Pop Case Study - Lily Allen

Lily Allen burst onto the pop music scene in 2006 after being signed by a record label after they heard her voice on the social networking site Myspace. When her first album was released she stood out for many reasons including her fashion sense and her down-to-earth attitude. Many people found her views contraversial yet she was still seen as a fashion icon and she later released a fashion line containing her trademark dresses with a popular high-street chain. The pictures below show her when she first came onto the pop scene.

Not long after this she was seen as going 'off the rails' dying her hair pink and having a string of failed relationships. The picture above shows this.

However, throughout this she still maintained her style icon status and modelled for Chanel despite her not fitting the average model stereotype. The pictures above show this. This raised her profile in the fashion world and had her rubbing shoulders with some very influential people.

At present Lily Allen is becoming a mother and has quit the music scene due to reasons that she has not disclosed, she did however post on her official blog that she wasn't going to be making any further albums. Just before announcing this she had been campaigning against music piracy and had said that any money she was making was being swallowed up by the record companies, she also said she isn't giving up on music entirely and is still a fan.