SITTING on the sofa in her council-owned home, Lily Dee could hardly believe the song playing on the radio was in fact one of her own. It was a huge 'pinch me' moment for Lily because she had never trained as a fully-fledged singer but against all odds, but her new found fame was a world away from her tough childhood. 3 Lily Dee reveals people thought she'd make nothing of her life after a turbulent childhood Credit: Supplied 3 But now she has over one million followers on social media and has hit the UK music charts Credit: instagram/councilestatequeen_ 3 She's proved time and time again that you can break the cycle Credit: instagram/councilestatequeen_ But the 36-year-old singer, who is currently single, is proof that dreams can become reality regardless of background after becoming a chart-topper and social media star.
Within just 24 hours of her song 'Playing for Time' being released on August 16, it went to number six on the iTunes UK chart and number three on the dance chart as well as number 17 on the Singles Chart. But her rise to fame has been far from easy and in an exclusive interview, she tells Fabulous: “I didn't have the best start to life and didn't have the best opportunities growing up on a council estate in an underprivileged area. “I was in my house with no food, no warm clothing sometimes, and just trying to get by, just trying to survive and get food for that day for me and my siblings.
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