1 June 2009</ref> The picture was photographed by [[Nadav Kander]] emblazoned with the words, "Vocalist, Lyricist, Florist" .<ref>[http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/343699/lily-allen-as-you-ve-never-seen-her-before.html Lily Allen as you never seen her before], Marie Claire, 2 June 2009</ref> Allen and Jamie Hince, guitarist for [[The Kills]], raised £48,350 for the children’s charity The Hoping Foundation. The pair sang "[[Dream a Little Dream of Me (song)|Dream A Little Dream Of Me]]" at a [[karaoke]] auction fundraiser.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/5578325/Supermodel-Kate-Moss-performs-with-Pink-Floyd-guitarist-David-Gilmour-for-charity.html Supermodel Kate Moss performs with Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour for charity], ''The Telegraph'', 19 June 2009</ref> After the British government's plans to implement a [[three strikes (policy)|three strikes policy]] for file sharing copyright infringement, Lily Allen came out in strong support for disconnecting offenders.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8256607.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lily wades into file-sharing row | date=15 September 2009 | accessdate=31 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8266287.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lily rallies stars against piracy | date=21 September 2009 | accessdate=31 March 2010}}</ref> Creating a blog entitled ''"It’s Not Alright"'' against file sharing, it subsequently came to light that she had copied text directly from the [[Techdirt]] website of an interview with [[50 Cent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090921/0527456270.shtml |title=Lily Allen: Copying Isn't Alright... Unless It's Done By Lily Allen |publisher=Techdirt |date=21 September 2009 |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref> This led to an exchange on the Internet, which culminated in accusations being made that Allen had infringed on other artists' copyrights by creating [[mix tapes]] early in her career, that she then made available via her website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/09/british-music-industry-split-on-whether-to-constrain-or-terminate-file-sharers-bandwidth/ |title=British Music Industry Split on Whether to Constrain or Terminate File Sharers’ Bandwidth &#124; Epicenter |publisher=Wired.com |date=25 September 2009 |accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6226690/Lily-Allen-drops-fight-against-filesharing-after-Techdirt-spat.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=Lily Allen drops fight against filesharing after Techdirt spat | date=24 September 2009 | accessdate=31 March 2010 | first=Tom | last=Chivers}}</ref> On 1 October 2009 Allen and several other musicians released the world's first digital musical petition aimed at pressuring world leaders attending the December 2009 climate change summit in Copenhagen. The petition involved a cover of the song "[[Beds are Burning]]" by [[Midnight Oil]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Angelique Chrisafis in Paris |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/01/lily-allen-celebrity-climate-campaign |title=Lily Allen and Duran Duran launch celebrity climate campaign track |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> == Image and personal life == Due to her outspokenness, Allen has been the subject of many controversies. Disparaging remarks about musicians [[Luke Pritchard]] of [[The Kooks]], [[Bob Geldof]],<ref>{{cite video | title = Transmission with T-Mobile |date=17 June 2006 | medium = TV-Show }}</ref> [[Amy Winehouse]],<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10458990 Lily Allen takes pop at Amy Winehouse, President Bush] New Zealand Herald, 21 August 2007</ref> [[Kylie Minogue]],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/allen%20slams%20kylie%20glastonbury%20appearance_1002220 | title = Allen Slams Kylie Glastonbury Appearance |date=12 July 2006}}</ref> and [[Katy Perry]]<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/41551 Katy Perry apologises to Lily Allen for 'fat' comment], ''New Musical Express'', 9 December 2008</ref> have all garnered minor press attention. She later said that making fun of other pop stars was a result of a lack of confidence, saying "I felt like 'Oh God, I'm short, fat, ugly and I hate all these people who flaunt their beauty.'"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/tabloid-hell/32926 |title=Lily Allen calls herself 'short, fat and ugly' |publisher=Nme.com |date=2007-12-04 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Photos of her drunk and topless in the [[Cannes Film Festival]] were also widely covered in the press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/36858 |title=Lily Allen addresses Cannes Controversy |publisher=Nme.com |date=2008-05-23 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-566398/Lily-Allen-sparks-romance-rumours-strolls-Cannes-mystery-man.html |title=Lily Allen sparks romance rumours as she strolls in Cannes with mystery man |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2008-05-15 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Her appearance at the 2008 ''Glamour'' Awards also generated criticism, as she showed up intoxicated wearing a dress covered in decapitated [[Bambi]] figures, and had an on-stage, expletive-laced exchange with [[Elton John]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/06/04/2008-06-04_oh_deer_lily_allens_no_bambi_fan.html |title=Oh, deer! Lily Allen's no Bambi fan |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2008-06-04 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tapper |first=Christina |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20204414,00.html |title=Lily Allen Calls Drunken Behaviour 'Embarrassing' |publisher=People Magazine |date=2008-06-04 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4666463.ece|title= Elton John and Lily Allen in war of words at GQ awards|publisher=The Times|accessdate=2011-07-22}}</ref> Allen has shown her [[third nipple]] on television.<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/470506-lily-allen-unveils-third-nipple Lily Allen Unveils Third Nipple MTV ]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> Allen feels like she has become a drunk character in a comic. "I wish my comic character wasn't that, but there's nothing I can do."<ref name=ObserverMonthlyMusic/> On 19 January 2009 in an interview with MTV UK, she commented on a feud with Katy Perry, saying that nothing was actually going on.<ref>{{cite web|last=Backer |first=Rya |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602918/20090116/allen__lily.jhtml |title=Lily Allen Puts Katy Perry Feud To Bed – News Story &#124; Music, Celebrity, Artist News &#124; MTV News |publisher=Mtv.com |date=19 January 2009 |accessdate=3 April 2009}}</ref> In an interview with [[Q magazine]] saying "They’re just tits” Allen revealed she has been [[Exhibitionism|flashing]] people for years partially because of her aversion to bras.<ref name=Qmag>[http://news.q4music.com/2009/02/lily_allen_strippers_and_flash.html Lily Allen: Strippers and flashing], Q Magazine, 25 February 2009</ref> On the BBC's [[Test Match Special]] on 21 August 2009, she spoke about her love of the game of cricket.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anna Thompson |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/annathompson/2009/08/lily_brings_a_smile_to_tms.html |title=Lily brings a smile to TMS |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2009-08-22 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen supports [[Fulham FC|Fulham Football Club]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Alex Kay |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1277954/Hamburg-match-zone-Poor-Lily-Allen-reduced-tears.html |title=Poor Fulham fan Lily Allen is reduced to tears |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date=2010-05-13 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In May 2009 a French football magazine [[So Foot]] published a fake interview in which Allen was quoted as making derogatory remarks about [[David Beckham|David]] and [[Victoria Beckham]] and [[Ashley Cole|Ashley]] and [[Cheryl Cole]]. Some of the material was reprinted in the British tabloid ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]''. Both publications later apologized and paid damages to Allen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/lily-allen-wins-damages-over-fake-interview-2100848.html |title=Lily Allen wins damages over fake interview |publisher=Independent.co.uk |date=2010-10-08 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Citing [[invasion of privacy]] and [[copyright infringement]], in November 2010 Allen took legal action against [[Associated Newspapers]], the parent company of the [[Daily Mail]] after the Daily Mail published photographs of Allen's home.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Sweney |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/nov/29/lily-allen-mail-legal-action |title=Lily Allen takes legal action over Mail Online article |publisher=Guardian |date= 29 November 2010|accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In June 2010 she claimed the [[Brit Awards]] are fixed, saying "The Brit Awards is a TV show, and a record company executive makes deals with [[ITV]] and the producers about who wins what award in exchange for performance time." A spokesperson for the awards said "This process makes it 100 per cent transparent and completely democratic."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/7809993/Lily-Allen-Brit-Awards-are-fixed.html |title=Lily Allen: Brit Awards are fixed|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=2010-06-08 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In August she said the [[The X Factor (UK)|X-Factor]] is everything she detests about modern western culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646367/20100824/allen__lily.jhtml |title=Lily Allen Attacks Simon Cowell, 'X Factor' On Twitter MTV 24 August 2010 |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2010-08-24 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen has spoken out against [[illegal file sharing]] and has criticized other musicians by name who support the practice. A group of supporters of the practice launched a [[denial of service]] attack dubbed [[Operation Payback]] that shut down Allen's website and targeted other critics.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pauli |first=Darren |url=http://www.zdnet.com.au/lily-allen-attacked-by-net-pirates-339306422.htm |title=Lily Allen attacked by net pirates |publisher=Zdnet.com.au |date=2010-10-06 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In 2010 Allen bought Old Overtown House, a 17th century property set in 8 acres, in the village of [[Cranham, Gloucestershire|Cranham]] in the [[Cotswolds]], for £3m. <ref> ThisIsGloucestershire - [http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Pop-star-welcome-village-open-mic-night/article-2668619-detail/article.html Lily Allen invited to enjoy village life at new Gloucestershire home]{{dead link|date=July 2011}}, 22 September 2010 </ref><ref> mousePrice - [http://www.mouseprice.com/ArchivePropertyDetails.aspx?PropertyTransactionID=4957961 Overtown, Nr Cranham, Gloucestershire] </ref> In remarks for the Channel 4 documentary ''Lily Allen: Riches to Rags," ''a year before its March 2011 airing, Allen said she has suffered from the eating disorder [[bulimia]].<ref name=ragsriches>{{cite web|last=Donaldson |first=Susan |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Health/lily-allen-talks-repeat-miscarriage-british-documentary/story?id=13084332 |title=Lily Allen Mourns Miscarriage, Admits Bulimia |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=2011-03-08 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen has since requested that fans not watch the show because she now is a changed person and finds the material embarrassing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/55353 |title=Lily Allen asks fans to not watch her new TV show NNE 9 March 2011 |publisher=Nme.com |date=2011-03-09 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> === Relationships === In September 2007, Allen began dating musician [[Ed Simons]] of the [[Chemical Brothers]]. In December 2007, Allen announced that she and Simons were expecting a child.<ref>{{cite news | title =Lily Allen Is Pregnant| publisher = People| date = 2007-12-19| url =http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20167096,00.html| accessdate = 2010-08-05}}</ref> In January 2008, it was revealed that Allen had suffered a [[miscarriage]].<ref>{{cite news | title =Lily Allen Suffers Miscarriage| publisher = People| date = 2008-01-17| url =http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20172494,00.html| accessdate = 2010-08-05}}</ref> Allen began dating Sam Cooper, the owner of a building company, in the summer of 2009. On 5 August 2010, Allen announced that she was pregnant with her and Cooper's first child,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272633791.shtml |title=Oh Baby! Lily Allen Expecting |work=National Ledger |date=6 August 2010 |accessdate=9 August 2010}}</ref> later confirmed to be a boy<ref>{{cite news | title =Lily Allen Confirms: It's a Boy!| publisher = People| date = 2010-10-20| url =http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/10/20/lily-allen-confirms-its-a-boy/#more-115617| accessdate = 2010-10-20}}</ref> due early in 2011.<ref>{{cite news | title =British Singer Lily Allen Is Pregnant| publisher = People| date = 2010-08-05| url =http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20408045,00.html| accessdate = 2010-08-05}}</ref> Allen's pregnancy involved early complications, including "about a week and a half of really heavy bleeding", leading her to tell ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' in September 2010 that she had "been living in fear for the past three months".<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/09/10/lily-allens-health-scares-left-her-living-in-fear/?xid=rss-topheadlines |title=Lily Allen’s Health Scares Left Her ‘Living In Fear'|publisher= People Magazine|date= 10 September 2010 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Six months into her pregnancy, Allen contracted a [[viral infection]] which caused her to suffer a [[stillbirth|pre-term delivery]].<ref name=ragsriches/> After it was announced on 1 November 2010<ref>{{cite news | title =Lily Allen Loses Her Baby| publisher = People| date = 2010-11-01| url =http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20438351,00.html| accessdate = 2011-06-11}}</ref> that she had lost this second baby, several celebrities, including [[Katy Perry]], [[Justin Bieber]] and [[Dannii Minogue]], tweeted consolation messages to her.<ref name=twomuchloss>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/505277/devastated-lily-allen-s-say-a-little-prayer-tweet.html |title=Devastated Lily Allen's 'Say a little prayer' tweet |publisher=Marieclaire.co.uk |date=2010-11-02 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title =Singer Lily Allen loses her baby| publisher = Yahoo| date = 2010-11-01| url =http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20101101/ten-singer-lily-allen-loses-her-baby-5f8abb3.html| accessdate = 2010-11-01}}{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/lily-allen/news/244510-lily-allen-sam-cooper-baby-loss |title=Lily Allen 'Inconsolable' After Losing Baby |publisher=Mtv.co.uk |date=2010-11-02 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen was very grateful of the support that she received from her neighbours following the miscarriage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/lily-allen-grateful-for-neighbours-support_1230831 |title=Lily Allen &#124; Lily Allen Grateful For Neighbours' Support |publisher=Contactmusic |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> On 5 November Allen tweeted "Thank you for all your kind messages. I'm still very sick but the messages are helping me to be stronger. Thank you x x."<ref>{{cite web|author=Wenn.Com |url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/11/05/15987051-wenn-story.html |title=Grieving Lily Allen thanks fans |publisher=Torontosun.com |date=2010-11-05 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> However, the next day, on 6 November, Allen was rushed to the hospital, where she responded well to treatment for the blood poisoning condition [[septicaemia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Dyball |first=Rennie |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20440164,00.html |title=Lily Allen Hospitalized|publisher=People.com |date=2010-11-06 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/sepsis-septicemia-blood-infection |title=Sepsis (Blood Infection) |publisher=WebMD |date= |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> In December, Allen's sister told a British newspaper that Allen would try again to have a child in 2011, saying "she is absolutely determined to be a mum. This is what she wants more than anything in the whole wide world, more than her singing career."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/entertainment/music/article823574.ece/Lily-Allen-will-try-for-baby-in-New-Year |title=Lily Allen will try for baby in New Year|publisher=Timeslive.co.za |date=2010-12-20 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Allen and Cooper became engaged over the [[Christmas]] holidays in December 2010 while vacationing in [[Bali]].<ref>{{cite news | title =Lily Allen gets engaged to Sam Cooper| publisher = The Guardian| date = 2010-12-29| url =http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/29/lily-allen-engaged-sam-cooper| accessdate = 2011-06-11}}</ref> The couple wed on 11 June 2011 at St. James church in [[Cranham, Gloucestershire]], [[England]]. The designer of Allen's wedding dress confirmed she was pregnant.<ref>{{cite web|last=Markman |first=Rob |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1665628/lily-allen-married-pregnant.jhtml |title=Lily Allen Married And Pregnant|publisher=Mtv.com |date=2011-06-13 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Following the wedding the singer changed the name on her Twitter profile from Lily Rose Allen to Mrs LR Cooper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/new-name-for-newlywed-singer-lily-16011758.html |title=New name for newlywed singer Lily|publisher=Belfasttelegraph.co.uk |date=2011-06-14 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> Prior to the wedding she had told a British magazine "I can't wait to be Lily Rose Cooper."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elleuk.com/news/star-style-news/meet-lily-cooper/(gid)/776714 |title=MEET LILY COOPER |publisher=Elleuk.com |date=9 June 2011 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> On her wedding day, it was revealed that Allen was pregnant after she was photographed with a visible bump under her lace wedding dress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13773917 |title=Lily Allen changes surname on Twitter to match husband |date=2011-06-15 |work= |publisher=BBC |accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref> === Arrest === On 28 June 2007, Allen was arrested in [[London]] for allegedly assaulting photographer Kevin Rush while she was leaving a nightclub in London's West End.<ref name="http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044150,00.html">{{cite web | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044150,00.html | title=Lily Allen Arrested for Allegedly Punching Photographer | accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref> === Reception === Allen was included on the NME Cool List for 2006. She was voted the third coolest person of the year in ''New Musical Express''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1335688|title=Lily Allen: angry at "f*cking patronising" magazine|author=Mike Diver|date=23 November 2006}}</ref> She ranked "Number One Reason to Love '07"<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=2413&src=blender_ed |title=25 Reasons to Love '07 |publisher=Blender Magazine Online |date=January 2007 |accessdate=3 February 2007}}{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> and "Hottest Woman of Pop/R&B."<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=2454&src=blender_ed |title=Hottest Women of...Pop/R&B! |publisher=Blender Magazine Online |date=January 2007 |accessdate=9 February 2007}}{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> in [[Blender magazine|''Blender'' magazine]]. Allen was also rated number 10 on [[BBC Three]]'s list of Most Annoying People of 2006. Allen was voted fourth coolest celebrity in a poll taken of 20,000 teenagers by the social networking website [[Bebo]] that was released in December 2008.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4029377/X-Factors-Cheryl-Cole-teenagers-coolest-celebrity.html X Factor's Cheryl Cole 'teenagers' coolest celebrity'], The Telegraph, 30 December 2008</ref> Rapper [[Example (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<ref>{{cite web | url = http://forums.lilyallenmusic.com/viewtopic.php?p=10916#10916 | title = Untitled Forum Post | accessdate = 28 July 2006 | last = Allen | first = Lily}}</ref>). 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. ''[[Evening Standard]]'' columnist Nick Cutis wrote that "Lily Allen and Madonna have arguably done more for female equality with their 'unladylike' swearing in public than with their singing careers."<ref>[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23586757-details/Never+mind+the+b****cks/article.do Never mind the b****cks], The Evening Standard, 14 November 2008</ref> [[Siouxsie Sioux]] said Allen and [[Amy Winehouse]] are the two current musicians she regards as strong female role models.<ref>[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6288465.ece Siouxsie Sioux is still a vital force], ''The Times'', 15 May 2009</ref> In 2009 Allen was the subject of cover stories for both ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin Magazine]]''<ref name=SpinCover>[http://www.spin.com/articles/lily-allen-girl-cant-help-it Lily Allen - Girl Can't Help It] Spin Magazine 20 January 2009</ref> and ''[[Q Magazine]]''.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2009/feb/24/how-lily-allen-q-cover-was-shot How the Lily Allen Q cover was shot] ''The Guardian'', 24 February 2009</ref> MTV said in February 2009 "She seems less like the model of a 21st century pop star and more like the kind of girlfriend you'd have when you're 22 – the awesome kind you'd go backpacking around Europe with, wear a sarong with. She is perfectly imperfect. Which is why she's probably also the most interesting pop star ever created."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605290/20090218/allen__lily.jhtml Lily Allen: Building The (Im)Perfect Pop Star, Her flaws are what make her the most interesting pop star ever created], MTV, 18 February 2009</ref> Allen's album ''[[It's Not Me, It's You]]'' has been praised for trying to define the times. Allen said that she does not write songs with a big picture in mind.<ref name=Voice/> Allen was on ''[[Esquire Magazine's]]'' list of 60 "Brilliant Brits 2009".<ref>[http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/wdp/entertainment/Lily-Allen-crowned-brilliant-Brit/article-1051005-detail/article.html Lily Allen crowned brilliant Brit]{{dead link|date=July 2011}}, ''Western Daily Press'', 4 June 2009</ref> In January 2010, ''[[The Guardian]]'' ran an editorial praising Allen. The editorial noted that at the beginning of 2009 she was on "the well-worn path of celebrity offspring" and complimented her for branching out and tackling subjects other pop stars have not.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/04/lily-allen-voice-pop?showallcomments=true#comment-51 In praise of... Lily Allen] ''The Guardian'', 4 January 2010</ref> Allen's music is used as part of an exhibition at the [[British Library]] tracing the history of [[Cockney English]]. The exhibition, which runs from 12 November 2010 through 11 April 2011, uses Allen's music to demonstrate today's younger urban mode of Cockney English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23896598-would-you-adam-n-eve-it-cockney-history-revealed.do |title=Would you Adam ’n’ Eve it? Cockney history revealed |publisher= London Evening Standard - Thisislondon.co.uk |date=11 November 2010 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> The Bishop Of Sheffield Right Reverend Dr Steven Croft suggested that students of his [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study]] course listen to the expletive free version of Allen's song "[[The Fear (Lily Allen song)|The Fear]]" because its theme of [[materialistic|materialism]]{{Disambiguation needed|date=July 2011}} captured a "certain spirit" of contemporary culture. Allen endorsed the suggestion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-12274525 |title=Bishop of Sheffield suggests Lily Allen song for course |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-01-25 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/54694 |title=Lily Allen backs Bible study course featuring 'The Fear' |publisher=Nme.com |date=2011-01-25 |accessdate=2011-07-24}}</ref> == Discography == {{Main|Lily Allen discography}} * ''[[Alright, Still]]'' (2006) * ''[[It's Not Me, It's You]]'' (2009) == See also == * [[List of awards and nominations received by Lily Allen]] == References == {{Reflist | colwidth = 30em | refs = <ref name="Telegraph2010-11-06"> {{cite news | title = Lily Allen in hospital with blood poisoning after miscarriage | newspaper = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | date = 2010-11-06 | publisher = [[Telegraph Media Group|TMG]] | location = [[London, UK|London]] | issn = 0307-1235 | oclc = 49632006 | url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/8114602/Lily-Allen-in-hospital-with-blood-poisoning-after-miscarriage.html | accessdate = 2010-11-07 }} </ref> }} == External links == {{Wikiquote}} {{Commons category|Lily Allen}} * {{Official website|http://lilyallenmusic.com}} * {{twitter|MrsLRCooper|Lily Cooper}} * {{IMDb name|2376025}} * Wilson, Beth. 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