{{Use British English|date=October 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alan Pownall | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Stephen Alan Fletcher Pownall | alias = Alan Power | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|12|30}} | birth_place = United Kingdom | origin = | genre = | occupation = Singer, songwriter | instrument = Vocals | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = | associated_acts = Pale | spouse = [[Gabriella Wilde]] (m. 2014) | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }}

'''Stephen Alan Fletcher Pownall''' (born 30 December 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and the husband of actress [[Gabriella Wilde]].

==Music== The son of Orlando Pownall, QC, he grew up in Richmond-upon-Thames and was educated at [[Windlesham House School]], [[Marlborough College]] and [[Shiplake College]]. Originally interested in fashion, he worked for French designer [[Roland Mouret]] for two years, where he was advised to study in Milan.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Brien|first=Jon|title=Alan Pownall: music biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alan-pownall-mn0002432482/biography|publisher=AllMusic}}</ref> He went on to study fashion design but dropped out a year later in 2006 to pursue a music career in London.

After meeting [[Adele]] at one of her early gigs, he told her that he was making music and she should look it up. To his surprise, he was contacted via his MySpace profile and asked to support her on her first British tour. As he only had a four-song set, he wrote a lot of his material whilst on tour.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brayl|first=Rob|title=A. Pownall covers 'Single Ladies'|url=http://www.biggerthanbeyonce.com/2010/02/alan-pownall-single-ladies-beyonce-cover/|publisher=Bigger Than Beyonce|access-date=23 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018014001/http://www.biggerthanbeyonce.com/2010/02/alan-pownall-single-ladies-beyonce-cover/|archive-date=18 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also toured with [[Paloma Faith]], [[Lissie]], [[Marina and the Diamonds]], [[Noah and the Whale]] and [[Florence and the Machine]].

He shared a flat in London with fellow singer/songwriter [[Jay Jay Pistolet]] (who would go on to become the front man of [[The Vaccines]]). He later moved in with [[Marcus Mumford]] and [[Winston Marshall]] from [[Mumford and Sons]], who he supposedly introduced to [[Ted Dwane]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Interview: Alan Pownall|url=http://www.whatstheruckus.com/2010/04/the-interview-alan-pownall.html|publisher=What's the Ruckus|access-date=23 June 2013|archive-date=30 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930171146/http://www.whatstheruckus.com/2010/04/the-interview-alan-pownall.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

In one interview he claims to be "all but deaf in right ear."<ref>{{cite web|title=5 minutes with Alan Pownall|url=http://www.crackintheroad.com/music/874-5-minutes-with-alan-pownall/|publisher=Crack in the Road}}</ref>

Pownall's debut EP was released on 5 April 2010 through Mercury Records and his album ''True Love Stories'' was released on 25 June 2010. They parted company shortly after the release in late 2010, with Pownall taking a two and a half year break from music.

Pownall and '' ''<!--- no luck in finding name of the other guy in internet search, yet ---> formed the electro-pop duo Pale in late 2012, with Pownall as the singer. Pale has supported The Vaccines and [[Sky Ferreira]] on tour. They worked with Jas Shaw of [[Simian Mobile Disco]] to produce their first two singles, released through the independent label 37 Adventures. As of November 2017, their Facebook and SoundCloud pages show that Pale has been dormant since releasing an EP, ''The Comeback'', in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/pale-vv |title=Pale |website=[[SoundCloud]] |accessdate=2017-11-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/palemusic/ |title=Pale Music |website=[[Facebook]] |accessdate=2017-11-27}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B0rET65gCAz/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/alanpowwer/2101792612196294707 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Alan Power on Instagram: "Thanks @hollykirasephton & @delphinequeen"|website=Instagram|accessdate=14 February 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Personal life== On 13 September 2014, Pownall married actress [[Gabriella Wilde]]. The couple's first son, Sasha Blue Pownall, was born on 3 February 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=POWNALL|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/births/173346/pownall|accessdate=7 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=5 February 2014|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006183313/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/births/173346/pownall|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Wilde gave birth to their second son, Shiloh Silva Pownall. Gabriella has since given birth to their third son Skye in 2019.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==Discography== {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[Allmusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"> {{cite web | last=O'Brien | first=Jon | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/true-love-stories-mw0002021791 | title=Alan Pownall – 'True Love Stories' review | publisher=[[AllMusic]] | accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' | rev2score = {{Rating|5|10}}<ref name="Clash"> {{cite web | last=Harris | first=Steve | url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/alan-pownall-true-love-stories | title=Reviews: Alan Pownall – 'True Love Stories' | work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] | date=12 July 2010 | accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' | rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Guardian"> {{cite web | last=Sullivan | first=Caroline | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/08/alan-pownall-true-love-stories-cd-review | title=Music: Alan Pownall – 'True Love Stories' | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=8 July 2010 | accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> | rev4 = [[MusicOMH]] | rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="musicomh"> {{cite web | last=Clarke | first=Helen | url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/alan-pownall-true-love-stories | title=Reviews: Alan Pownall – 'True Love Stories' | work=[[musicOMH]] | date=19 July 2010 | accessdate=30 April 2014}}</ref> }}

===Studio album=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:18em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row" |''True Love Stories'' | *Released: 2010 *Label: [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] *Format: CD, digital download |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423070830/http://www.mercuryrecords.co.uk/ Mercury Records] * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mbxsh Fearne Cotton on BBC Radio 1] * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing BBC Introducing]

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