So did we, her adoring and vociferously critical fans, force her retirement, or did Lily, the poor, neurotic pop star, do it to herself?
Poor forgotten pop stars, affected by this recession just like the rest of us, flail around desperately for a steady Iceland ad campaign or a weekly OK! column.
In this new commercial for Windows Phone 7, poor old pops is doing the shopping while consulting a list that has been helpfully shared via One Note.
What are we doing for poor little Andorra (pop. 23,000)?
"We've had a very poor culture in pop music, dominated by old and odd styles," says We Are Standard's Deu Txakartegi.
Poor access to pop videos may not affect quality of life, but for Hugh Colvin, living near Knighton, Powys, lack of a reliable internet connection hurts his wallet and his family life.
Maxsta set the tone earlier this year with his "East London Is Back" track and brought a lot of attention to the new generation of young spitters that are ready to take the tone back from a poor excuse for pop, to the sound that started it all off.
He's one of the original foursome who carried out the jewel heist, and he popped poor old Paul Woodrugh last week.
But Céline's fans aren't necessarily poorer than other pop fans; Wilson cites a demographic study, commissioned by Céline's label in the mid aughts, that showed a wide income distribution among her fans.
Who could blame the poor man for popping upstairs for a line of coke, supplied by saucy minx Anouk, a 40-ish TV writer with a young male star in tow?
