Lily Allen

Profession: Singer
Place/Date of Birth: Hammersmith, London, 02 May 1985
Associated with: Ed Simons, Keith Allen

The star, who is the daughter of actor Keith Allen, recently postponed her US tour, saying she wanted to get back into the recording studio.

Lily plans retirement? - June 27 2007
Lily Allen has only been in the pop world a year, but it seems she’s already planning her retirement.

The 22-year-old Smile singer, the daughter of actor Keith Allen, says she wants to have a second childhood after feeling she missed out as a kid, reports the Daily Express.

"What I’m going to do is work really hard, trying to make as much money as I can, then retire when I’m 30 and have my childhood," she said.

The star added: "I missed out on my childhood and never felt like a kid. I never had friends when I was a kid, never had toys or played with stuff. But I’m going to stop moaning about that and just work hard on my plan."

And Lil’s already decided what her top games will be.

"I’ll just sit in the country, ride quad bikes all day and have my own paintball course," she said.

Lily set for TV career? - June 22 2007
Keith Allen may put his famous daughter Lily in a TV series if she gets bored, he has said.

The actor told The Independent: "There’s this idea for a series I had six or seven years ago.

"One of my ex-wives sat on it, and unbeknownst to me recently got someone to write up the synopsis again, and I’ve just discovered that the BBC have put it into development.

"It’s called Karaoke Wars, and is set in Wales."

He added: "It’s a drama, and if Lily gets bored I might put her in it."

Keith said the showbiz industry was tough for Smile singer Lily.

"She’s completely exhausted. You’ve got to remember that she’s on her own. It’s tough. It’s really hard, that industry," he said.

"People don’t realise how f****** mind-numbing it is. It’s a great thing to do for a bit. If you’re good at it, stay with it. If not, do something else."

In Keith’s latest documentary, he spends a long weekend with a group of American religious extremists, the congregation of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas.

The programme, Keith Allen Will Burn In Hell, is on Channel 4 at 10.30pm tonight.

Lily takes aim at Lindsay - May 29 2007
After a very public spat with Girls Aloud’s Cheryl Cole, Lily Allen has now turned her attention to Lindsay Lohan.

The Smile singer was apparently kicked off a table at swanky LA club Les Deux last week so that Li-Lo could sit down - and it hasn’t gone down well.

The 22-year-old singer told the world about the incident on her blog, and found time to have a little dig.

"I know she’s a huge star and all, and famous people deserve to sit down especially when they’ve been working so hard, but whatevs," she wrote.

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Biography

As the daughter of Britpop icon Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen, Lily Allen (born May 2 1985) was destined to be famous. Born in Hammersmith, London, she moved around a lot as a child, living in Ireland’s Co Kildare before eventually settling in Islington.

With early dreams of pop stardom Lily was signed to Warner Bros in 2002 thanks, in no small part, to her father. However the partnership was short lived and in 2005 she signed to the lesser known Regal. Despite reported pressure to release pop songs she instead decided to release her tracks for free download on MySpace.com. It was through the website that she found fame, becoming a true internet star before even releasing a single. The buzz created though resulted in a rush release of LDN on limited edition 7" in early 2005.

In 2006 Lily released her debut album Alright, Still to critical and public acclaim, reaching number 2 in the UK charts. She also released Smile, the track which finally launched her in to the public’s conciousness. This was followed by a full re-release of LDN.

March 2008