Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, that's how the singer was named at birth, was born on June 21, 1986 in New York. She has Scottish blood in her veins. Father future star Robert Grant invested in promising Internet developments, Pat's mother at one time served in the customer service department. The artist has a younger sister and brother, whose names are Caroline and Charlie.
Lana's early years: trailer park and broken ribs
The childhood and youth of the most glamorous singer of our time is shrouded in a veil of secrecy. Only a few details are known, but it is difficult to say how much they correspond to reality. When Miss Grant came to success, journalists began to delve into her past without the knowledge of the performer, and this discouraged her from working with the press. Nevertheless, the girl sometimes gives out sensational interviews.
When you remain silent, people invent what they like.
Despite the wealth, the family of the future singer lived in the trailer, because her father liked it that way. Lizzy's parents moved several times, so she managed to live in Lake Placid (New York), where several Winter Olympics once took place, Alabama, New Jersey, then again it was New York's turn. Lana mentions an episode from her childhood when she broke her ribs after falling five meters while climbing into a treehouse. It was then that she realized that the voice is very well suited for expressing strong emotions, such as pain or fear.
A fatal passion for drinking
For the first time, the girl took up vocals in the church choir. However, the performance of the psalms did not keep her from such a sin as a passion for alcohol. At the age of 14, the future star had serious problems with alcohol. At first she liked to think that she had dark side, like her idol, but she realized that things were bad when this dark side began to gain the upper hand over her. The girl was sent to rehabilitation at Kent School, a boarding school in Connecticut.
Alcoholism is the worst thing that ever happened to me.
After graduating from this closed school, Lizzie entered Fordham University in New York. The aspiring singer settled in one of the poorest quarters of the city. The future star studied philosophy and at the same time studied music, performing in dubious institutions. At that time, her uncle taught her to play the guitar, and she began to write songs on her own. At the age of 20, Lizzie finally decided to connect her future with music and began to live in a trailer; she had no money for more then.
Bad start to Lana Del Rey's career
Producer David Kane, who worked with Paul McCartney and Regina Spektor, became interested in the songs of the young singer, performing under various pseudonyms. By the way, the hairy-eyed seductress admitted that she had affairs with music producers, but this did not help her career at all. In 2007, Grant received a contract with the label 5 Points Record. The studio pays the artist 10 thousand dollars, plus her father helps her financially. Finally in 2008 she released her debut mini-album "Kill Kill", who was a confident mid-ranger with jazz intonations.
Lizzy Grant's first attempt to conquer the world of show business failed. Maybe it was her uncomplicated image that was to blame - then she was a simple blonde and performed under her own non-catchy name. When it became clear that in this image she would never achieve world fame, the uncomplicated Lizzy Grant burned with a blue flame, and instead of her, the alluring and charming Lana Del Rey appeared on the stage with her meditative ballads. To reflect these changes was intended first studio album Lana Del Ray aka Lizzy Grant", released in January 2010. On the cover of the disc, the singer is still with medium length hair.
I'm like Marilyn Monroe: strong, but all alone.
The PR managers of the new label of the singer Stranger Records, with which she began working in June 2011, were responsible for the further rebirth of this Phoenix bird. They did a good job with the sonorous pseudonym of their ward, in which they were crossed name Hollywood actress Lana Turner and Ford car brand Del Rey . The stage name of the singer was a serious claim to the glamor and luxury of the golden era of Hollywood, and this idea needed to be developed. The singer's fresh compositions sounded like they came from the happy 60s. Lana Del Rey has become the quintessence of all that is best, or at least memorable, in American culture: From old Hollywood to pin-up girls, Coca-Cola and the dusty romance once sung by Kerouac in the cult novel On the Road.
The success of the new pop diva in a wreath of roses
Released under Stranger Records in 2011, the single "Video Games" was an immediate success. Lana dedicated it to her boyfriend, whom she started dating after she moved to New York. The video clip for this song, where Lana claims that “everything I do, I do for you”, was viewed by half a million people on You-Tube in a few weeks. "Video Games" become the soundtrack to the popular TV series "The Double" with Sarah Michelle Gellar. The artist signs a contract with several more labels, Interscope Records and Polydor. In October of the same year, the singer received the Q award in the Next Big Thing nomination. This means that the girl has a great chance of success. Critics find that her voice sounds like that of retro divas like Nancy Sinatra and Ambrosia Parsley, which only adds to her points. The singer's velvety vocals with her trademark melodramatic intonations are hard to forget.
If I have sad songs, it's because you hear them that way.
At the end of 2011, the girl provides her new viscous sounding single "Born To Die", in the video for this song she first appears with her famous rose wreath on her head. The same gloomy title "Born To Die" (the singer says that at the age of 11 she realized that everyone would die) is her next studio album, released in January 2012. Lana is awarded the BRIT Awards in the category "International Breakthrough". The artist begins to give concerts, but they are difficult for her, because she is used to performing in front of a small audience in bars and restaurants.
The first big concert Lana Del Rey went to The Box in his native New York in 2011, tickets for it were snapped up in half a minute. The artist is known for her detached style of performance. In the winter of 2012, she sang several of her compositions in the well-known satirical program Saturday Night Live. Her performance was received with mixed reviews. The audience in the hall seemed to like it, but the presenter Brian Williams and the viewers were extremely unhappy. But the actor, known for his role as Harry Potter, stood up for the girl.
Lana buys the rights to her first studio album for re-release. The studio that released it initially failed to provide the disc with decent promotion and distribution. Adding a few songs like the lead single "Ride" and the controversial "Cola" with its sexual overtones, in 2012, the singer re-releases "Lana Del Ray aka Lizzy Grant" under the name "Paradise". On the cover of this 9-song mini-album, Elizabeth Grant completely gives way to the luxurious diva Lana Del Rey with her long hair and plump thanks to silicone lips.
A triumph of glamor and scattered pearls
At the same time, Lana begins to actively appear on the covers of magazines, collaborates with the NEXT Model Management agency, takes part in the H&M advertising campaign and records for her a cover of the famous song “Blue Velvet” in the past, after which David Lynch even once named one of his films. It is curious that Lana loves the rather depressing films of this director. She admits that all ambitions and plans recede into the background for her when she spends the evening cooking dinner and watching Lynch's Munholland Drive in an embrace with her boyfriend.
Almost all of her time, the singer is somehow involved in music. She composes beautiful lyrics not only for her performances, but also for colleagues in show business. A popular British singer, best known for her song in Bond, revealed that Lana wrote several songs for her record "A Million Lights".
Lana Del Rey hosts a world tour in 2013, which includes France (tickets for her Paris concert were sold out in a minute and a half) and Finland, where the performer celebrated the re-release of her first disc. Everywhere the singer was received with open arms. She is nominated three times for the MTV Europe Music Awards and releases another mini-album Tropic.
In parallel, Lana goes to new round popularity thanks to the disturbing and beautiful composition "Young and Beautiful", which was included in the soundtrack to the most fashionable melodrama of the year "The Great Gatsby" by Baz Luhrmann. In May and early summer 2013, this song was on every girl's playlist. "Will you love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?" asks Lana Del Rey woefully, while Michelle Williams, playing the sweetheart, is tearing her pearls on the screen. In the video for this composition, Lana, as always, appears in the image of a femme fatale, this time she has her hair and make-up in retro style and shines in diamond hoop earrings.
In early 2014, the singer recorded her version of the classic fairy tale song "Once Upon a Dream" for the fantasy film Maleficent. In Del Rey's processing, the composition turned out to be very poignant. main role played the evil witch in the picture.
Following the tradition of releasing their albums in the summer, in 2014, the drama queen presents her new work "Ultraviolence" to the public. As expected, the CD debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, while "Born To Die" hit number two. In her latest album, the singer slightly moves away from the usual retro sound towards rock. The romantic "West Coast" becomes the first single from the new disc.
Personal life of Lana Del Rey
Despite the fact that in her videos and photo shoots Lana Del Rey looks like an unearthly beauty, in everyday life she dresses very simply, as it should be for an ordinary American woman. The only thing she does not part with outside the stage is artificial nails. Spiteful critics tirelessly argue about whether there is anything natural in Lana at all, because she resorted to plastic, uses false eyelashes and nails and without, which the artist puts on on the set, you can’t stop your eyes on her in the crowd.
A lover of philosophical reasoning made herself 7 tattoos that give an idea of her life principles. On the left hand of Lana, the letter "M" flaunts in memory of Madeleine's grandmother and the inscription "Paradise" (Paradise), and on the right - the phrases "Life is beautiful" on the wrist ("Life is beautiful") and "Trust no one" ("No one do not believe"). Also on this hand are the names of the writer Nabokov and the poet Whitman, whose work serves as a source of inspiration for the singer. It is also reported that the ring finger of her left hand is tattooed "Die Young" ("Die Young"). In general, Lana considers herself a rather gloomy person and often mentions her depression.
The best friend of the star pessimist is actress Jamie King. Lana invited her to appear in the video for her hit "Summertime Sadness".
Since the end of the summer of 2011, the girl met with the leader of the Kassidy group, Barry James O'Neill. For the sake of her lover, the singer moved to Glasgow, because he is from Scotland. However, their relationship broke up three years later. Since then, the fatal seductress has often been seen in the company of Italian photographer Francesco Carrozzini.
Video for Lana Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness"
Lana Del Rey is a famous American singer and songwriter. It is remembered by the listeners for its strong vocal abilities, unusual manner of performance and deep lyrics. She performed soundtracks for such famous films as The Great Gatsby and Maleficent.
Childhood
The future star of the stage was born in New York, but she spent all her childhood in the small village of Lake Placid. The real name of the girl is Elizabeth Grant. Her ancestors lived in America for a long time, so the girl's nationality is American, although it is known that she has Scottish roots. The star's parents led a modest life: mom is a teacher, dad is a copywriter. True, then her father went into business and achieved significant success there. Elizabeth was the eldest child in the family, she also has a younger brother and sister. From the age of 11, the girl sang in the church choir. It is widely known that in adolescence the future star had serious problems with alcohol. The singer often uses the experience of those days to write songs. But studying at a specialized school helped Elizabeth overcome this addiction. Now she calls this time the darkest in her life. After graduating from school, having lived a little with relatives, the girl entered the university at the Faculty of Philosophy. During her studies, she learned to play the guitar and started writing her own songs. Since then, she has been confident that you can write a hit with just a few chords.
The beginning of the creative path
Start musical career girls are not original: Elizabeth performed in cafes and clubs. Around the age of 22, the singer decided to present her songs to the public, which did not arouse the interest of the public. According to the artist, she was an underground singer performing for a narrow circle.
In the fall of 2008, the singer, under the name Lizzy Grant, released her first official single "Kill Kill" with 5 Point Records. At this stage, the father, who invested in her promotion, provided great financial support to the aspiring singer. The song did not have a huge success, but the girl attracted attention and got the coveted contract with the producer.
Vitality and fame
Working with the producer changed not only musical works. She changed her name to the pseudonym Lana Del Rey, changed her appearance and began to experiment with vocals. A pretty blonde with thin lips turned into a fatal dark-haired beauty. Usually Lana denies that she resorted to the services of plastic surgeons, but the photos speak for themselves: the girl's lips became thicker and the hump from her nose disappeared.
The first big success of the singer is the video "Video Games" in 2011. In just three weeks, the video gained six hundred thousand views. On the wave of success, Lana releases the single "Born to Die", followed by an album with this name. This music glorified the artist, and she went on tour. The next few years, the performer devoted the recording of the next album and world tours.
Then Lana released the disc "Ultraviolence", which immediately captured the top lines of the world charts. Around 900,000 copies of the album have been sold worldwide. 2015 began for Del Rey with tours supporting the album. Her opening act was Courtney Love and Grimes.
But 2015 is remarkable not only for concert tours, Lana releases new album Honeymoon and becomes executive producer of Hello, How Are You, Daniel Johnston? This film tells about the life of a popular American performer. For this film, Del Rey recorded her own cover of one of Johnston's songs.
present tense
Lana Del Rey, whose biography is constantly connected with music, plans to release a new disc. The singer made a statement that she had already collected enough material and would now like to start recording. The singer promises new project will be much more energetic and heavy than previous albums. There are rumors that other guest stars will take part in the recording of this album. In the winter of 2017, the song "Love", from an unreleased album, was leaked online. But nothing more about new job unknown.
About the personal in life
Lana Del Rey, whose personal life is not particularly advertised, is always more willing to talk about music than about herself. But some things are known. Lana Del Rey does not exhaust herself in gyms for the sake of attractive forms (Lana's height and weight are 54 kg and 170 cm), but prefers an active lifestyle.
At one time, the singer was accused of anti-feminism. But in her interviews, Lana clearly indicated that she is not an anti-feminist, but simply a person far from this issue. Del Rey honestly admitted that she is too poorly versed in this issue to have an opinion on this matter. The only thing is that it is of course against a variety of human harassment.
Now the thirty-year-old singer is not married and childless. For a long time she had a romantic relationship with Barry James O'Neill. But the tight tour schedule nullified this relationship.
There were many rumors that the scandalous James Franco and Lana Del Rey were together. James has repeatedly spoken enthusiastically about the singer. Once he wanted to interview her. To which the artist advised him to write his impressions on his own. In 2016, the book Flip-Side: Real and Imaginary Conversations with Lana Del Rey saw the light of day.
Lana Del Rey, a young rising star who performs songs of her own composition on the US stage, was born in New York in 1985. Her start in pop culture was fast and loud. At the age of twenty-five, she became famous all over the world with the video "Video Games", for which she received the prestigious BRIT Awards.
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey comes from an intelligent family. Head who works in the field of domain investment. Her rich inner world well reflected in the lyrics and melodies of songs of his own composition.
Lana was not a quiet teenager. She spoke about her alcohol addiction, which was formed in a girl when she was only fourteen years old. Subsequently, recalling those days, Lana calls alcohol her first love, and is proud that she found the strength to get rid of this relationship.
When Lana entered adult life, she tried the powers of her charms to advance her career.
So, the star had a long seven-year relationship with the manager of a music label, and also admitted to having relationships with various men from the music world. But, as she herself says, the method of gaining popularity through the use of the feelings of men did not bring the desired victories in the professional field.
Lana Del Rey and Barry-James O'Neill
After rethinking her views on love, Lana was able to start a long-term romantic relationship with Barry O'Neal in 2011. The paparazzi were happy to photograph the happy couple in love. It seemed that the musician would be able to persuade a creative girlfriend to go down the aisle. However, in 2014 the couple broke up. Lana admits that this relationship was very important to her, and admits her guilt for the breakup that happened. She reproaches herself with emotional instability and a tendency to depression, which by no means contributed to the strength of romantic affection. Also, the star did not deny the chance of resuming lost feelings. It should be noted that Barry himself in the press denied the final break in relations.
However, recently Lana has delighted fans with a new novel. It seems that her heart is firmly occupied this time. The chosen one of the diva was Francesco Carrosini, who works as a high-class photographer for Vogue magazine. The couple spends a lot of time together outdoor activities riding a scooter and looking very happy.
The singer's fans are waiting for the continuation of the novel, and hoping that Francesco will become the husband of Lana del Rey, the singer will be satisfied with the relationship and agree to start a family.
Lana Del Rey, who prefers this pseudonym to the more serious and official name of Elizabeth Grant, does not expose her personal life to the public. Despite her status as a global star, she's not the type of celebrity who loves the spotlight and is willing to turn her everyday life into a social media reality show.
Lana prefers to spend her energy on developing her career as a singer and composer. It is worth recognizing that the girl succeeded a lot in this. She has released several high-quality albums that have topped the charts in many countries around the world, received a large number of music awards, including the Brit Music Award, and even composed several soundtracks for top American films.
The more successful Lana, the stronger the curiosity of her fans regarding the singer's romantic relationship.
A lesbian video was filmed for one of the main hits of Summertime Sadness, and this fact immediately pleased a lot of rumors about her orientation. But the assumptions that Lana Del Rey is a lesbian were not confirmed. The singer has never been seen in a relationship with a girl.
Although she does not like to talk about it, the meticulous media figured out what last years the singer had at least five serious novels. A passionate fan of contemporary music, Lana tends to choose boyfriends from her surroundings of singers and musicians. So, for example, for some time she met with American rock musician Stephen Mertens.
True, their romance was short-lived, after which Lana switched to singer Jimmy Gnecco, to whom she even dedicated a song. However, this song was never released.
Lana's longest romance can be considered her relationship with a British musician Barry James O'Neill, whom she dated from 2011 to 2014.
It would seem that the girl found her happiness, but no. After several years of relationship, Lana left Barry, and in an extremely unsightly way. According to the musician himself, he learned about their breakup not from Lana herself, but from her cousin, who read this news on some website. And only after that, Lana admitted that her romance with Barry had come to an end.
In one of her interviews, she made it clear that the relationship with O'Neal was not always smooth.
“My previous romance was not very successful. I didn't feel too good when we were together, but when we broke up, it didn't get better either. He was like my twin. Not like a photocopy, but a real twin,” Lana admitted.
Lana later found solace in the arms of her photographer, a passionate Italian Francesco Carrozzini. They met for almost a year and a half, and, according to sources close to the singer, she was already ready for something more serious, but Francesco had completely different plans. At that time, he did not care about long-term relationships.
This was an unpleasant discovery for Lana. When she was asked a delicate question if she wanted to have children, the singer did not hide that this was her cherished dream.
“I already thought about it. I really thought about it because I just turned 30. I would love to have daughters. But I don't think it would be a good idea to have kids with someone who looks at life in a very different way."
Lana said, hinting at her differences with Francesco.
Lana Del Rey and James Franco
The next romance of the beautiful siren with actor and screenwriter James Franco also ended in nothing. And this despite the fact that he was literally obsessed with Lana. Del Rey told Billboard magazine that James Franco begged her to do three films. But these intentions remained unfulfilled: work on none of these films never began.
Lana and rapper G-Eazy
A series of failures, apparently, cooled the ardor of the singer. For a while, she preferred solitude to romantic adventures. And in 2017, the music world was stirred up by the news about the mutual sympathy of Lana and rapper G-Eazy. Their romance began at the Coachella festival, and they even planned to record a song together. But alas, the rapper's attention was diverted by the young singer Halsey, who eventually became his partner both in working on a new project and in life.
Lana Del Rey and Jared Leto
Lana and Jared Leto have a long relationship. They collaborated more than once and appeared on the red carpet together. Whether something more connects them is difficult to say, because. they both carefully guard their personal lives. But recently, they starred together in an advertising campaign for Gucci, where they acted as a couple in love. Maybe it turns out that Del Rey and Leto are really dating?
Lana with brothers Leto
Who is Del Rey dating now?
On the this moment Lana is not dating anyone, but this is unlikely to last long, because, as the singer herself says, she needs an intense romantic relationship.
“It's beautiful, but at the same time difficult, because when it's up to me, the relationship never ends in the usual way ... It's a kind of continuation of the creative process. I need big events, big adventures, big falls. It's inspiring, it helps me not to stiffen up, and I need it to keep moving forward."
Perhaps the reason for Lana's loneliness lies in the fact that she has not yet found someone equal to her maturity.
Del Rey's current behavior and lifestyle clearly confirms that she has learned from failed romances. The girl described the man of her dreams in a revelation to Elle magazine:
“For me, the ideal is a little cocky, a little sexuality, magnetism, friendly support, the same views and all that, but without all these undesirable consequences in the form of selfishness and the desire to think only about yourself. And that’s exactly what a lot of frontmen are like when it comes to musicians!”
Lana looks positively at her current single status:
“Not all of my relationships have been bad, but some of them have put me in a position I wouldn't want to be in. And I'm happy that it's all over now."
Who is Lana Del Rey?
Real name— Elizabeth Woolridge Grant
Native city- New York, USA
Nickname— Lana Del Rey
Growth — 169
The weight — 53
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, better known by her pseudonym Lana Del Rey (Lana Del Rey) is a popular American singer and songwriter.
Childhood
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, who the whole world now knows under the stage name Lana Del Rey, was born into the family of a millionaire investor on June 21, 1985 in a small village called Lake Placid, which is located near New York.
Already in school years the future singer shows interest in the music scene, and it is for this reason that everything free time she gave to the school choir. Elizabeth grew up a closed child who had practically no friends. And instead of playing with peers, she sat at home, watched old Hollywood movies or played the acoustic guitar.
After graduating from high school and going to college educational institution, the girl did not forget about her hobbies, sometimes playing musical compositions in the manner of jazz performers from the past, in bars and pubs.
The name for the stage persona for Elizabeth came up with managers working for her. According to the singer, she decided to take the stage name "Lana Del Rey" for one simple reason - it sounded mysterious and musical.
Lana Del Rey parents
Lana Del Rey singer
Almost no one knows, but the young singer released the first music collection under her real name. But the collection, called "Kill Kill", did not gain fame. Shortly after recording, it was taken off the market to be re-released in 2012.
The first popularity for Elizabeth comes in 2012, when a composition called "Video Games" produces the effect of an exploding bomb in music world. On the wave of popularity, the singer's managers insist on organizing the first concert. Later, Tranger Records received permission to release the single "Video Games/Blue Jeans" on vinyl.
Video Games - Lana Del Rey In the same 2011, the girl recorded another musical mini-collection, called "Born to Die". In early 2012, a full-length album appears on sale, which received exactly the same name. Despite the fact that music critics perceived it ambiguously, fans of the young singer's work spoke only in a positive way. On June 22 of the same year, the singer finishes work on the song "Summertime Sadness", which immediately hits the top of the music charts in 15 countries around the world. Less than a month later musical composition the pop diva shoots her debut video clip, together with Jamie King.
In the first half of 2012, Lana Del Rey presents to the public a composition called "Young and Beautiful", which was written for the movie "The Great Gatsby" at the request of the director. A little later, the young performer finishes work on the mini-album "Paradise" and the short feature film "Tropico".
Lana Del Rey In 2014, the young American pop star was able to once again delight fans of her work by releasing her third music collection, entitled "Ultraviolence". A year later, the young American pop star finishes work on the fourth album, Honeymoon.
Repeatedly, Lana Del Rey has come under a flurry of criticism from journalists and stage colleagues about how she clumsily holds herself on stage. At first, the singer did not pay attention to the attacks. But after being attacked by Juliet Lewis, she admitted to reporters that she feels out of her element during public events.
At the end of 2015, it became known that the girl was working on another music collection. The singer opened the veil of secrecy and announced a possible change in her musical style, from a California sound to a New York sound.
Lana Del Rey personal life
AT youth the future star of the American pop scene had problems with alcohol. Remembering that period of time, the girl claims that she was one step away from being called a complete alcoholic. Initially, Lana Del Rey liked her "demons", but as time passed, the singer stopped romanticizing bad habits. By helping the homeless and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, Lana was able to overcome bad addictions.
Near three years Elizabeth dated a musician named Barry James O'Neill. For a long time, lovers tried to save the relationship, but still the couple broke up. The singer still blames herself and her depressive mood for this. It is worth saying that Barry himself denies the guilt of his former lover.
After a hard break, journalists often saw Lana Del Rey in the company of famous photographer Francesco Carrozzini. As young people admitted, talking about close relationships is premature, since there is nothing but friendship between the singer and the photographer.
Lana Del Rey and James Franco
At the same time, journalists create an aura of scandalous and hot romance around the film actor and Lana Del Rey. The media call the actor the reason for the singer's breakup with musician Barry James O'Neill, and sometimes even intrigue the public with rumors about the wedding. But even in this case, all relations do not go beyond friendship.