 
Lily Allen was born Lily Rose Beatrice Allen in
England on May 2, 1985, and is the daughter of
British actor Keith Allen. Lily's up-bringing
included over a dozen schools, negative behaviors,
and dropping out by age 15. After a series of wrong
choices, Lily focused on her music when she was 17. A
short-lived stint with Warner Bros. resulted in no
music being released and it wasn't until her music on
her MySpace page began to get noticed that she was
signed with Regal Records.
Lily released her debut LP, Alright,
Still in
the UK (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Alright,
Still
hit the Top 10 in Australia, Ireland, and hit #2
in the UK.
Lily topped the UK singles chart for 2 weeks with
"Smile." The single also hit the Top 10
in Holland, New Zealand, and Ireland.
The single "LDN" was released in the UK
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). "LDN" stands for
London. The hit the Top 10 in the UK and was included
in Rolling Stone magazine's '100 Best Songs
of 2007.'
The single "Littlest Things" was released
in the UK (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Lily released her debut LP, Alright,
Still in
the US.
The single "Shame For You" was released in
the UK (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The single hit the Top 20 in
the UK.
Lily hit the Top 40 with "Smile" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
The fashion apparel line Lily Loves debuted.
Lily could be heard featured on the Mark Ronson single "Oh My God"
(available for download at Amazon-mp3). The single hit the Top 10 in
the UK.
Lily was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.
Lily could be heard on the Common
single "Drivin' Me Wild" (available for
download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
 Alright,
Still was
certified gold.
Lily suffered a miscarriage.
Lily was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album (Alright,
Still).
Lily could be seen on TV with the BBC series Lily
Allen And Friends.
The single "The Fear" was released
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Lily released her 2nd LP, It's
Not Me, It's You (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
It's
Not Me, It's You topped the LP charts in the UK, Canada,
and Australia, and the Top 10 in Ireland.
Lily topped the UK singles chart with "The
Fear." The song also hit the Top 10 in
Australia, Ireland, and Japan.
The single "Smile" was certified gold.
Lily topped the Billboard Top Digital Albums chart
with It's
Not Me, It's You.
Lily could be heard on the charity compilation LP War
Child Presents Heroes on the track "Straight To
Hell." Proceeds of the LP assist war-affected
children around the world.
Lily hit the Top 40 with "The Fear" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Lily topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart
for a week with "The Fear."
Lily topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart
with "F*** You."
Lily won a Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist.
Lily got married.
Lily hit the Top 40 helping out T-Pain and Wiz Khalifa with "5 O'Clock."
Lily had a baby.
Lily hit the Top 10 helping out T-Pain and Wiz Khalifa with "5 O'Clock."
Lily could be heard on the Pink LP The
Truth About Love on the track "True Love."
Pink hit the Top 40 helping out Pink with "True Love."
Lily topped the UK singles chart with
"Somewhere Only We Know."
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Alright,
Still
Released: July, 2006 (UK) - January, 2007
(US)
US: Gold
Billboard peak: # 20
Grammy Nominee: Best Alternative Music Performance
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Smile" - "Knock 'Em Out" -
"LDN" - "Everything's Just
Wonderful" - "Not Big" -
"Friday Night" - "Shame For
You" - "Littlest Things" -
"Take What You Take" - "Friend Of
Mine" - "Alfie" (US version bonus
track: "Nan You're A Window Shopper" -
"Smile" (Version Revisited)) |
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It's
Not Me, It's You
Released: February, 2009
Billboard peak: # 5
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Everyone's At It" -
"The Fear" - "Not
Fair" - "22" - "I Could
Say" - "Back To The Start" -
"Never Gonna Happen" - "F***
You" - "Who'd Have Know" -
"Chinese" - "Him" - "He
Wasn't There" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3 |
Sheezus
Released: May 6, 2014
Tracks: "Sheezus" - "L8
CMMR" - "Air Balloon" - "Our
Time" - "Insincerely Yours" -
"Take My Place" - "As Long As I
Got You" - "Close Your Eyes" -
"URL Badman" - "Silver Spoon"
- "Life For Me" - "Hard Out
Here" |
iTunes
Amazon.mp3
vinyl |
No
Shame
Released: June 8, 2018
Tracks: "Come On Then" -
"Trigger Bang" - "What You
Waiting" - "Your Choice" -
"Lost My Mind" - "Higher" -
"Family Man" - "Apples" -
"Three" - "Everything To Feel
Something" - "Waste" - "My
One" - "Pushng Up Daisies" -
"Cake" |
| Note: Song title and position
links lead you to the song's Top 40 chart run
(from the ARC Weekly Top 40) and LP links take you to Amazon.com for that LP (often
including track listings and sound samples). |
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