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Lana del Rey

Lana Del Rey (real name Elizabeth Woolridge Grant; born June 21, 1985, New York, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. Her music has been praised by critics for its cinematic style, preoccupation with tragic relationships and melancholy, and for references to American pop culture, particularly that of the 1950s and 1960s. Del Rey began her career in 2005, but worldwide fame came to her after the release of her debut single "Video Games" in 2011. Del Rey received further recognition after the release of her second studio album, Born to Die. In 2012, French DJ Cedric Gervais released a remix of Del Rey's song "Summertime Sadness," which debuted at sixth position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In November 2012, the artist released the EP Paradise, which was nominated for an American Grammy Award in the "Best Pop Vocal Album" category. In 2013, Del Rey released the short film "Tropico," for which she is the screenwriter, composer, and actor. In 2014, Del Rey released her third studio album, Ultraviolence, which received a positive critical and commercial reception; the album debuted at the first position on the American chart. During May and June 2015, Del Rey performed as part of her own concert tour across North America, The Endless Summer Tour, after which the artist released her fourth studio album, Honeymoon, in September of the same year, which received positive reviews and commercial success.