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Lana Del Rey: The Queen of Cinematic Pop
American singer-songwriter, born in New York City on 21 June 1985
Lana Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on 21 June 1985 in New York City and grew up in Lake Placid. She studied metaphysics at Fordham University.
Her song Video Games became an online sensation in 2011, and her album Born to Die followed in 2012. Its single Summertime Sadness became a global hit after a remix.
Albums such as Norman F*ing Rockwell! and Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd** won widespread acclaim. She has received multiple Grammy nominations and is admired for her songwriting.
Career highlights
- 1985Born in New York City
- 2008First recordings: under her birth name
- 2011Video Games: viral breakthrough
- 2012Born to Die: debut major-label album
- 2013Young and Beautiful: for The Great Gatsby film
- 2014Ultraviolence: tops the US chart
- 2019Norman F***ing Rockwell!: her most acclaimed album
- 2023Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
Did you know?She has said her stage name was partly inspired by the Hollywood actress Lana Turner.
