Pop sensation. Voice of her generation. Fashion designer. Political activist. Mouthy blogshite. X-rated sexpert. Fall-down drunk. Queen of MySpace. Exhibitionist. Primadonna. Style icon. Celebrity girlfriend. Celebrity daughter. Celebrity sister. Paparazzi prey. Party starter. Princess. Lily Allen has been called all these things, and much, much more – sometimes with justification, often without. She’s posh, contrary, contradictory, occasionally catty, always compelling, Allen, at 23, is Britain’s most consistently engaged and engaging pop star, as well as one of the most successful. The hugely infectious Smile, her first CD single and her first UK number one served as an excellent primer for the Allen oeuvre. Lily Allen’s second album, It’s Not Me, It’s You is a stiletto-heeled leap forward, bracing home truths and pungent social commentary delivered in the voice of an angel… A potent combination.