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Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Grant born June 21, 1986 in New York, NY, better known by her stage name Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. She has described herself as a “gangsta Nancy Sinatra”, and cites Britney Spears, Elvis Presley and Kurt Cobain as her musical influences.
She is the daughter of domain investor and millionaire Rob Grant.
Del Rey first released an album titled “Lana Del Ray” in January 2010. Her father, Robert Grant, helped with the marketing of the album, which was available for purchase on iTunes for a brief period before being withdrawn for unknown reasons.
In June 2011, Del Rey released her debut single “Video Games”; in October 2011, she was signed with Interscope Records.
Del Rey’s album Born to Die was released on January 27, 2012 in Ireland, January 30, 2012, in the UK, and on January 31, 2012 worldwide. The second single and title track “Born to Die” was released on January 22, 2012. The music video for it leaked on December 14, 2011, and was based on a concept created by the singer, while being directed by Yoann Lemoine. The music video received generally favorable reviews from contemporary critics.
