Lily Rose Allen (born May 2, 1985) is a pop artist from England signed to Regal/Parlophone (EMI), and known for songs such as "Smile" and "LDN". She is the daughter of actor/comedian Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her single "Smile" reached #1 on the UK singles charts in July 2006. Allen was born in Hammersmith, London. She eventually 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"); and a number of half-siblings, including her new baby half-sister, Teddie. Lily has also lived with her mother in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland (where she went to Scoil Bhride, a local primary school). Allen has cultivated a "street" image, but she actually enjoyed a highly privileged upbringing, attending the private schools Hill House and, notably, the exclusive Bedales, which is famous for being one of the top five most expensive schools in the UK.. Lily changed schools 13 times during her childhood and was expelled from several of them . When asked about it on the Jo Whiley show on BBC Radio, she explained "Education is great for some people, but for me it just wasn't." |
