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Lana Del Rey
12+ albums
indiefemale vocalistsindie poppopalternative
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Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985, in New York City, USA), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is characterised by its melancholic exploration of glamour and romance, often referencing pop culture and 1950s–1970s Americana. She has received several awards, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, two Brit Awards, two Billboard Women in Music awards, and a Satellite Award, as well as nominations for eleven Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In 2023, Variety recognised her at their Hitmakers Awards as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century, and Rolling Stone included her in their list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", while Rolling Stone UK named her the "greatest American songwriter of the 21st century". Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career. She achieved widespread recognition in 2011 with the viral success of the single "Video Games", which led to a recording contract with Polydor and Interscope. Her second album, "Born to Die" (2012), received critical and commercial success, featuring a moody, hip hop-influenced sound and the sleeper hit "Summertime Sadness". The album topped multiple international charts and holds the record for the longest-charting album by a woman on the US Billboard 200. She subsequently reached the top of the US charts with the albums "Ultraviolence" (2014) and "Lust for Li
