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Lana Del Rey: Rise of a Pop Icon

Lana Del Rey is an American singer and songwriter known for her emotional pop music incorporating nostalgia for America's past. She released her breakthrough song "Video Games" in 2011 under her stage name Lana Del Rey after initially performing as Lizzy Grant. Del Rey was born in New York City in 1985 and grew up in upstate New York, later studying philosophy in college. She began her music career in small venues and released her first album with a small indie label in 2012.

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Lana Del Rey: Rise of a Pop Icon

Lana Del Rey is an American singer and songwriter known for her emotional pop music incorporating nostalgia for America's past. She released her breakthrough song "Video Games" in 2011 under her stage name Lana Del Rey after initially performing as Lizzy Grant. Del Rey was born in New York City in 1985 and grew up in upstate New York, later studying philosophy in college. She began her music career in small venues and released her first album with a small indie label in 2012.

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Who Is Lana Del Rey?

Lana Del Rey makes vulnerable, emotional pop music that often
incorporates nostalgia for America's past. Del Rey first performed under
her real name of Lizzy Grant but found fame as Lana Del Rey in 2011
with a homemade music video for the song "Video Games." After "Video
Games" became a viral hit, Del Rey was criticized for a lack of
authenticity; she's also been called out for songs that sometimes feature
female submissiveness and self-destruction. She has an extensive
fanbase and has sold millions of albums, with 2014's Ultraviolence and
2017's Lust for Life both landing at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Early Life
Del Rey was born as Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on June 21, 1985, in New
York City. Del Rey's parents were working in advertising in New York
City when she was born, but left that life behind to move to Lake Placid,
New York, in the Adirondack Mountains when Del Rey was a baby. She
grew up with a younger brother and sister. Her sister, photographer
Caroline "Chuck" Grant, shot the Lust for Life album cover and has taken
promotional photos of Del Rey.

As a teenager in the small community of Lake Placid, Del Rey started


drinking heavily. She'd attended Catholic school, but her parents sent
her to Kent School, a boarding school in Connecticut, because of her
drinking.

Boarding school wasn't a complete cure, but by the age of 18, Del Rey
was sober. Instead of attending college right away, she went to live with
her aunt and uncle on Long Island; her uncle taught her to play guitar.
Though Del Rey soon enrolled at Fordham University in the Bronx,
where she studied philosophy, music became her true focus.

Early Career
Del Rey, then still known as Lizzy Grant, started her career with open
mic nights and club gigs. In 2006, she entered a songwriting
competition; she didn't win, but a judge on the panel helped her create a
demo, which led to her signing with the indie label 5 Points. With the
$10,000 she earned for this deal, Del Rey moved into a New Jersey
trailer park.

QUICK FACTS

 Birth Year: 1985


 Birth date: June 21, 1985
 Birth State: New York
 Birth City: New York
 Birth Country: United States
 Gender: Female
 Best Known For: Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey took the world by
storm with her single "Video Games" in 2011. Since then she's built
up a body of work that features languid, melancholic tunes and
fascinating videos.
 Astrological Sign: Cancer
 Schools
o Fordham University
 Nacionalities
o American

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