Lana Del Rey (real name Elizabeth Woolridge Grant) is an American singer and songwriter. Her music has been praised by critics for her cinematic style, preoccupation with tragic relationships and melancholy, as well as for references to American pop culture, in particular, the 1950s and 1960s. Someone calls her music as "hollywood sadcore".
Del Rey began her career in 2005, but world fame came to her after the release of her debut single “Video Games” in 2011. Del Rey received further acclaim after the release of her second studio album, "Born to Die".
In 2012, French DJ Cedric Gervais released a remix of the song Del Rey, "Summertime Sadness", debuted from sixth position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In November 2012, the singer released "The Paradise" mini-album, which was nominated for an American Grammy Music Award for "Best Pop Vocal Album". In 2013, Del Rey released the short film "Tropico", the screenwriter, the composer and actor of which she is.
In 2014, Del Rey released her third studio album, "Ultraviolence", which received a positive critical and commercial success. the album debuted from first position on the American chart. During May and June 2015, Del Rey performed as part of her own concert tour of North America, "The Endless Summer Tour", after which in September of that year, the singer released the fourth studio album "Honeymoon", received positive reviews and commercial success. The fifth studio album of the performer was released on July 21, 2017, dubbed "Lust for Life. The record received positive reviews from critics, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.