The label later signed her and released the song as her debut single. The video for “Video Games” went viral, catching the attention of Stranger Records.
In 2011, Lana Del Rey uploaded homemade music videos for her songs “Video Games” and “Blue Jeans” to YouTube. The album was released in early that year, but was soon pulled from the shelves by the singer because she didn’t believe the label was doing enough to publicize it. In 2010, Grant released a self-titled debut album as the alter-ego Lana Del Rey. Her planned album was later shelved by the label, and the singer focused her efforts instead on homeless outreach and supporting those in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. After graduating in 2008, she released a three-track EP, Kill Kill, under the name Lizzie Grant. There, she met A&R representative Van Wilson of 5 Points Records who ended up signing her. In 2006, Grant appeared at the Williamsburg Live Songwriting Competition. The philosophy major began performing at nightclubs under different names, like “Sparkle Jump Rope Queen.” Grant moved back to New York City in 2004, where she enrolled at Fordham University. Soon after, she began writing her own songs. Her uncle taught her to play the guitar in between her waitressing shifts. After graduating, she lived on Long Island for a year with her aunt and uncle. She was sent to boarding school by her parents to get her sober. There, she began singing in her local church as a cantor in the girls’ choir.Īt age 14, the singer began struggling with alcohol as a way to cope with depression and anxiety. When she was a year old, her family moved to Lake Placid, NY. Lana Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant in 1995 in New York City, NY.
She boasts six Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, and a Golden Globe Award to her name.
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