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Question of the Week: Will Lily's new album spark her rebirth or her demise?

Posted Fri 23 Jan 2009 3:22PM GMT by Mitch Carter in The Guestlist
Wild child of pop Lily Allen has rarely been out of the tabloids over the past year leading her to be described by one Yahoo! Music user as "the Jordan of pop".

Her TV show Lily Allen and Friends was largely perceived to be a failure with even Lily rating it as "probably five out of 10". As a PR joked to me earlier in the week "sometimes you can just know too much about people".

Having said that, Lily's debut album Alright Still has sold over 2.5 million units globally with even the most powerful man on the planet, Barack Obama, owning a copy (The CD was gift from David Cameron).

Ahead of the release of her new album ‘It's Not Me, It's You', which is due to hit the shelves in early February, we wanted to gauge your opinion on Lily.

Based on her first single The Fear, will Lily's new album be a huge hit or a dismal failure and why? You can listen to The Fear below.

 


35 Comments

1. grover -
Miss! Lil's increasingly perceived as a celebrity as opposed to a musician and people won't take her new record seriously.

The album might get into the top ten but it won't stick around.

Her best hope is acting but it remains to be seen whether this is something she can do or not.

2. Peckham Pete -
let's face it, she's not going to outsell her first album. She's turned into tabloid fodder, which is never a good idea if you're attempting to be perceived as a 'genuine musical talent'. Short of popping her mimsy out, a la britney, not sure what stunts she can pull to stay in the papers. slagging off other pop stars is surely an easy target.
Can't see this album leading to her demise, just a large amount of disinterest from a jaded public who've already moved onto the next new thing

3. Yahoo! Music User -
i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Larry S -
hi ,
from US

5. Mike -
I think that this little Chav-style girl is the least talented female vocalist I have ever had the misfortune of listening to, the snarling lines are right there at the same pathetic level as Kate Nash (who seems to have vanished, strange, perhaps Kate should have been photographed topless and done all the tabloid-specific behaviour that was subsequently attended to) - what a waste of money and time, the only reason I comment here is because I was struggling to find the link to other videos but I saw that chavvy ignorant smirking face and felt I had to say what I said -she's gonna make a fortune, what do I know? :)

6. G -
another case of oversize ego but very little talent to full of her and her families self importance,next stop celebrity whatever!!!!!!!!!!!

7. Alessandro -
some body much do a trance version

8. Yahoo! Music User -
i think she's been through alot over d last few years so im goin 2 say i like it

9. Rich -
Lily Allen Rocks. She is one of the very best. XXX

10. Hatti -
i love the song, the videos cool, bad filming tho it looks like a home video, hope the album follow this song, if it does i will be buying it x

11. Dean -
Judge the song on its own merits not associating it with the behaviour of the artist. You see the likes of Madonna, Rolling & U2 behaving immorally yet they give good songs

I like this new single from Ms Allen. The lyrics is a riot. Hope it will do better. Such a refreshing song, not the same old stuffs you get from X Factors winners (you know who I am talking about..the Leona lovers out there)

12. Jaici -
I love the tongue in cheek approach, who cares about background, and bad behavior hasn't stopped any of the current or past chart toppers. A distinctive voice with a cutting yet beguiling viewpoint that continues to poke at the accepted norms. The more thought provoking and individual an artist is, the more we 'mortals' will hiss and spit.

13. ERIC -
sink fast i hope

14. Kathryn -
I don't like it! I don't really like her either!

15. yvonne -
what was Lily allen's mother's name - I kwew a Lily allen many years ago.

16. yvonne -
Sorry I spelt knew incorrectly - apologies

17. Yahoo! Music User -
Yo

Chick hw it hangiin????

I luv lilly shes so reaky and her songz ar so cool so u like thm?

Keep rockiin onn.

18. Yahoo! Music User -
yo

i put in my comment reaky but i ment her songz ar so realy my little sis put it in sorryx

Rock Onn...

byexxxx

19. dean -
love it..

20. Yahoo! Music User -
Oh how i wish she was on The Titanic, lets hope she and her dad sink without trace.
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