# Alan Pownall > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Pownall > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alan_Pownall.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Pownall > Source revision: 1352429418 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Alan Pownall Also known as Alan Power Born Stephen Alan Fletcher Pownall (1984-12-30) 30 December 1984 (age 41) United Kingdom Occupations Singer, songwriter Instrument Vocals Spouse Gabriella Wilde (m. 2014) Musical artist **Stephen Alan Fletcher Pownall** (born 30 December 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and the husband of actress [Gabriella Wilde](/source/Gabriella_Wilde). ## Music The son of Orlando Pownall, QC, he grew up in Richmond-upon-Thames and was educated at [Windlesham House School](/source/Windlesham_House_School), [Marlborough College](/source/Marlborough_College) and [Shiplake College](/source/Shiplake_College). Originally interested in fashion, he worked for French designer [Roland Mouret](/source/Roland_Mouret) for two years, where he was advised to study in Milan.[1] 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](/source/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.[2] He also toured with [Paloma Faith](/source/Paloma_Faith), [Lissie](/source/Lissie), [Marina and the Diamonds](/source/Marina_and_the_Diamonds), [Noah and the Whale](/source/Noah_and_the_Whale) and [Florence and the Machine](/source/Florence_and_the_Machine). He shared a flat in London with fellow singer/songwriter [Jay Jay Pistolet](/source/Jay_Jay_Pistolet) (who would go on to become the front man of [The Vaccines](/source/The_Vaccines)). He later moved in with [Marcus Mumford](/source/Marcus_Mumford) and [Winston Marshall](/source/Winston_Marshall) from [Mumford and Sons](/source/Mumford_and_Sons), who he supposedly introduced to [Ted Dwane](/source/Ted_Dwane).[3] In one interview he claims to be "all but deaf in right ear."[4] 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 formed the electro-pop duo Pale in late 2012, with Pownall as the singer. Pale has supported The Vaccines and [Sky Ferreira](/source/Sky_Ferreira) on tour. They worked with Jas Shaw of [Simian Mobile Disco](/source/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.[5][6] [7] ## Personal life On 13 September 2014, Pownall married actress [Gabriella Wilde](/source/Gabriella_Wilde). The couple's first son, Sasha Blue Pownall, was born on 3 February 2014.[8] 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Discography Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [9] Clash [10] The Guardian [11] MusicOMH [12] ### Studio album Title Album details True Love Stories Released: 2010 Label: Mercury Format: CD, digital download ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** O'Brien, Jon. ["Alan Pownall: music biography"](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/alan-pownall-mn0002432482/biography). AllMusic. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Brayl, Rob. ["A. Pownall covers 'Single Ladies'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131018014001/http://www.biggerthanbeyonce.com/2010/02/alan-pownall-single-ladies-beyonce-cover/). Bigger Than Beyonce. Archived from [the original](http://www.biggerthanbeyonce.com/2010/02/alan-pownall-single-ladies-beyonce-cover/) on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Interview: Alan Pownall"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180930171146/http://www.whatstheruckus.com/2010/04/the-interview-alan-pownall.html). What's the Ruckus. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["5 minutes with Alan Pownall"](http://www.crackintheroad.com/music/874-5-minutes-with-alan-pownall/). Crack in the Road. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Pale"](https://soundcloud.com/pale-vv). *[SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud)*. Retrieved 27 November 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Pale Music"](https://www.facebook.com/palemusic/). *[Facebook](/source/Facebook)*. Retrieved 27 November 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Alan Power on Instagram: "Thanks @hollykirasephton & @delphinequeen""](https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/alanpowwer/2101792612196294707). *Instagram*. Archived from [the original](https://www.instagram.com/p/B0rET65gCAz/) on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["POWNALL"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006183313/http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/births/173346/pownall). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. 5 February 2014. Archived from [the original](http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/births/173346/pownall) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Allmusic_9-0)** O'Brien, Jon. ["Alan Pownall – 'True Love Stories' review"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/true-love-stories-mw0002021791). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved 30 April 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Clash_10-0)** Harris, Steve (12 July 2010). ["Reviews: Alan Pownall – 'True Love Stories'"](http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/alan-pownall-true-love-stories). *[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))*. Retrieved 30 April 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Guardian_11-0)** Sullivan, Caroline (8 July 2010). ["Music: Alan Pownall – 'True Love Stories'"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/08/alan-pownall-true-love-stories-cd-review). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 30 April 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-musicomh_12-0)** Clarke, Helen (19 July 2010). ["Reviews: Alan Pownall – 'True Love Stories'"](http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/alan-pownall-true-love-stories). *[musicOMH](/source/MusicOMH)*. Retrieved 30 April 2014. ## External links - [Mercury Records](https://web.archive.org/web/20100423070830/http://www.mercuryrecords.co.uk/) - [Fearne Cotton on BBC Radio 1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mbxsh) - [BBC Introducing](https://www.bbc.co.uk/introducing) Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alan Pownall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Pownall) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Pownall?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.