Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey is an American singer-songwriter whose work is known for its melancholic explorations of glamour, romance, and longing, often framed through references to pop culture and mid-20th-century Americana. Over the course of her career, she has received numerous honors, including MTV Video Music Awards, Brit Awards, Billboard Women in Music awards, and multiple Grammy Award nominations. She has been recognized by Variety as one of the most influential songwriters of the 21st century, while Rolling Stone and Rolling Stone UK have cited her among the greatest singers and American songwriters of the modern era.

Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue music professionally. Her breakthrough came in 2011 with the viral success of the song Video Games, which led to a recording contract and widespread attention. She achieved major critical and commercial success with the release of Born to Die, an album that introduced her signature cinematic sound and became one of the longest-charting records by a woman in the history of the Billboard 200. She later topped U.S. charts with albums including Ultraviolence and Lust for Life, further solidifying her presence in contemporary popular music.

Her sixth studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!, received widespread acclaim and was nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards, later earning recognition as one of the greatest albums of all time. She continued this critical momentum with Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, released in 2023, which was supported by the highly praised single A&W. That same year, she released Say Yes to Heaven, which became a global chart success.

In addition to her solo work, Del Rey has frequently collaborated on music for film and visual media. Her projects include the musical short film Tropico, the song Young and Beautiful for The Great Gatsby, and recordings for films such as Maleficent, Big Eyes, and Charlie’s Angels. In 2020, she expanded her artistic output with the publication of Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass, a collection of poetry and photography.