Lily Rose Beatrice Cooper (
née Allen; born 2 May 1985), known professionally as
Lily Allen, is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and television presenter. 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. 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.