Elizabeth Woolridge Grant is a celebrated musician, better known by her stage as Lana Del Rey. She is most known for her studio album “Ultraviolence,” and she has received numerous honors, including the “ECHO Award” for “Best International Female Artist Rock/Pop” and the “Brit Award” for “International Female Solo Artist.” Del Rey, an American citizen born and raised in New York, used to participate in the church choir. Her uncle taught her how to play the guitar as well. She afterward began writing songs and began performing in nightclubs all around the city. In 2010, she released her first full-length album under her own name. It was only offered for sale for a short while before being taken off the market. Her subsequent album, “Born to Die,” brought her popularity and prominence on a global scale. The record, which peaked at number one in 11 different nations, ended up being the fifth-best-selling album of 2012. She has also written the music for movies including “Age of Adeline,” a romantic fantasy movie, and “Maleficent,” an American dark fantasy film based on “Sleeping Beauty.” She is also well known for her anti-feminist opinions, which ignited a debate. In order to justify herself, she asserted that a true feminist is a woman who acts on her own behalf.
Early Childhood & Life
The United States’ Elizabeth Woolridge Grant was born in New York City on June 21, 1985. Her mother Patricia Ann ‘Pat’ Grant is a former account executive who is now a high school teacher, and her father Robert England Grant, Jr. is a copywriter-turned-entrepreneur. Two siblings exist for Woolridge Grant.
She was raised in Lake Placid, New York, and went to a Catholic elementary school there. As a young child, she became interested in music and started singing in the church choir. She also composed country music. Her parents were forced to enroll her in “Kent School,” where her uncle served as an admissions officer because she suffered from widespread alcohol consumption as a teenager.
She was accepted at the “State University of New York” after high school. But she decided to spend a year in Long Island rather than go to college. She was a waitress who shared an apartment with her aunt and uncle. She also learned how to play the guitar from her uncle during this time.
She enrolled at ‘Fordham University’ when she was 19 years old and majored in philosophy with a focus on metaphysics.
The Career of Lana Del Rey
Sheila Woolridge Grant discovered herself creating music and performing in clubs as “Lizzy Grant.” She created the album “Sirens” after registering a CD of original songs under her birth name with the “US Copyright Office” in 2005. However, it was not made public.
She started her YouTube account a few years later. She posted the music videos for “Video Games” and “Blue Jeans” in 2011, and both songs quickly became quite famous online. ‘Stranger Records’ quickly signed her, and she subsequently made ‘Video Games’ her official debut single. Upon its release, it was an immediate success. Around this period, she started going by the moniker “Lana Del Rey”.
In January 2012, “Born to Die,” her debut album, was officially launched. It rose to prominence and received acclaim on a global scale, becoming the best-selling record in 11 different nations. It finally rose to the fifth-best-selling album of the year in 2012 after selling 3.4 million copies of it.
UMG Records released Del Rey’s subsequent album, “Ultraviolence,” in June 2014. The album debuted at the top of the “US Billboard 200” thanks to smash singles like “Cruel World,” “Ultraviolence,” “Shades of Cool,” and “Brooklyn Baby.” It sold more than a million copies in the first six months after its publication.
In September 2015, Polydor Records and Interscope Records jointly released their new album, “Honeymoon.” It was likewise an instant hit, similar to her prior work, and debuted at number two on the “US Billboard 200.” Critics largely gave it positive feedback.
Del Rey’s subsequent album, “Lust for Life,” was released in 2017. She worked on a song called “Don’t Call Me Angel” in 2019 alongside Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande. The song serves as the first single for the soundtrack to the comedy movie “Charlie’s Angels.” She also released the non-album single “Looking for America” in the same year.
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Bigger Works of Lana Del Rey
The studio album by Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die,” is among her best-known pieces. The record was made available in January 2012. The album, which debuted at number two on the “US Billboard 200,” sold 77,000 copies in a single week. The album, which features popular singles like “Born to Die,” “Off to the Races,” “Blue Jeans,” and “Video Games,” was well-liked abroad. On the charts for “Swiss Albums,” “French Albums,” “German Albums,” and “UK Albums,” it peaked at number one. Mixed reviews were given to it. It had seven million copies sold worldwide as of June 2014.
Lana Del Rey had an appearance in the 2013 short film “Tropico,” which was based on the biblical narrative of sin and atonement. ‘Cinerama Dome’ in Hollywood, California, hosted the movie’s debut in December. Del Rey played the role of “Eve” in the Anthony Mandler-directed movie. Shaun Ross and Kevin Lee Light were among the additional actors who appeared in it. Three tracks from Del Rey’s extended play (EP), “Paradise,” were used in the movie: “Body Electric,” “Gods & Monsters,” and “Bel Air.” The EP was made available in 2012.
One of her most important pieces, “Ultraviolence,” was published in June 2014. The album, which is most likely her best work to date, debuted at the top of the “US Billboard 200.” over the first week of release, 182,000 copies were sold, and over a million were sold over a six-month period. The album, which featured singles like “Cruel World,” “Ultraviolence,” and “Shades of Cool,” was also successful in other nations. It debuted at the top of the charts for the UK Albums, Finnish Albums, and Canadian Albums.
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Recognition & Achievements
In 2012, Lana Del Rey won the Brit Award for “International Breakthrough Act,” and in 2013, she won the Brit Award for “International Female Solo Artist.”
She was named the “Best International Newcomer” and “Best International Female Artist” at the 2013 “ECHO Awards.” She also won the “International Dance Music Award” for “Best Break-Through Artist (Solo)” that same year.
In February 2016, she received the “Elle Style Awards” “Best Female Artist of the Year” honor. It was organized by “Elle Magazine.”
Individual Life of Lana Del Rey
Axl Rose, James Franco, Bradley Soileau, and other men were romantically involved with Lana Del Rey. She isn’t dating right now.