Elizabeth Woolridge Grant was born June 21, 1985 (better known as Lana Del Rey) is an American singer, songwriter, and model. Raised and born in New York City, Lana embarked on a music career in 2005 and 1st received widespread attention in 2011, when the music video for her song "Video Games" became a viral internet sensation. Lana received a further recognition after her major-label debut "
Born To Die" peaked at number two on the United States charts and was the fifth best-selling album of 2012. One remix of it's single "
Summertime Sadness", produced by Cedric Gervais, peaked at number six on the United States, and the Paradise EP followed that November, garnering Lana her first ever Grammy award nomination for the Best Pop Vocal Album. Three of the EP's tracks were featured in her short film
Tropico, which premiered in December 2013.