Lara McAllen
Lara McAllen | |
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| Also known as | Angel City |
| Origin | Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Genres | EDM |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Data Records (UK, 2003–2007) |
Lara McAllen is an English singer, songwriter and vocal producer.
Biography
McAllen is the singer for the dance-pop music project Angel City. She began dancing at the age of five, and became a backing dancer for the pop singer Shakira at age 19.[1] She then began her career as a dance music vocalist when she signed her first recording contract with Ministry of Sound at age 20. Her debut single Love Me Right was picked up by Radio 1 as a “Record of the week” and soon crossed over from dance floor filler to mainstream chart hit both in the UK and Europe. Love Me Right topped the US Dance Chart as well as entering the Billboard chart. Before Angel City, Lara found dancefloor success with Stuart's 2001 house release "Free (Let It Be)", released through Incentive, an offshoot of Ministry of Sound.
Lara performed all the tracks on the debut album "Love Me Right". McAllen had further UK Top 10 records as an artist before pursuing work both in vocal production and songwriting. She has also presented for Sky TV Channels on programmes such as FYC as well as co-presenting on Capital Disney Radio and Liverpool’s Radio City. McAllen has appeared on TV shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks, CD:UK, Des and Mel, This Morning and performed her debut single Love Me Right on Top of the Pops.
Between 2008 and 2010, several collaborations featuring McAllen (both vocals and songwriting) featured on Clubland albums were released through All Around the World. Having claimed that she was happier away from the performance side, McAllen again performs lead vocals on Angel City's most recent single "Where Have You Been” released on Ultra Records in 2024.
McAllen has appeared in various media shoots including OK!, Hello! and Marie Claire, as well as shoots for Loaded, Maxim and FHM.
In October 2023, having spent more than ten years away from the industry McAllen returned to the Clubland family to perform as Angel City at the Clubland Weekender Festival in Blackpool.
The new era Angel City music is described as melodic House with trance elements and a nostalgic nod to the noughties dance sound.
Personal life
McAllen was educated at Sir William Perkins's School, Chertsey, and attended dance classes at Pineapple Dance Studios in London.[2]
McAllen is married to an IT business owner and they have two children. They celebrated with a Christian wedding ceremony in Italy with only close family and friends present. Together they own property development and management businesses.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Artist | UK |
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| 2005 | Love Me Right | Angel City | 44 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Artist | UK | UK Dance | US | US Dance |
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| 2003 | "Love Me Right" | Angel City | 11 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| 2003 | "Get Back" | DJ Tonka feat. Lara McAllen | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2004 | "Touch Me" | Angel City | 18 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2005 | "Do You Know (I Go Crazy)" | Angel City | 7 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2005 | "Sunrise" | Angel City | 9 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2007 | "24/7" | Angel City | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007 | "Piece of Heaven" | Beat Players feat. Lara McAllen | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008 | "A Girl Like Me" | Flip & Fill feat. Lara McAllen | -- | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2008 | "Heartbeat" | Flip & Fill Feat. Lara McAllen | -- | -- | -- | -- |
References
- ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Angel City". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Lara takes off". Surrey Live. 3 July 2013 [27 March 2003]. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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