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Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known by her stage name Lana Del Rey or previous stage names Lizzy Grant and May Jailer, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. She was born to her mother Patricia Grant and father Robert Grant. Though born in New York City, she was raised in Lake Placid. She has two younger siblings: Caroline "Chuck" Grant, her sister, and Charlie Grant, her brother. She has been performing as Lana Del Rey since 2011.
Discography[]
Studio albums
- Sirens (2006)
- Lana Del Ray (2010)
- Born to Die (2012)
- Ultraviolence (2014)
- Honeymoon (2015)
- Lust for Life (2017)
- Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)
- Chemtrails Over The Country Club (2021)
- Blue Banisters (2021)
- Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd (2023)
Extended plays
- Young Like Me (2005)
- From the End (2005)
- No Kung Fu (2006)
- Kill Kill (2008)
- Lana Del Rey (2011)
- Paradise (2012)
- Tropico (2013)
Early Life[]
Lana Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant to her mother and father in New York City, New York on June 21, 1985. Her father, a former Grey Group executive copywriter turned web developer, and her mother Patricia Grant, a former Grey Group account executive raised her in Lake Placid, New York for the majority of her youth, along with sister Chuck and brother Charlie. Her father, who worked as a major executive, began investment in web domains in the late 90s, and as a result became a self-made entrepreneur. Though her family was well off, Del Rey has stated that her father was never a millionaire and that they never lived a wealthy lifestyle.
From an early age, Del Rey had alcohol dependance issues. At the age of fifteen, Del Rey was sent to Kent School, a boarding school in Connecticut after conflict with her teachers and mother back at home. While at Kent School, she met recent Georgetown University graduate and teacher Gene Campbell, who introduced her to various artists and writers such as Tupac, Walt Whitman and Vladimir Nabokov and would be a major influence in her music later on in life.