Lily Allen was born on  May 2, 1985 in Hammersmith, London. Her parent’s   Keith Allen and Allison Owen had other children. Lily’s older sister, Rebecca  younger brother, 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. Allen was rejected by several record labels before she called in  her well  connected favor  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. The executives that  originaly signed her were fired, leaving  her project  on the back burner.

Allen was eventually dropped from the label.  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 and Allen found herself  writing and once again in the studio.  They say sometimes you have to take a  two small steps back in order to take one giant step forward. The following year Lilly Allen  wa signed to Regal Records. The label did very little to promote her album, so Allen took matters into her own hands.  It’s  been argued  that the internet  has reshaped the business .