Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known by her stage name Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. She was born in Lake Placid, New York on June 21, 1986.
She began singing in the church choir when she was a girl.After her uncle taught her how to play the guitar, she "realized [that she] could probably write a million songs with those six chords," and she began performing in nightclubs around the city under various names such as Sparkle Jump Rope Queen and Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena.
On April 25, 2005, a seven-track compact disc was registered under Elizabeth Woolridge Grant with the United States Copyright Office. The application title was "Rock Me Stable" with another title "Young Like Me" also listed.
When she was 20 years old, Del Rey signed a record contract for $10,000 and moved into Manhattan Mobile Home Park, a New Jersey trailer park.
After uploading a few of her tracks to her Youtube channel, Del Rey was discovered and was signed by Stranger Records to release her debut single "Video Games".
Born to Die, her new album, was officially released on January 31, 2012 worldwide, and reached number one in 11 countries.
I love her songs, so I don't have a "favorite song", but this below is one of those who I prefer: