CULTURE

GIRL OF THE MOMENT

ANDY ALLO

The singer and actress embraces her playful side

What does it take to be a Prince protégé? A stack of talent, a powerful stage presence and a wicked sense of humour, explains Andy Allo. Allo came under the tutelage of the icon at age 23 after scoring a personal invite to one of his LA shows having already impressed him with her first album UnFresh.

“He had a way of making you feel very comfortable and we had the same sense of humour, so we would just make fun of each other,” remembers Allo of the man who would become her mentor, friend and collaborator on her second album before his tragic death in 2016. “The first night we were hanging out I made fun