Lana Del Rey is a popular singer and songwriter. A velvet voice and viscous-piercing compositions brought her worldwide fame. The artist's creativity and image echoes the popular American music of the 1950-1960s. She has many different music awards, critical acclaim and a huge army of fans in her piggy bank.
Biography and personal life of the singer
The real name of the artist is Elizabeth Woolridge Grant. She was born in New York on June 21, 1985. Elizabeth spent her childhood in Lake Placid, where the Olympics were held in 1932 and 1980.
Lana Del Rey's family is quite wealthy. The singer's grandfather, Robert England Grant Sr., was once an investment banker, and later became vice president of several companies and owner of his own venture capital.
The father of the future star is very successful in domain investing and at the same time helps his daughter in her musical career. Elizabeth's mother is a school teacher, the family has two more children: the singer's younger brother and sister.
Since childhood, the girl has shown interest in music. She played guitar and sang in the school choir. Then Lana entered New York University at Geneseo and, without studying for a year, left him. However, she subsequently successfully graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Fordham University.
Lana Del Rey's teenage years were intense and controversial. The girl was seriously "addicted" to alcoholic beverages and it came to a closed school and a rehabilitation clinic. After that, she still managed to defeat the addiction and return to normal life.
Lana pays great attention to charity. She not only transfers funds, but also personally participates in various campaigns and charitable projects.
As for her personal life, it is known about her long romance with musician Barry James O'Neill. After three years of relationship, the couple broke up.
Then Lana had an affair with photographer Francesco Carrozzini. There are persistent rumors about the breakup of the couple, but the lovers have not yet commented on this information.
Creativity Lana Del Rey
All her work is an original reference to the music of the 50-60s of the last century. Her songs are stringy, melancholic and mesmerizing. The singer herself calls her style - Hawaiian glam metal.
Lana started her serious career in 2008, but her first album "Kill Kill" did not become popular. But the song "Video Games" became a real explosion in the world of music. She literally took off to the top of all the significant charts in 2011.
Almost every of her albums is a kind of film with an emphasis on musical accompaniment and the personality of the main character. Summer travels in her music and video clips alternate with psychedelic influences of the last century and the style of Bond.
On June 22, 2012 the premiere of the song "Summertime Sadness" took place. The composition entered the charts of 15 countries and for a long time occupied high places there. The track was certified platinum in America, Germany and Italy, and gold in Switzerland and Austria.
In 2013, Lana recorded the song "Young and Beautiful" for the movie "The Great Gatsby". In the same year, she released the mini-album "Paradise" and directed the short film "Tropico".
Currently, Lana Del Rey continues to delight her fans by releasing all new songs and videos for them. Fans all over the world closely follow the singer's work, imitate her style and confess their love to her.
Lana Del Rey is a unique phenomenon in the world of music show business. Her music excites, beckons and attracts like the songs of sea sirens.
