Unknown to all but her Myspace friends this time last year - Lily’s nominated in four categories including Best British Female.

She is also in the running for Best British Breakthrough Act, Best British Album for Alright Still and Best British Single for Smile.

Her rivals in the Best British Female category are Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jamelia and Nerina Pallot.

Bailey Rae has two further nominations - Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single for Put Your Records On.

Winehouse has a Best British Album nomination for Back To Black.

Pallot is the least known of the five.

The part-French, part-Indian singer-songwriter grew up on the Channel Island of Jersey.

She was dropped by her record album in 2001 and considered quitting the business altogether.

But her second album Fires, released independently, sold 10,000 copies via the internet and after-gig sales before it was picked up by a major label.

Lily reunited with pinched pooch - Jan 4 2007
Pop star Lily Allen has been reunited with her stolen dog.

The distraught 21-year-old singer had offered a reward after her English bull terrier Maggie May was stolen from a friend’s van in east London just before New Year.

"Maggie May is back at home safe and sound. She is riddled with fleas, a bit sad and very thin, but that’s not the point," she revealed on her MySpace blog.

"I can’t tell you how overjoyed I am to have her back."

Lily, daughter of actor Keith Allen, explained she had received a call from a man who said he didn’t want to return the dog, but he was persuaded by the reward.

Her friends visited him to make sure the dog was hers, then gave him the money.

"Once Maggie had been handed over, the young men and woman offered to sell more puppies to my friends which made us realise that these people were obviously in the business of moving dogs," Lily wrote.

"Now I feel guilty for having given these people money and contributing to their cruel business but I love that dog and felt I had no choice.

"This has been an awful experience and people who are accusing me of neglecting my dog in some way are distressing and hurtful."

The police and RSPCA are now involved.

Lily’s pet dognapped? - Dec 29 2006
Lily Allen’s dog has been stolen, according to reports.

The outspoken singer is devastated after Maggie May, an English bull terrier, was snatched yesterday morning.

It is believed the pet has been "dognapped", The Sun reports.

The Littlest Things singer is on holiday in Jamaica having left little Maggie May in the care of a friend in Forest Gate, London.

But the dog was snatched from the friend’s van outside their home, the paper reports.

A reward is now on offer for the safe return of the celebrity mutt.

Lily is particularly worried because the terrier is ill and due to undergo vital surgery.

She is quoted as saying: "Not only am I devastated my dog has been taken, I am concerned for her wellbeing as she needs an operation on her stomach and is having medical treatment.

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