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Born in 1985, Lily is the daughter of Welsh comic Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. After Keith left the family, trouble began for Lily as they were forced to live on a council estate, struggling to get by. During this time Lily was experiencing difficulties at school as she bounced between establishments, often getting expelled for her drinking and smoking.
When she was 11, her musical talents were spotted by Rachel Santesso who began to teach Lily to sing and after she reduced an audience to tears singing in a school assembly, Lily knew music was something she was going to pursue.
When she was 15 she dropped out of school and began to chase up deals. She bounced around a few labels, using her dad’s connections as leverage until in 2005, Regal Recordings gave Lily £25000 to finance a record. Given how busy the label were with other, higher profile releases, Lily was forced to operate on her own. She set up a Myspace page and began to post demos which instantly caught the public’s attention, building up an online following until the press had to take notice.
The Observer, much to her label’s surprise, ran a feature on Lily in early 2006 and then, with a renewed sense of confidence in her, Regal Recordings released Lily’s debut album ‘Alright, Still’ in July 2006. The album went to number 2 in the charts and turned triple platinum which was just the start of a long stint of success.
Her follow up ‘It’s Not Me, Its you’ hit number one and, after a long hiatus during which she started a family, she hit number one again with ‘Sheezus’ in 2014. Years later it’s become clear that dropping out of school was a very good idea for Lily Allen.
I have been a fan of Lily Allen live shows since the beginning. Quite literally the very beginning. She performed at the T in the Park festival on a stage for up and coming artists in 2006 and during this performance she was told that her debut single “Smile” had gone to number one. Years later she still describes this as one of the most special gigs for her and having been there- I’m inclined to agree that it really was special!
If I was asked to sum up a Lily Allen show in one word it would be simply “fun”. Her onstage banter follows no script and she is charming and witty throughout. Lily Allen is an artist who doesn’t take herself too seriously. Her lyrics are clever and funny and she has a brilliant stage presence.
I have also seen Lily in a variety of venues. From tiny unknown stages at festivals to Glastonbury’s main stage and from small sweaty gig venues to 10,000 capacity arenas. She manages to keep the feel of the gigs the same no matter where she’s playing and this is what makes her such a unique performer.