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