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During this time, Del Rey's uncle taught her how to play guitar, and she "realized could probably write a million songs with those six chords." Shortly after, she began writing songs and performing in nightclubs around the city under various names such as "Sparkle Jump Rope Queen" and "Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena." "I was always singing, but didn't plan on pursuing it seriously", Del Rey said. Her uncle, an admissions officer at the boarding school, secured her financial aid to attend.Īfter graduating, Del Rey was accepted to the State University of New York at Geneseo, but she decided not to attend and instead spent a year living on Long Island with her aunt and uncle while working as a waitress. At age fifteen, she was sent to Kent School by her parents to resolve a budding drinking problem. She began singing in her church choir when she was a child, where she was the cantor. She attended a Catholic elementary school and for one year, a high school where her mother taught. Grant grew up in Lake Placid, New York, and was raised Roman Catholic. She has Scottish ancestry from both her mother and father. investment banker, a vice president for Plough, Inc and Textron, and venture capitalist. Her paternal grandfather, Robert England Grant, Sr. She has one younger sister, Caroline Grant, and one brother, Charlie. Other significant collaborations include on The Weeknd's Starboy (2016) and Børns' Blue Madonna (2018).Įlizabeth Woolridge Grant was born in New York City on Jto Robert England Grant, Jr., a Grey Group copywriter turned entrepreneur, and Patricia Ann "Pat" (née Hill), a former Grey account executive turned high school teacher. She has received nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album for both Paradise and Lust for Life.Īlongside her records, Del Rey's has contributed to a variety of film soundtracks including The Great Gatsby (2013), Maleficent (2014), and Big Eyes (2014), the last having gained her a Golden Globe nomination. Since, Del Rey has released the US Billboard 200 number-one albums Ultraviolence (2014) and Lust for Life (2017) along with top-ten releases Paradise (2012) and Honeymoon (2015). Her major label debut Born to Die (2012) proved a success, spawning her first top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100 with the Cedric Gervais remix of "Summertime Sadness". She would then sign with Interscope and Polydor later that year. Following numerous projects including her debut studio album and the unreleased Sirens, Del Rey's breakthrough came after the viral success of her single "Video Games" in 2011. Raised in Upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to embark on her music career. Her music has been noted by critics for its stylized cinematic quality, its preoccupation with themes of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, and its references to pop culture, particularly 1950s and 1960s Americana. Del Rey cemented the anticipation around the album with an appearance on Saturday Night Live (1975), becoming the first artist since Natalie Imbruglia, in 1998, to perform on the show before the release of her debut album.Įlizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer and songwriter. Amidst a heavy dose of hype, her debut album, "Born to Die", was announced by Interscope for release early the following year. Del Rey's EP, featuring the songs "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans", was released in fall 2011. A video for the single, "Video Games", appeared online in August of 2011 and drew considerable buzz, as did a secret show she performed at Brooklyn's Grasslands Gallery that September. Del Rey released the single, "Kill Kill", under her given name, Lizzy Grant, in 2009, before remaking herself into the pop femme fatale character, Lana Del Rey. Del Rey was raised in Lake Placid, New York. Vocalist Lana Del Rey makes atmospheric, orchestral, retro-'60s-sounding pop that showcases her torchy image and sensuously husky singing style.ĭel Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant in New York City, to Patricia Ann (Hill), an account executive, and Robert England Grant, Jr., a copywriter turned entrepreneur.