Foxes (singer) 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. Foxes released her debut single, "Youth", in January 2012 on
Chanelle: Wannabe Popstar Chanelle: Wannabe Popstar Chanelle: Wannabe Popstar is a British reality show following ex-"Big Brother" housemate Chanelle Hayes as she attempts to become a singer and performer. Cameras follow her every move as she learns how to dance and improve her singing voice, with the plan eventually to sign with a record company, record a song and release a video in the charts. Chanelle finds that it is not all glamour and a lot of hard work is ahead of her. The show aired on VH1 in the United Kingdom, on Fridays at 9.30 pm. The show was repeated on TMF