英国歌手兼作曲家，1985年出生于英国伦敦西南部，父亲是律师，母亲是家庭主妇。他曾经就读于米兰知名的艺术学府，当时的愿望是成为世界时尚先锋，并且为法国设计师罗兰德穆雷工作过两年，后来兴趣转投音乐，09年发布了自己首张单曲《Chasing Time》。此曲一年后成为Nokia广告曲。首张个人专辑《True Love Stories》由水晶唱片公司于2010年6月25号发行。
Despite being lumped in the same category as former flatmates Mumford & Sons, singer/songwriter Alan Pownall\'s sound owes more to the melodic guitar pop of early solo Paul McCartney and the Kinks than the thriving nu-folk scene. Pownall was born in 1985 in South West London to a barrister father and housewife mother, and his main interest while growing up was the world of fashion. His first job was as a tea boy for a fashion PR firm; he worked for French designer Roland Mouret for two years and enrolled at a prestigious art college in Milan. However, he dropped out of the course after realizing music was his calling, and moved back to London, where he began writing his own material and formed Sex Face, a short-lived band with Ted Dwane from Mumford & Sons. Despite playing just three solo gigs, he was invited to support Adele on her debut headline tour after he contacted her through MySpace. In 2009, he signed to Mercury Records and released his debut single, \"Chasing Time,\" a year later, following its appearance in a Nokia advertisement. After Pownall supported Paloma Faith, Lissie, and Mr. Hudson on their U.K. tours, his debut album, True Love Stories, produced by Eliot James (Noah and the Whale), was released in June 2010.