Daughter of an actor and film producer, the singer knows the challenges of being a public figure from an early age, but could not resist her popularity in her youth
Lily Allen had a meteoric initial trajectory in music. Now 38 years old, the English artist, daughter of the actor Keith Allen and the film producer Alison Owen, began his musical career in 2005, when he was 20 years old. She made some recordings available on the internet and attracted attention to the point of getting a record deal.
Her first single, “Smile”, reached the top of the British chart the following year. The debut album, Alright, Still, It was also released in 2006 and sold 2.6 million copies worldwide.
The upward trajectory of success was maintained until the beginning of the following decade. And from a personal point of view, it all seemed like a bit much for the singer — even though she dealt with her father’s stardom as a child.
In an interview with the newspaper The New York Times,Allen confessed to having become “addicted” to fame. This led to a series of personal problems, including drug addiction — she went overboard with weight-loss medication in the period before a tour opening for Miley Cyrus, in 2014.
Today, she has been sober for four years. And she admits she doesn’t remember what her life was like between the ages of 18 and 30.
“[A intrusão da mídia] It’s been my life since I was 18. From 18 to about four or five years ago, everything is hazy because I was literally lost all the time.”
Then, the artist was specific in pointing out that she was addicted to fame. The personal problems she had came from this.
“I was also using the fame — that was an addiction in itself: the attention, the paparazzi and the chaos.”
Lily Allen and sobriety
Currently recovered, Lily Allen Not only did she continue her musical career, but she also started working as an actress. She has worked on theater plays such as 2:22 A Ghost Story It is The Pillowman, being praised especially for the first.
Although acting is in his blood because of his parents, Allen attributes this to sobriety. Being “clean” awakens the desire to continue producing. In 2021, when he celebrated his second year of sobriety, he said that abandoning his party lifestyle was “the best thing” he ever did.
In music, for now, there is no big news. Lily even participated in songs by DJ Spoony (“Sweet Like Chocolate”, 2019) and Benee (“Plain”, 2020), but his most recent new album, No Shame, came out in 2018. His last show took place in September of the following year, as part of the tour that promoted the album in question.
Source: Rollingstone
Earl Johnson is a music writer at Gossipify, known for his in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the industry. A graduate of USC with a degree in Music, he brings years of experience and passion to his writing. He covers the latest releases and trends, always on the lookout for the next big thing in music.
