Lana Del Rey, born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on June 21st 1985 in Manhattan,New York City. Other names Lana has gone by include Lizzy Grant, Sparkle Jump Rope Queen, Queen of Coney Island and May Jailer
Scoring her first public performance in 2006 at 20 years old, at Williamsburg Live Songwriting Competition Lana was offered a contract for 10,000 dollars with Interscope Records and Polydor. This is when Elizabeth decided to rebrand as Lana Del Rey.
After signing the contract Lana moved into a trailer park outside of the city. Here she recorded an album which was later shelved, causing a shift of focus. She began work in community service. "Homeless outreach, drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Lana Del Rey released the song Video Games online in June 2011,Initially this song was released due to her love of it. The song quickly gained attention receiving 20 million vies in just the first 5 months