Foxes (singer)
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Foxes at Sommarkrysset in 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Louisa Rose Allen |
| Also known as | Loui Rose |
| Born |
29 April 1989 Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Origin | London |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | Zedd, Fall Out Boy |
| Website | iamfoxes |
Louisa Rose Allen (born 29 April 1989), better known by her stage name Foxes, is a British singer, songwriter and actress. Her vocals featured on Zedd's 2012 single "Clarity", which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.
Foxes' debut album, Glorious, was released in the United Kingdom in 2014 and features the top 20 singles "Youth", "Let Go for Tonight" and "Holding onto Heaven". Her second album, All I Need, was released on 5 February 2016. The album includes the singles "Body Talk", "Better Love", "Amazing" and "Cruel".
Allen was born in Southampton, Hampshire, and grew up in the city's Swaythling and St Denys areas. She attended St Denys Primary School, Cantell School, and Eastleigh College. She started writing music when she was 14 years old and reached the final of a local talent competition in 2009. At 18 years old, she considered training as a beauty therapist, but her sister persuaded her to move to London to pursue her singing ambitions. She attended the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance but dropped out, preferring to write and perform music than study it.
Allen devised a stage name to differentiate herself from British pop singer Lily Allen. She considered the alias Foxes after a suggestion from a friend, the first song she had written being titled "Like Foxes Do"; her mother then told her that she had a dream the previous night "about these foxes running up our street and they were howling and making these beautiful noises", which she said reminded her of her daughter's music. Allen chose Foxes based on this connection. She began performing gigs as Foxes in London in 2011.
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