Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1986),known by her stage name Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Del Rey started songwriting at the age of 18 and signed her first recording contract with 5 Points Records in 2007,releasing her first digital album Lana Del Ray in January 2010. Del Rey bought herself out of the contract with 5 Points Records in April 2010.She signed a joint contract with Interscope, Polydor, and Stranger Records in July 2011.
Del Rey released her second studio album and major-label debut Born to Die in January 2012. It debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, and was the fifth best-selling album of 2012. A remix of its fifth single "Summertime Sadness", produced by Cedric Gervais, became her highest-charting track on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 after peaking at number six in the country. Del Rey released her third extended play Paradise that November; three of its tracks were featured in her short film Tropico, which was premiered in December. Her third studio album Ultraviolence was released in June 2014.
Del Rey's music has been noted for its cinematic sound and its references to various aspects of pop culture, particularly that of the 1950s and 1960s Americana. The singer has described herself as a "self-styled gangsta Nancy Sinatra". Musically, she draws influence from what she deems to be the masters of each genre, including Elvis Presley, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Nirvana,Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, and Britney Spears,as well as from poetry and film noir.
Early Life
Lana Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant in New York City on June 21, 1986,to former Grey Group copywriter turned entrepreneur, Rob Grant, and former Grey account executive, Pat Grant.She is of Scottish descent,She has a sister, Caroline (born 1988/1989), and a brother, Charlie (born 1993/1994).Del Rey grew up in Lake Placid, New York until age 15,when she was sent to Kent School, a boarding school in Connecticut, for three years to deal with her alcohol dependence.Before that, she attended a Catholic elementary school.Around age 18, she moved to The Bronx to attend Fordham University, studying a branch of philosophy known as metaphysics because "it bridged the gap between God and science. I was interested in God and how technology could bring us closer to finding out where we came from and why."She said, "that was when my musical experience began. I kind of found people for myself." She stayed in the Bronx for four years and Brooklyn for another four years.While enrolled in university, Del Rey helped paint and rebuild houses on an Indian reservation "across the country".
She began singing in the church choir when she was a child, where she was the cantor.After her uncle taught her how to play the guitar when she was 18, she "realized [that she] could probably write a million songs with those six chords," and she began 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. When I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn—I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point—and that was it."
Other Facts
Her name is Lizzy Grant. Make that Elizabeth Grant, but she goes by Lizzy. The whole Lana Del Rey is a creation by her "people"--they thought the new name would be a better fit with her sound--and have been marketing her as the "gangsta Nancy Sinatra."
She's not a Nancy Sinatra fan. In fact, she's trying to shake that label. "As soon as [that term] flew out of [my manager's] mouth, it f--king stuck like glue," she has said. "I spend eight f--king years writing gorgeous songs and someone in a meeting says ‘gangsta Nancy Sinatra’ and that’s that. It’s brutal. I know two of Nancy’s songs but she’s not someone I’ve ever really listened to. I know everything about Frank, of course, because he’s the real singer. It just goes to show how f--king stupid people can be sometimes.” for the record, she defines her style as "Hollywood Sadcore."
She's a Gemini. She was born June 21, 1986-- making her astrological sign a Gemini. She spent the first few years of her life living in New York City, then moved upstate to Lake Placid. In her teens, she attended boarding schooling in Connecticut.
This is actually her second album (but she's counting it as if it's her first). In 2010, before she was known as Lana, Lizzy Grant put out a full-length studio album titled Lana Del Rey. Her father, who is a millionaire businessman, helped market it and it was available on iTunes, but then her manager yanked so that they could rework her image and she could become Lana Del Rey instead of be Lizzy Grant (which has a tweenie bopper Lizzie McGuire feel.)
She hearts Britney Spears. She has cited Britney, Elvis Presley and Kurt Cobain as three of her musical influences.
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Del Rey released her second studio album and major-label debut Born to Die in January 2012. It debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, and was the fifth best-selling album of 2012. A remix of its fifth single "Summertime Sadness", produced by Cedric Gervais, became her highest-charting track on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 after peaking at number six in the country. Del Rey released her third extended play Paradise that November; three of its tracks were featured in her short film Tropico, which was premiered in December. Her third studio album Ultraviolence was released in June 2014.
Del Rey's music has been noted for its cinematic sound and its references to various aspects of pop culture, particularly that of the 1950s and 1960s Americana. The singer has described herself as a "self-styled gangsta Nancy Sinatra". Musically, she draws influence from what she deems to be the masters of each genre, including Elvis Presley, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Nirvana,Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, and Britney Spears,as well as from poetry and film noir.
Early Life
Lana Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant in New York City on June 21, 1986,to former Grey Group copywriter turned entrepreneur, Rob Grant, and former Grey account executive, Pat Grant.She is of Scottish descent,She has a sister, Caroline (born 1988/1989), and a brother, Charlie (born 1993/1994).Del Rey grew up in Lake Placid, New York until age 15,when she was sent to Kent School, a boarding school in Connecticut, for three years to deal with her alcohol dependence.Before that, she attended a Catholic elementary school.Around age 18, she moved to The Bronx to attend Fordham University, studying a branch of philosophy known as metaphysics because "it bridged the gap between God and science. I was interested in God and how technology could bring us closer to finding out where we came from and why."She said, "that was when my musical experience began. I kind of found people for myself." She stayed in the Bronx for four years and Brooklyn for another four years.While enrolled in university, Del Rey helped paint and rebuild houses on an Indian reservation "across the country".
She began singing in the church choir when she was a child, where she was the cantor.After her uncle taught her how to play the guitar when she was 18, she "realized [that she] could probably write a million songs with those six chords," and she began 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. When I got to New York City when I was 18, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn—I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point—and that was it."
Other Facts
Her name is Lizzy Grant. Make that Elizabeth Grant, but she goes by Lizzy. The whole Lana Del Rey is a creation by her "people"--they thought the new name would be a better fit with her sound--and have been marketing her as the "gangsta Nancy Sinatra."
She's not a Nancy Sinatra fan. In fact, she's trying to shake that label. "As soon as [that term] flew out of [my manager's] mouth, it f--king stuck like glue," she has said. "I spend eight f--king years writing gorgeous songs and someone in a meeting says ‘gangsta Nancy Sinatra’ and that’s that. It’s brutal. I know two of Nancy’s songs but she’s not someone I’ve ever really listened to. I know everything about Frank, of course, because he’s the real singer. It just goes to show how f--king stupid people can be sometimes.” for the record, she defines her style as "Hollywood Sadcore."
She's a Gemini. She was born June 21, 1986-- making her astrological sign a Gemini. She spent the first few years of her life living in New York City, then moved upstate to Lake Placid. In her teens, she attended boarding schooling in Connecticut.
This is actually her second album (but she's counting it as if it's her first). In 2010, before she was known as Lana, Lizzy Grant put out a full-length studio album titled Lana Del Rey. Her father, who is a millionaire businessman, helped market it and it was available on iTunes, but then her manager yanked so that they could rework her image and she could become Lana Del Rey instead of be Lizzy Grant (which has a tweenie bopper Lizzie McGuire feel.)
She hearts Britney Spears. She has cited Britney, Elvis Presley and Kurt Cobain as three of her musical influences.
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