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

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at age 19. She then began her career as a dance music vocalist when she signed her first recording contract with

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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 ''

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''. 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

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, and attended dance classes at

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in London. 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

Singles

References

External links

Insanity Artists Agency Ltd.

Fansite for Lara and Angel City

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McAllen, Lara 1983 births Living people Musicians from Guildford English people of Scottish descent English women in electronic music People educated at Sir William Perkins's School 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers