Lily Allen was born on  May 2, 1985 in Hammersmith, London. Her parents, Keith Allen and Allison also had two other children, Rebecca and Alfie. Allen was born into a pop iconic legacy  as  the goddaughter of infamous Clash guitarist Joe Strummer.  Allen’s reputation as a well known party-bad girl singer/songwriter is better known for her hit song “Smile”.  “Smile” reached number one on the UK Billboard Charts in the summer of 2006. 

The climb to the top, however, was not an easy one for Allen who was rejected by several record labels before she called in her well connected grandparentage, to secure a recording contract with Warner Music Group in 2002.  That still did not prove to be the big break she was seeking.  An unexpected  shake-up at WMG  stalled her budding carrer when the executives that originaly signed her were fired, leaving her project on the back burner.

Lily Allen was eventually dropped from her record label.  At that time she decided to leave the music industry to study horticulture with the hopes of becoming a florist.  It was her fierce passion for music that drew her back to recording.

It was 2004 that saw Allen writing music, and once again in the studio. They say sometimes you have to take a small step back in order to take one giant step forward. The following year Lilly Allen was signed to Regal Records. The label did very little to promote her album, so Allen took matters into her own hands.