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Smile by Lily Allen
Lily Allen
Artist Biography For Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Allen Born 2 May 1985 Known Professionally As Lily Allen Is An English Singer/songwriter Hailing From London United Kingdom. She Is The Daughter Of Keith Allen And Film Producer Alison Owen. Allen Left School When She Was 15 And Concentrated On Improving Her Performing And Compositional Skills. She Started Her Musical Career In 2002 By Signing To London Records. In 2005 She Made Some Of Her Recordings Public On Myspace And The Publicity Resulted In Airplay On BBC Radio 1 And A Contract With Regal Recordings. Her First Mainstream Single "Smile" Reached Number One On The UK Singles Chart In July 2006. Her Debut Record Alright Still Was Well Received Selling Over 2.6 Million Copies Worldwide And Brought Allen A Nomination At The Grammy Awards BRIT Awards And MTV Video Music Awards. She Began Hosting Her Own Talk-Show Lily Allen And Friends On BBC Three. Her Second Studio Album It's Not Me It's You Saw A Genre Shift Having More Of An Electropop Feel Rather Than The Ska And Reggae Influences Of The First One. The Album Debuted At Number One On The UK Albums Chart And The Australian ARIA Charts And Was Well Received By Critics Noting The Singer's Musical Evolution And Maturity. It Spawned The Hit Singles "The Fear" And "Fuck You" Popular Mostly In Europe. Allen And Amy Winehouse Have Been Credited With Starting A Process That Led To The Media-Proclaimed "year Of The Women" In 2009 That Saw Five Female Artists Making Music Of "experimentalism And Fearlessness" Nominated For The Mercury Prize. Lilly Allen Is The Sickest To Ever Do It.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Smile
Lily-Allen - Alright, Still
"Smile" Is A Song By British Recording Artist Lily Allen From Her Debut Studio Album "Alright Still". Written By Allen Iyiola Babalola And Darren Lewis In 2004. It Samples The Soul Brothers' Free Soul The Song Was Released As The Lead Mainstream Single Of The Album On 3 July 2006. After Signing A Contract Deal With Regal Recordings And Gaining Popularity On The Social Network Of MySpace With Demo Songs Allen Released A Limited Edition Of LDN To Promote Her Work And Afterwards Announced The Release Of Smile On 3 July 2006. The Song Incorporates Ska Music As The Lyrics Tackle Her Dealing With The Betrayal Of Her Boyfriend While Enjoying His Misery. Contemporary Critics Complimented The Song Noticing The Confidence It Hides And The Carnivalesque Yet Melancholy Theme Although Some Like Rob Sheffield Did Not Consider It One Of The Album's Best Songs And Makes The Singer A "theoretical Pop Princess". The Single Peaked Inside The Top Forty Of The Charts Of Some European Countries And Australia While Staying On The Summit Of The UK Singles Chart For Two Consecutive Weeks And Ended The Year As The Country's Eleventh Most Successful Song. It Is Also Charted On The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Where It Was Certified Gold. For Promotion "Smile" Was Also Re-Recorded In Simlish And Had Its Own Answer Song. The Accompanying Music Video Portrayed A Revenge Theme With Allen Hiring A Posse To Beat Her Ex-Boyfriend. It Was Directed By Sophie Muller And Also Banned On MTV Due To Obscene Language. The Song Was Performed Live Many Times Including On Talk Shows Her 2007 Concert Tour And Also During Her 2009 Concert Tour Though Allen Claimed To Be "sick" Of It. It Won In 2008 A Pop Award At The London Broadcast Music Incorporated Awards.
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Biography - Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Allen Born 2 May 1985 Known Professionally As Lily Allen Is An English Singer/songwriter Hailing From London United Kingdom. She Is The Daughter Of Keith Allen And Film Producer Alison Owen. Allen Left School When She Was 15 And Concentrated On Improving Her Performing And Compositional Skills. She Started Her Musical Career In 2002 By Signing To London Records. In 2005 She Made Some Of Her Recordings Public On Myspace And The Publicity Resulted In Airplay On BBC Radio 1 And A Contract With Regal Recordings. Her First Mainstream Single "Smile" Reached Number One On The UK Singles Chart In July 2006. Her Debut Record Alright Still Was Well Received Selling Over 2.6 Million Copies Worldwide And Brought Allen A Nomination At The Grammy Awards BRIT Awards And MTV Video Music Awards. She Began Hosting Her Own Talk-Show Lily Allen And Friends On BBC Three. Her Second Studio Album It's Not Me It's You Saw A Genre Shift Having More Of An Electropop Feel Rather Than The Ska And Reggae Influences Of The First One. The Album Debuted At Number One On The UK Albums Chart And The Australian ARIA Charts And Was Well Received By Critics Noting The Singer's Musical Evolution And Maturity. It Spawned The Hit Singles "The Fear" And "Fuck You" Popular Mostly In Europe. Allen And Amy Winehouse Have Been Credited With Starting A Process That Led To The Media-Proclaimed "year Of The Women" In 2009 That Saw Five Female Artists Making Music Of "experimentalism And Fearlessness" Nominated For The Mercury Prize. Lilly Allen Is The Sickest To Ever Do It.
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"Smile" is a song by British recording artist Lily Allen from her debut studio album, "Alright, Still". Written by Allen, Iyiola Babalola and Darren Lewis in 2004. It samples The Soul Brothers' Free Soul, the song was released as the lead mainstream single of the album on 3 July 2006. After signing a contract deal with Regal Recordings and gaining popularity on the social network of MySpace with demo songs, Allen released a limited edition of LDN to promote her work and afterwards announced the release of Smile on 3 July 2006.
The song incorporates ska music, as the lyrics tackle her dealing with the betrayal of her boyfriend, while enjoying his misery. Contemporary critics complimented the song, noticing the confidence it hides and the carnivalesque, yet melancholy, theme, although some, like Rob Sheffield, did not consider it one of the album's best songs and makes the singer a "theoretical pop princess". The single peaked inside the top forty of the charts of some European countries and Australia, while staying on the summit of the UK Singles Chart for two consecutive weeks and ended the year as the country's eleventh most successful song. It is also charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it was certified gold.
For promotion, "Smile" was also re-recorded in Simlish and had its own answer song. The accompanying music video portrayed a revenge theme, with Allen hiring a posse to beat her ex-boyfriend. It was directed by Sophie Muller and also banned on MTV due to obscene language. The song was performed live many times, including on talk shows, her 2007 concert tour and also during her 2009 concert tour, though Allen claimed to be "sick" of it. It won, in 2008, a Pop Award at the London Broadcast Music Incorporated Awards. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.