Stephen Alan Fletcher Pownall (born 30 December 1984) is an English singer-songwriter and the husband of actress

Gabriella Wilde Gabriella Zanna Vanessa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 8 April 1989), known professionally as Gabriella Wilde or Gabriella Calthorpe, is an English actress and model. She has appeared in the films '' St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Go ...

Music

The son of Orlando Pownall, QC, he grew up in Richmond-upon-Thames and was educated at

Windlesham House School Windlesham House School is an independent boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 4 to 13 on the South Downs, in Pulborough, West Sussex, England. It was founded in 1837 by Charles Robert Malden and was the first boys' preparatory sc ...

Marlborough College ( 1 Corinthians 3:6: God gives the increase) , established = , type = Public SchoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = Nicholas Holtam , head_label = Master , head = Louis ...

and

Shiplake College ("The Example Teaches") , established = 1959 , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religious_affiliation = Church of England , head_label = Headmaster , head ...

. Originally interested in fashion, he worked for French designer

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for two years, where he was advised to study in Milan. He went on to study fashion design but dropped out a year later in 2006 to pursue a music career in London. After meeting

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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. He also toured with Paloma Faith,

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Marina and the Diamonds Marina Lambrini Diamandis (; el, Μαρίνα-Λαμπρινή Διαμάντη; born 10 October 1985), known mononymously as Marina (often stylised in all caps), and previously by the stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer and ...

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and

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. He shared a flat in London with fellow singer/songwriter Jay Jay Pistolet (who would go on to become the front man of

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). He later moved in with Marcus Mumford and

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from Mumford and Sons, who he supposedly introduced to

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. In one interview he claims to be "all but deaf in right ear." 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

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on tour. They worked with Jas Shaw of

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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. Since 2019, Pownall has been releasing and performing under the pseudonym Alan Power.

Personal life

On 13 September 2014, Pownall married actress

. The couple's first son, Sasha Blue Pownall, was born on 3 February 2014. In 2016, Wilde gave birth to their second son, Shiloh Silva Pownall. Gabriella has since given birth to their third son Skye in 2019.

Discography

Studio album

References

External links

Mercury Records

Fearne Cotton on BBC Radio 1

BBC Introducing
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