Spotlight of the Day: Lily Allen

**Thank you to everyone for your patience while Spotlight of the Day went on a short hiatus! After some time and thorough research, the next candidate for the Spotlight of the Day is Lily Allen! Enjoy!! (Please contact me if you would ever like me to spotlight a select artist!!)


TuningIn2Music welcomes Lily Allen to the Spotlight! Twenty-two year old Lily Allen was born in North London, England to Keith Allen and Alison Owen. After her father left the family when Lily was only four years old, it was up to her mother to take full care of Lily and her many siblings. She attended over 13 schools and was expelled numerous tims for disruptive and inappropriate behavior. Finally, the 15-year-old decided to completely drop out of school. Allen eventually found work at a Plastic Fantastic record store and, after much rejection, signed with Warner Music in 2002 to start a musical career. Unfortunately, Allen still had a long road ahead of her. The executive who signed soon left the label and Allen found herself with nothing. Allen soon become interested in horticulture and planned on being a florist, but soon changed her mind and followed music once more. She continued to write songs and was signed to Regal Records in 2005, but received little support where she needed it the most.
Looking at various other avenues to achieve her musical goal, Allen focused on the well-known MySpace page. Allen created an account and uploaded demo songs on to her personal profile. Thousands of listeners stopped by her profile and finally Allen released two mixtapes of her own work. As she continued to cultivate a large fan base, magazines began to take notice, yet her label was still slow coming. As her self-written songs became more popular, it gave Allen the opportunity to gain more creative control on her album.
In July of 2006, Allen released her debut album, Alright, Still, in the UK and in January of 2007 in the United States. Her hit song "Smile" became an instant hit as her first single and was even nominated for 2007's Best British Single and 2007's Best British Breakthrough Act, but unfortunatley did not win either title.

Check out her video of "Smile" below!!



Lily Allen is currently on tour! Don't miss out on a hot tour with this amazing comeback artist! Get your Lily Allen concert tickets now! Lily Allen tickets right here!


Recommended Songs
"Smile"
"LDN"
"Shame for You"/"Alfie"
"Littlest Things"
"Oh My God" (Mark Ronson, Featuring Lily Allen)

*Stay tuned for next time's Spotlight of the Day: Amy Winehouse!