Allen is the daughter of comedian/actor/songwriter/frequent New Order collaborator Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. She is also the Goddaughter of Joe Strummer, the late singer/guitarist for The Clash. Allen has released two hit albums as of 2009: “Alright, Still” (2006) and “It’s Not Me, It’s You” (2009). Her first single “Smile” reached number one on the UK singles charts in July 2006. In December 2006 her debut album Alright, Still was voted the third best album of the year by Mixmag. Her second album “It’s Not Me, It’s You” was released in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2009 and on 10 February in North America. It has been certified 2× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry on the date of 28 August 2009. In September of 2009 Allen announced that she is considering a career in acting and that she will not renew her record contract. In a blog, her last before taking it down, Allen wrote that she has “no plans” to make another record. “The days of me making money from recording music have been and gone as far as I’m concerned”. Allen’s spokesperson said “She is not quitting pop music. She is not thinking about her next album right now because she is still in the middle of promoting her current record.” |
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