75-662: The No Shame Tour was the fourth headlining tour by English singer Lily Allen , in support of her fourth studio album, No Shame (2018). The tour started on 5 October 2018 in Santa Ana, and concluded on 17 August 2019 in Dublin. In comparison with Allen's tour for Sheezus (2014), the tour is a smaller production, with Allen and two other people onstage. The setlist mainly comprises songs from No Shame but also includes older music by Allen, such as " Fuck You ", " Smile " and " LDN ". The opening act for North America and Europe
150-605: A Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress , and also won a WhatsOnStage Award for her performance. In 2023, Allen starred in The Pillowman , staged at the Duke of York's Theatre , London. Allen's performance received mixed reviews by critics. Allen made an appearance as a lady-in-waiting in the 1998 film Elizabeth , which was co-produced by her mother. She later appeared as Elizabeth Taylor in How to Build
225-727: A Laurence Olivier Award . In November 2010, she took legal action against Associated Newspapers , the parent company of the Daily Mail , after the newspaper published photographs of her home. Allen cited invasion of privacy and copyright infringement . Allen is a cricket fan and has appeared on Test Match Special . Allen began dating musician Ed Simons of the Chemical Brothers in September 2007, and in December, Allen announced that she and Simons were expecting
300-551: A "Producer of the Year – Non Classical" 2008 Grammy Award . She also provided background vocals to a couple of songs on the Kaiser Chiefs' third album in 2008. Allen won a 2008 BMI songwriting award for "Smile". Allen later performed at a benefit concert for War Child , an international child protection agency that works with children affected by war. Backed by Keane , Allen sang "Smile" and " Everybody's Changing ". After
375-530: A "massive part" in the group's 2009 reunion. She also sang the vocals on the top ten single, " Oh My God ", a cover of the Kaiser Chiefs song by Mark Ronson . On 1 July 2007, Allen appeared at the Concert for Diana held at Wembley Stadium , London to celebrate the life of Princess Diana . She sang "LDN" and "Smile". Allen's single "Littlest Things" from her album produced by Ronson, helped earn him
450-724: A Girl in July 2019, alongside her brother Alfie. In April 2023, Allen starred alongside Freema Agyeman in Sharon Horgan 's comedy-drama Dreamland for Sky Max . It was developed from a short starring Morgana Robinson that aired in 2017. Allen signed a one series contract to present her own BBC Three TV show titled Lily Allen and Friends based on the social networking phenomenon that helped to launch her music career. Guests included Mark Ronson, Joanna Page , James Corden, Lauren Laverne , Róisín Murphy , Louis Walsh , and Danny Dyer . The show attracted only 2 per cent of
525-404: A bit as a person and I hope it reflects that." 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. 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
600-462: A builder and decorator. On 5 August 2010, Allen announced that she was pregnant with her and Cooper's first child, later confirmed to be a boy, due early in 2011. She experienced complications early in the pregnancy, including "about a week and a half of really heavy bleeding." In late October, six months into her pregnancy, Allen contracted a viral infection , which caused her to suffer a stillbirth , announced on 1 November. On 6 November, Allen
675-558: A career in acting, that she would not renew her record contract, and that she had "no plans" to make another record. In September 2010, she gave her last performance for two and a half years, supporting Muse at Wembley Stadium in London , England. She featured on the UK top five single, " Just Be Good to Green " by Professor Green in June 2010. The following month, she started writing songs for
750-493: A child. Allen announced that she suffered a miscarriage in January 2008. However, in her 2018 memoir My Thoughts Exactly , Allen writes that she "fake[d]" the miscarriage due to fears over how tabloids would report the story. After five months of dating, Allen's relationship with Simons ended. Allen has stated that she spent three weeks in a psychiatric clinic due to depression. In July 2009, Allen began dating Sam Cooper,
825-502: A decision was made to move the album's eventual release date. 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. 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. The singer and
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#1732801122998900-527: A download single, it reached number one in the UK singles chart on 24 November. On 12 November 2013, Allen premiered the video for her new song " Hard Out Here " on her official website. The song was released as a download the following week and entered the UK singles chart at number nine, giving Allen two simultaneous top ten hit singles. Allen's November 2013 video for " Hard out Here " was accused of being racist for its use of mostly black dancers in an allegedly "disapproving" manner. Allen responded that ethnicity
975-624: A journey of recovery soon after when she was tempted to try heroin . In February 2017, Allen said that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder . In 2023, she was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Allen considers herself to be a socialist . Although she is a staunch supporter of the Labour Party , she was credited with helping inspire a parliamentary rebellion against former Prime Minister Gordon Brown when she wrote to all members of parliament asking them to back an amendment to an energy bill, requiring
1050-519: A magazine published in The Observer , took interest in March 2006. 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. She received her first major mainstream coverage, appearing in the magazine's cover story two months later. The success convinced her label to allow her more creative control over
1125-604: A pension for the next third of her life." When 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 ecstasy at the age of 15. Allen met her first manager, George Lamb in Ibiza. She first recorded the vocals for "On Me Head Not Off Me Head" written by her father for Mike Bassett: England Manager in 2001, and
1200-549: A protest against the 2022 Supreme Court ruling that abortion was not protected by the Constitution of the United States . The Guardian described it as a "thrilling and furious" moment. Allen later said that she was unsure that she could perform "on a stage like that sober again", being nearly three years sober. In late 2022, Allen booked five weeks in a music studio, but she said it felt "contrived" and that
1275-510: A revival of Equus on a nationwide tour. In April 2009, Allen co-starred with then-partner Jaime Winstone in the music video for " Dust Devil " by Madness . He also had a role in the BBC2 film, Freefall . He continued to work in films, appearing in Soulboy , The Kid , Freestyle and Powder in 2010. Allen came to international attention when he was cast as Theon Greyjoy in
1350-596: A reward scheme for home production of renewable energy. She later confirmed her support for the Labour Party and then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown in particular. After the British government's plans to implement a three-strikes policy for file sharing copyright infringement, Allen came out in support for disconnecting repeat offenders. Creating a blog titled "It's Not Alright" against file sharing, it subsequently came to light that she had copied text directly from
1425-598: A third-cousin of singer Sam Smith . At the age of three, Allen appeared in The Comic Strip Presents... episode " The Yob ", which her father had co-written. When she was four, her father left the family. During her early childhood, Allen lived with her family on a council estate . They later settled in Islington . For that time, the family lived with comedian Harry Enfield while her mother dated him. The Clash singer and guitarist Joe Strummer
1500-466: A twice-weekly BBC Sounds podcast, Miss Me? , with her lifelong friend Miquita Oliver . In the same year she opened an OnlyFans account to sell pictures and videos of her feet. Allen has received 31 awards and 73 nominations for her music, including nominations for nine BRIT Awards (one won), one Grammy Award , three Ivor Novello Awards (three won), one Mercury Prize and twelve NME Awards (three won). For her acting, she has been nominated for
1575-540: A wedding that was officiated by an Elvis impersonator . The couple share a home in Brooklyn. Allen said in 2024 that she had prioritised her children over her career as a contrast to the relative absence of her parents. Allen has been outspoken regarding her body image throughout her career. In an interview for Lorraine , an ITV breakfast program , Allen mentions that she "used to sleep for days so that [she] didn't eat" and that her relationship with her body
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#17328011229981650-681: Is an English actor. He portrayed Theon Greyjoy on all eight seasons of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2019. In film, he is best known for his starring roles in John Wick (2014), The Predator (2018), and Jojo Rabbit (2019). Allen was born on 12 September 1986 in Hammersmith, London ,
1725-594: Is the chief liberation officer at Womanizer and is heading up their #IMasturbate campaign which encourages women to embrace their own sexuality. Liberty was positively reviewed in The Independent and Mashable . The product sucks and massages the clitoris without making direct contact, using sonic waves to induce sexual pleasure. It is waterproof and has six different intensity levels. Allen had previously recommended Womanizer's products in her autobiography My Thoughts Exactly . In 2024, Allen began hosting
1800-820: The Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist at the 2010 Brit Awards . Allen and Amy Winehouse were credited with starting a process that led to the "year of the women" media label in 2009 that saw five female artists making music of "experimentalism and fearlessness" nominated for the Mercury Prize . Her third album, Sheezus (2014) peaked atop the UK Albums Chart once more, while her fourth album, No Shame (2018) peaked at number eight. Allen also ventured into other careers; in 2008, she hosted her own television talk show, Lily Allen and Friends , on BBC Three before launching her own record label, In
1875-476: The Glastonbury Festival alongside producer Mark Ronson. An emotional Allen dedicated her performance of " Littlest Things " to her grandmother who died the night before. 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. Due to this environment,
1950-535: The Noël Coward Theatre from 3 August 2021. The play, directed by Matthew Dunster and written by Danny Robins saw Allen debut in August 2021. Reviewing the play for The Independent , Annabel Nugent wrote, "Allen is superb as Jenny. Exhaustion thrums a fraction below her palpable fear – just visible enough in her performance to have you questioning Jenny's version of events". In 2022, she received
2025-573: The Techdirt website of an interview with 50 Cent , without attribution. This led to accusations that Allen had infringed on other artists' copyrights by creating mix tapes early in her career, that she then made available via her website. A group of supporters of filesharing, operating under the name " Anonymous ", launched a denial of service attack dubbed Operation Payback that shut down Allen's website and targeted other critics. Alfie Allen Alfie Evan Allen (born 12 September 1986 )
2100-573: The UK Albums Chart , and sold over 2.6 million copies worldwide. The album also yielded a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album and spawned the follow up singles " LDN " and " Alfie ". Her second studio album, It's Not Me, It's You (2009), debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts , and spawned the singles " The Fear ", " Not Fair " and " Fuck You ". This success saw her receive
2175-492: The jazz improvisation techniques of American singers Blossom Dearie and Ella Fitzgerald . The album's beats are influenced by various genres such as jazz and grime . Singers Lady Gaga , Tegan and Sara , Bridgit Mendler , Jullie and Victoria Justice have each been influenced by Allen. In June 2021, Allen announced that she would be playing the lead role of Jenny in the West End play 2:22 A Ghost Story at
2250-569: The musical version of Bridget Jones's Diary which was scheduled to open in London's West End in 2012. Also in 2011, T-Pain used a verse from Allen's " Who'd Have Known " as the chorus to the song "5 O'Clock", which became the second single from his album Revolver . The song, which also features Wiz Khalifa , was released in September 2011, and reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it Allen's first Top 10 single in
2325-586: The 2014 film John Wick . In 2016, directed by Mike Christie , he filmed a two part documentary for the History Channel titled Football: A Brief History , about the roots of association football. That same year, he played Ringwood in the BBC Two 1940s-set miniseries Close to the Enemy and joined the London production of Jesse Eisenberg 's The Spoils at Trafalgar Studios . Allen co-starred in
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2400-686: The Clash guitarist Mick Jones performed the Clash's song " Straight to Hell " on an album for the charity Heroes . It's Not Me, It's You was released in February 2009. It debuted at the number 1 position in the UK, Canada, and Australia and the number 5 position in the United States. The album has been certified platinum in the United Kingdom. The release of the album was a factor in EMI more than trebling their earnings. The first single from
2475-475: The HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones , an adaptation of George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire , in 2011. Originally auditioning for the role of Jon Snow , he appeared as a series regular for 8 seasons and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2019 for the show's final season. Allen starred in the 2012 British thriller Confine , and then opposite Keanu Reeves in
2550-492: The Instagram post as the Daily Mail were planning to publish an article about it the following day. Saying that "I'm not proud, but I'm not ashamed", Allen has linked the events to her postnatal depression and the breakdown of her marriage. Allen has criticised the press for portraying the events as a "lesbian prostitute sex romp". In My Thoughts Exactly , Allen writes that she had an affair with Liam Gallagher when he
2625-469: The Name Of , in 2011. In 2018, Allen released her autobiographical book, My Thoughts Exactly . As an actress, Allen appeared in the 2019 film How to Build a Girl . In 2021, she made her West End debut in the new play 2:22 A Ghost Story , for which she received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress . She is a daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen . Allen
2700-422: The Name Of , with financial backing from Sony Music . The label released the debut album of Tom Odell . The label closed in 2014. In May 2016, Allen announced the launch of her second record label, Bank Holiday Records. British-American R&B singer Celeste was one of the first artists to sign to the label. On 20 September 2018, Allen published the memoir My Thoughts Exactly with Blink Publishing . It
2775-406: The United States music licensing organisation Broadcast Music Incorporated for extensive United States radio airplay of her song, "The Fear". 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 " at a karaoke auction fundraiser. In September 2009, Allen announced that she was considering
2850-458: The United States. In June 2012, Allen confirmed she was in the studio working with Greg Kurstin on new music. She later changed her professional name from Lily Allen to Lily Rose Cooper and appeared on the track " True Love " on Pink's sixth studio album, The Truth About Love , released in September 2012. In February 2013, she performed live at a Paris fashion show produced by Mark Ronson in what she called her "mumback", and foreshadowed
2925-449: The album and to use some of the songs that she had written instead of working with mainstream producers. Allen decided to work with producers Greg Kurstin and Mark Ronson , finishing the rest of the album in two weeks. Allen's debut album, Alright, Still , was released in July 2006. Most of the tracks had been previewed on her Myspace page, including the singles " Smile ", " LDN ", "Knock 'Em Out", and "Alfie". In September 2006, "Smile"
3000-807: The album, "The Fear", was number 1 for the first four weeks in the UK after its release. The second single released from the album, " Not Fair ", reached the number 9 position. She began her It's Not Me, It's You World Tour in March, touring throughout the next two years until September 2010. 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". In October 2010, Allen won her second BMI Pop Song Award by
3075-515: The album, including the track titled "Family Man". When conceiving the album Allen wanted to work through her problems via music. Allen decided to do this because she felt that people are often led "by outside forces" when they are trying to express themselves – something she wanted to explore when creating No Shame . Later that year, in December, a song called "Trigger Bang" was leaked and featured rapper Giggs . On 24 January 2018 Allen announced her new album would be called No Shame . The album
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3150-1149: The label lost interest and she left without releasing the folk songs many of which were written by her father. She then studied horticulture to become a florist, but changed her mind and returned to music. Allen began writing songs, while her manager introduced her to production duo Future Cut in 2004. They worked in a small studio in the basement of an office building. 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 ). Allen then created an account on Myspace and began posting demos that she recorded in November 2005. The demos attracted thousands of listeners, and 500 limited edition 7-inch vinyl singles of " LDN " were rush-released, reselling for as much as £40. Allen also produced two mixtapes – My First Mixtape and My Second Mixtape – to promote her work. As she accumulated tens of thousands of Myspace friends, The Observer Music Monthly (OMM),
3225-552: The month for January 2007. The album was released in the US on 30 January 2007, landing at 20 on the Billboard 200. By January 2009, the album had sold 960,000 copies in the UK and 520,000 copies in the US. In 2007, she played the newly launched Park Stage at the Glastonbury Festival , replacing MIA who had cancelled. During the festival she reunited two members of The Specials , an act that guitarist Lynval Golding claimed played
3300-493: The music was not ready to be released. In 2024 she said she had recorded around 50 songs for her next music project, which she was still working on. Allen's early released songs saw her singing against retro productions. Her songs also featured other elements, such as the ska influence on second single, "LDN". She was also noted for her liberal use of crude words in her lyrics. Allen has said she cringes now when listening to tracks from Alright, Still , as it reminds her that she
3375-424: The next day and started giving her lunchtime singing lessons. This led to Allen singing " Baby Mine " from Disney's Dumbo at a school concert. Allen told 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. She played
3450-549: The piano to grade 5 standard and achieved grade 8 in singing. Allen also played violin, guitar and trumpet and was a member of a chamber choir. Her first solo was " In the Bleak Midwinter ". In 1998, Allen appeared in the music video to the Fat Les song " Vindaloo ". 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
3525-521: The reason given was not acceptable and possibly a lie. Giddings decided not to sue her. Photos of her drunk and topless in the Cannes Film Festival were also widely covered in the press. 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 . On 29 June 2008, Allen performed at
3600-530: The release of Sheezus (2014), Allen had an " identity crisis ". She did not enjoy the music she was being asked to create and believed people within the music industry were controlling her musical choices. Allen mentioned on the podcast News Roast that she is working on a new album, which will mainly deal with herself, her relationship with her children, the breakdown of her marriage, substance abuse, etc. Allen has been working with Mark Ronson . In late 2017, Allen uploaded numerous songs online in preparation for
3675-583: The release of a new album "inspired by her experiences of motherhood" by the end of 2013. In August 2013, she changed her professional name back to Lily Allen and tweeted new music would be arriving "soon". In November 2013, Allen recorded a cover of Keane 's " Somewhere Only We Know " for the John Lewis Christmas advert with a portion of the song's sales earnings donated to Save the Children 's Philippine Typhoon Appeal campaign. Released as
3750-461: The release of her first album, her parent record company, EMI , was taken over by Terra Firma . She also changed her management company from Empire Artist Management to Twenty-First Artists, although her core team remained in place. 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. The album
3825-568: The role of Mooney from Dan Stevens in Martin McDonagh 's Hangmen at John Golden Theatre . For his performance, Allen received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play . In 2022, he starred as Jock Lewes in the BBC One World War II miniseries SAS: Rogue Heroes . From 2017 to 2019, Allen was in a relationship with artist Allie Teilz , with whom he has a daughter, born October 2018. He
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#17328011229983900-503: The sci-fi sequel The Predator as Lynch in 2018, and Taika Waititi 's Oscar -nominated dark comedy Jojo Rabbit as Finkel as well as the coming-of-age film How to Build a Girl as John Kite in 2019. He had a recurring role as Isaac Pincher in the third series of the period drama Harlots . In 2020, Allen appeared in the ITV crime drama White House Farm as Brett Collins. Allen made his Broadway debut in 2022 when he took over
3975-564: The social networking site Myspace . Their popularity resulted in airplay on BBC Radio 1 . Her 2006 debut commercial single, " Smile " reached number one on the UK Singles Chart by July of that year and received double platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Allen's debut studio album, Alright, Still (2006), was met with positive critical reception, peaked at number two on
4050-748: The son of film producer Alison Owen and actor Keith Allen . His elder sister is singer Lily Allen ; her song " Alfie " is about him. His uncle is actor Kevin Allen . He is a third cousin of singer Sam Smith . He attended Windlesham House School in Sussex, Embley Park School near Romsey, St John's College in Portsmouth , and the Fine Arts College in Hampstead , where he studied for his A-levels . Allen's first professional appearance
4125-431: The total multi-channel audience despite a high-profile nationwide marketing campaign. 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. BBC Three controller Danny Cohen later said that the show would not air in the spring of 2009 as originally scheduled because of music commitments. In 2009, Allen
4200-470: Was Wolverhampton born artist, S-X. This set list is from the show on 13 October 2018 in Houston. It is not intended to represent all concerts for the tour. Encore Lily Allen Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Her musical career began in 2005 when she was signed to Regal Recordings and began publishing her vocal recordings on
4275-511: Was "not great" in her 20s. When asked about being influenced by the pressure of the music industry to "look a certain way in order to sell records," she replied that due to her defiant way of dealing with these unrealistic expectations, she was often criticized far more than the average musician . In January 2021, Allen gave an interview to discuss how she became addicted to the prescription drug Adderall in 2014 in order to lose weight before supporting Miley Cyrus on her Bangerz tour. She began
4350-555: Was a "sort of over-excitable teenager who desperately wanted attention" when she wrote it. Wanting to move on from the retro sound that many other artists had adapted since her debut, Allen ventured in a new direction sonically and lyrically in her second studio album, It's Not Me, It's You . " The Fear ", the first single from the album, is an electro-pop track denouncing consumerism. Her new musical direction and willingness to write lyrics that tackled less-common subjects were lauded by some critics. Allen's song " Who'd Have Known "
4425-525: Was admitted to a hospital, where she responded well to treatment for septicaemia . In February 2017, Allen explained that she was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder after the stillbirth. Allen and Cooper became engaged in December 2010 while on holiday in Bali . They wed on 11 June 2011 at St. James Church in Cranham, Gloucestershire , England. The designer of Allen's wedding dress confirmed she
4500-490: Was announced as one of the newest signees at Warner Bros. Records due to Warner Music Group acquiring Parlophone from Universal Music Group in May 2013. On 13 January 2014, the song " Air Balloon " was premiered on BBC Radio 1 and was released on 2 March 2014, as the second single from Allen's third studio album Sheezus . The album was released on 5 May 2014. Allen performed at the Glastonbury Festival 2014 . Following
4575-462: Was born on 2 May 1985 in Hammersmith , West London , to Keith Allen , a Welsh-born actor, and British film producer Alison Owen . She has an older sister, Sarah; a younger brother, actor Alfie (subject of her song " Alfie "); and a younger sister, Rebecca. Alison Owen was from a devoutly Catholic working-class Portsmouth family, and was 17 when she gave birth to Sarah. Allen is the goddaughter of Wild Colonials vocalist Angela McCluskey and
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#17328011229984650-477: Was close to Allen. Allen attended 13 schools, including King Charles III's junior alma mater Hill House School and Bedales School , and was expelled from several of them for drinking and smoking. When Allen was eleven, former University of Victoria music student Rachel Santesso overheard Allen singing " Wonderwall " by Oasis in the school's playground; impressed, Santesso, who later became an award-winning soprano and composer, called Allen into her office
4725-401: Was featured in the 2002 song by her father's group Fat Les, "Who Invented Fish and Chips". She started to work with music producers, and recorded a demo. She was rejected by several labels, which she attributed to her drinking and being the daughter of Keith Allen. She eventually used her father's connections to get signed to London Records in 2002. When the executive who had signed her left,
4800-699: Was in a one-off Channel 4 comedy, You Are Here in 1998, co-written by Matt Lucas and David Walliams . The same year, Allen and his sister Lily appeared in the 1998 film Elizabeth , which was produced by their mother. His early work included small roles in Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London , directed by his uncle, the film Atonement , and in BBC1 's historical hospital drama, Casualty 1907 , as Nobby Clark. Starting in Chichester on 31 January 2008, he took over Daniel Radcliffe 's role in
4875-423: Was made available on the US version of 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 US. Allen also did several promotional ads for MTV as their Discover and Download artist of
4950-587: Was married to Nicole Appleton . In mid-2015, Allen and Cooper broke up, after she told him about her acts of infidelity. In June 2018, it was publicly announced that a "friendly divorce" from Cooper had been finalised and they would share custody of their children. Allen began a relationship with actor David Harbour in 2019. They made their red carpet debut during the 26th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . A day after they obtained their marriage certificate, they got married on 7 September 2020 in Las Vegas , in
5025-608: Was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the album's mature lyrical content and themes, Allen's artistic evolution, the composition and production. The album peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart , it reached the top 40 on the New Zealand and Irish charts and became Allen's fourth consecutive top 10 album in Australia. To promote the album, Allen embarked on her worldwide No Shame Tour . In April 2019, Allen revealed on Beats 1 radio that she
5100-774: Was named the face of the National Portrait Gallery as part of the gallery's marketing campaign. The picture was photographed by Nadav Kander emblazoned with the words, "vocalist, lyricist, florist". Karl Lagerfeld , the head designer for Chanel personally hired and photographed Allen for a campaign to promote a luxury line of handbags due to launch in September 2009. Allen and her sister opened their own clothing store titled "Lucy in Disguise" on 15 September 2010. Allen did not entirely abandon music during this period, in which she focused on starting her family. In January 2011, she launched her own record label, In
5175-545: Was nominated for the FutureBook Campaign of the Year. The book is one of seven chosen by the Evening Standard as the "best celebrity memoirs of 2018". It is one of nine books listed under the "Showbusiness" category of The Guardian ' s best books of 2018. In October 2020, Allen worked with the sex tech company Womanizer to create her own sex toy called "Liberty", a clitoral pump . She
5250-399: Was not a factor in hiring the dancers, and the video was a lighthearted satirical look at objectification of women in modern pop music. In November 2016, Allen apologised for the video in an interview with Annie Mac , stating "I definitely wanted to make a feminist statement. But I was guilty of assuming that there was a one-size-fits-all where feminism is concerned." In December 2013, Allen
5325-586: Was produced by Kurstin at Eagle Rock Studios in Los Angeles. 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. 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
5400-413: Was released 8 June 2018. No Shame was nominated for a Mercury Prize, with the album being one of 12 to be shortlisted for the award. An electropop album, No Shame takes influence from dancehall and reggae , and features confessional lyrics that discuss the breakdown of Allen's marriage and friendships, maternal guilt, substance abuse , along with social and political issues. Upon release No Shame
5475-583: Was sampled in T-Pain 's single " 5 O'Clock " because of her accent. Joe Strummer , a close friend of Allen's father Keith , played mixtapes of Brazilian music and Jamaican reggae and ska when she was young. Allen stated that she had "always been into very black music" such as ska, reggae, and hip hop music . Since she did not know how to rap , she chose to use reggae as a point of reference when making Alright, Still . The album's music blends ska and reggae with pop melodies. Allen's melodies are influenced by
5550-496: Was several months pregnant on the wedding day. Allen gave birth to her daughter, Ethel Mary, in 2011. She gave birth to her second daughter, Marnie Rose, in 2013, following which she experienced postnatal depression . On 2 September 2018, Allen posted on Instagram that she had had sex with female escorts in 2014 whilst married to Cooper, and whilst on tour promoting Sheezus . Allen had included details of these events in her book My Thoughts Exactly , and said that she made
5625-422: Was working on her next record which would be a concept album . Allen later said in March 2020 that her new album only features "odd mentions" of her past addictions. She said: "This album I've been doing, I've been writing for just over a year, but I feel like I've moved on mentally so far from that time." In the Glastonbury Festival 2022 , Allen appeared during Olivia Rodrigo 's set to perform " Fuck You ", as
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