Al Pillay

Lanah P (born 1959) is an LGBT English entertainer.

Previously billed as Alan Pellay, Al Pillay, Al-ana Pellay, and Lana Pellay, Pillay starred in The Comic Strip Presents and as Alex in the 1987 film Eat the Rich.

Early life Pillay was born near the docks of Grimsby and was the youngest of six children; her mother was a cleaner of Bajan descent; her father, of Indian descent, was an engineer on the fishing trawlers. enjoying a top 40 single in Australia and New Zealand with "Pistol in My Pocket". Following The Comic Strip, Pillay became a film critic on the ITV late night chat show Funky Bunker, alongside Craig Charles.

Theatre and cabaret As Al Pillay, she performed in a one-person play, Glitter & Twisted, based on her life and written by Tim Fountain, which had its premiere at the Beckett Theater on 42nd Street as part of the first Manhattan Musical Theatre Festival. She also appeared in her own cabaret show, A Life in Song, at Pizza on the Park and the Café De Paris in London. Her cabaret performance has been released as a double CD. In 2012, she played the title role of the Welsh singer Dorothy Squires on stage in Mrs Roger Moore.

Discography Singles "Pistol in My Pocket" (1986) – UK No. 96, AUS No. 17, NZ No. 40 "I Can Make a Man Out of You" (1986) "Pistol In My Pocket (Vince Clarke Erasure Mix)" (2018) "Winter of Love" (2019) "Human Race" (2020) "Ghosts of Christmas Past" (2020)