Lily Allen (born Lily Rose Beatrice Allen, 2 May 1985, London) is an English
singer-songwriter who broke out from MySpace demos and witty blog posts into
mainstream pop with her debut album Alright, Still (2006), led by the UK Number
1 single “Smile” and follow-ups like “LDN,” which established her
conversational, ska-pop-tinged style and sharp social commentary. She shifted
into sleeker electropop on It’s Not Me, It’s You (2009), co-written and produced
with Greg Kurstin, yielding chart fixtures such as “The Fear,” then paused major
recording activity before returning with Sheez...