Lana Del Rey

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From the Wikimedia User Research team. For more information, see this survey's .Thanks for the feedback! We are using it to make Wikipedia even better!From the Wikimedia User Research team. For more information, see this survey's .Lana Del ReyDel Rey performing at the in October 2019BornElizabeth Woolridge Grant June 21, 1985 , U.S.Other namesAlma materOccupationYears active2005–presentHome town, New York, U.S.AwardsMusical careerGenresInstrumentsLabels Associated actsWebsiteElizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), better known by her Lana Del Rey, is an American singer and songwriter. Her music is noted for its stylized cinematic quality; its themes of tragic romance, , and ; and its references to , particularly and .

Born in and raised in , Del Rey returned to New York City in 2005 to begin her music career. Following numerous projects, including her debut studio album, Del Rey's breakthrough came after the of her debut single "" in 2011. She signed with and later that year. Her major label debut (2012) proved an international success and spawned a top-ten single on the with "", as well as the internationally successful singles "", "", and "". Del Rey then released the Grammy-nominated EP, in 2012. The next year, Del Rey ventured into film as she wrote and starred in the short music film, , and released "" as the lead single for the romantic drama film (2013).

Del Rey subsequently issued her third album, (2014), to critical success, topping the charts and spawning the single, "". That same year, Del Rey recorded the for the drama film , which garnered her Grammy and nominations. She released the albums in 2015 and in 2017, with the latter topping the charts in the U.S. and was nominated for the . Her sixth album, (2019), received widespread critical acclaim and two Grammy nominations, including . In 2019, Del Rey also released the singles "" and "", the latter being a trio with and .

As of 2020, Del Rey has sold 19.1 million albums and over 13 million singles worldwide, while her and pages have combined lifetime views of 4.1 billion. , Del Rey has received 2 , 2 , a and 9 GAFFA Awards, and has been nominated for 6 and a .

Contents Life and career[] 1985–2004: Early life[] Del Rey was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on June 21, 1985 in , New York City, to Robert England Grant, Jr., a wealthy , and Patricia Ann "Pat" ( Hill), an at Grey Group. She has one younger sister, Caroline, and one younger brother, Charlie. She was raised and is of descent. Her ancestors were from . When she was one year old, the family moved to the town of , which famously hosted the and . In Lake Placid, her father initially worked for a furniture company before becoming an entrepreneurial investor; her mother worked as a schoolteacher. In Lake Placid, she attended St. Agnes School for her elementary years and began singing in her , where she was the .

She attended the high school where her mother taught for one year, but, at age 15, was sent to by her parents to resolve a budding . Her uncle, an admissions officer at the boarding school, secured her financial aid to attend. According to Grant, she had trouble making friends throughout much of her teenage and early adult years. She elaborated on being preoccupied with death from a young age, and its role in her feelings of anxiety and alienation:

> When I was very young I was sort of floored by the fact that my mother and my father and everyone I knew was going to die one day, and myself too. I had a sort of a philosophical crisis. I couldn’t believe that we were mortal. For some reason that knowledge sort of overshadowed my experience. I was unhappy for some time. I got into a lot of trouble. I used to drink a lot. That was a hard time in my life.

After graduating from the Kent School, she spent a year living on with her aunt and uncle while working as a waitress. During this time, Grant's uncle taught her how to play , and she "realized [that she] could probably write a million songs with those six ." Shortly after, she began writing songs and performing in nightclubs around the city under various names such as "Sparkle Jump Rope Queen" and "Lizzy Grant and the Phenomena". "I was always singing, but didn't plan on pursuing it seriously", she said. "When I got to New York City when I was eighteen, I started playing in clubs in Brooklyn—I have good friends and devoted fans on the underground scene, but we were playing for each other at that point—and that was it."

2005–2010: Career beginnings[] In the fall of 2004, at age 19, Grant enrolled at in where she majored in , with an emphasis on . She has said she chose to study the subject because it "bridged the gap between God and science... I was interested in God and how technology could bring us closer to finding out where we came from and why." In the spring of 2005, while still in college, Del Rey registered a seven-track extended play with the ; the application title was Rock Me Stable with another title Young Like Me also listed. A second extended play, titled From the End, was also recorded under Del Rey's stage name at the time, May Jailer. Between 2005 and 2006, she recorded an acoustic album titled under the May Jailer project, which later leaked on the internet in mid-2012.

I wanted to be part of a high-class scene of musicians. It was half-inspired because I didn't have many friends, and I was hoping that I would meet people and fall in love and start a community around me, the way they used to do in the '60s.—Del Rey explaining why she went into the music industry.

At her first public performance in 2006, for the Williamsburg Live Songwriting Competition, Del Rey met Van Wilson, an A&R representative for 5 Points Records, an owned by . In 2007, while a senior at Fordham, she submitted a of acoustic tracks titled No Kung Fu to 5 Points, who offered her a for $10,000. She used the money to relocate to Manhattan Mobile Home Park, a trailer park in , and subsequently began working with producer . Executive Nichtern recalled: "Our plan was to get it all organized and have a record to go and she’d be touring right after she graduated from college. Like a lot of artists, she morphed. When she first came to us, she was playing plunky little acoustic guitar, [had] sort of straight blonde hair, very cute young woman. A little bit dark, but very intelligent. We heard that. But she very quickly kept evolving."

Film actress (pictured) inspired Del Rey's stage nameDel Rey graduated with a degree from Fordham in 2008, after which she released a three-track titled in October as Lizzy Grant, featuring production from Kahne. She explained that "David asked to work with me only a day after he got my demo. He is known as a producer with a lot of integrity and who had an interest in making music that wasn't just pop." Meanwhile, Del Rey was working doing community outreach work for the homeless and drug addicts; she had become interested in community service work in college, when she had helped paint homes on an in .

On choosing a for her feature debut album, she said: "I wanted a name I could shape the music towards. I was going to Miami quite a lot at the time, speaking a lot of Spanish with my friends from Cuba – Lana Del Rey reminded us of the glamour of the seaside. It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue." The name was also inspired by actress and the sedan (produced and sold in Brazil in the 1980s). Initially, she had chosen the alternate spelling of Lana Del Ray, the name under which her was released in January 2010. Her father helped with the marketing of the album, which was available for purchase on for a brief period before being withdrawn in April 2010. Kahne, as well as previous label owner Nichtern both stated that Del Rey bought the rights back from the label, 5 Points, as she wanted it out of circulation to "stifle future opportunities to distribute it—an echo of rumors that the action was part of a calculated strategy."

Del Rey met her managers, Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, three months after Lana Del Ray was released, and they helped her get out of her contract with 5 Points Records, where, in her opinion, "nothing was happening." Shortly after, she moved to , and moved in with Mawson "for a few years." On September 1, 2010, Del Rey was featured by in their concert at Union Film-Studios in Berlin. The same year, she acted in a short film titled Poolside, which she made with several friends.

2011–2013: Breakthrough with Born to Die and Paradise[] Del Rey performing at the in December 2011In 2011, Del Rey uploaded self-made music videos for her songs "" and "" to , featuring vintage footage interspersed with shots of her singing on her webcam. The "Video Games" music video became a viral internet sensation, which led to Del Rey being signed by Stranger Records to release the song as her debut single. She told : "I just put that song online a few months ago because it was my favorite. To be honest, it wasn't going to be the single but people have really responded to it." The song earned her a for "Next Big Thing" in October 2011 and an for "Best Contemporary Song" in 2012. The same month, she signed a joint deal with and to release her second studio album . Del Rey performed two songs from the album on on January 14, 2012, and received a negative response from various critics and the general public, who deemed the performance uneven and vocally shaky. She had earlier defended her spot on the program, saying: "I'm a good musician ... I have been singing for a long time, and I think that [SNL creator] knows that ... it's not a fluke decision."

was released on January 31, 2012, worldwide, and reached number one in 11 countries, though critical reaction was divided. The same week, she announced she had bought back the rights to her 2010 debut album, and had plans to re-release it in the summer of 2012 under Interscope Records and Polydor. Contrary to Del Rey's press statement, her previous record label and producer David Kahne have both stated that she bought the rights to the album when she and the label parted company, due to the offer of a new deal, in April 2010. Born to Die sold 3.4 million copies in 2012, making it the fifth-best-selling album of 2012. In the United States, Born to Die charted on the album chart well into 2012, lingering at number 76, after 36 weeks on the chart.

Del Rey at the endorsing the in 2012In September 2012, Del Rey unveiled the at the . Adrian Hallmark, Jaguar's global brand director, explained their choice, saying Del Rey had "a unique blend of authenticity and modernity." She also recorded the song "Burning Desire", which appeared in a promotional short film for the vehicle. In late September 2012, a music video for Del Rey's cover version of "" was released as a promotional single for the 2012 autumn campaign, which Del Rey also modeled for in print advertising. On September 25, Del Rey released the single "" in promotion of her upcoming , . She subsequently premiered the music video for "Ride" at the in on October 10, 2012. Some critics panned the video for being allegedly pro- and , due to Del Rey's portrayal of a prostitute in a biker gang.

was released on November 12, 2012 as a standalone release, as well as Born to Die: The Paradise Edition, which combined Del Rey's previous album with the additional eight tracks on Paradise. Paradise marked Del Rey's second top 10 album in the United States, debuting at number 10 on the with 67,000 copies sold in its first week. It was also later nominated for at the . Del Rey received several nominations at the in November, and won the award for performer. At the in February 2013, she won the award for International Female Solo Artist, followed by two wins, in the categories of Best International Newcomer and Best International Pop/Rock Artist.

Over the next several months, she released videos of two cover songs: one of 's "", followed by a duet with her then-boyfriend, Barrie-James O'Neil, of and 's "". In May 2013, Del Rey released an original song, "" for the . Following the song's release, it peaked at 22 on the . However, shortly after its release to contemporary hit radio, the label prematurely pulled it and decided to send a different song to that format; on July 2, 2013, a Cedric Gervais remix of Del Rey's "Summertime Sadness" was sent there; a sleeper hit, the song proved to be a success, surpassing "Young and Beautiful", reaching number 6 and becoming her first American top ten hit. The remix won the in 2013, while "Young and Beautiful" was nominated for .

In June 2013, Del Rey filmed , a musical short film paired to tracks from Paradise, directed by . Del Rey screened the film on December 4, 2013 at the in Hollywood. On December 6, the soundtrack was released on digital outlets.

2014–2016: Ultraviolence, Honeymoon, and film work[] Del Rey performing at in 2014On January 26, 2014, Del Rey released a cover of "" for the 2014 dark fantasy film . Following the completion of Paradise, Del Rey began writing and recording her follow-up album, , featuring production by . Ultraviolence was released on June 13, 2014, and debuted at number one in 12 countries, including the United States and United Kingdom. The album, which sold 880,000 copies worldwide in its first week, was preceded by the singles "", "", "", and "". Del Rey described the album as being "more stripped down but still cinematic and dark," while some critics characterized the record as and -influenced, more prominently featuring guitar instrumentation than her previous releases. Later that year, Del Rey contributed the songs "" and "I Can Fly" to 's 2014 biographical film .

, Del Rey's fourth studio album, was released on September 18, 2015 to general acclaim from music critics. Prior to the release of the album, Del Rey previewed the song "", the single "", and the promo-single "". Prior to the release of Honeymoon, Del Rey embarked on in May 2015, which featured and as opening acts. Additionally, Del Rey co-wrote and provided vocals on the track "" from 's , released on August 28, 2015.

In November 2015, Del Rey executive produced a short film , documenting the life of singer-songwriter . For the film, she covered Johnston's song "Some Things Last a Long Time". In November 2015, Del Rey received the Trailblazer Award at the ceremony and won the for Best Alternative.

On February 9, 2016, Del Rey premiered a music video for the song "" from Honeymoon at the in Los Angeles. Later that year, Del Rey collaborated with The Weeknd for his album (2016), providing backing vocals on "" and lead vocals on "Stargirl Interlude". "Party Monster", which Del Rey also co-wrote, was released as a single and subsequently reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was in the US.

2017–2019: Lust for Life and Norman Fucking Rockwell![] Del Rey performing at the Flow Festival in 2017Del Rey's fifth studio album, , was released on July 21, 2017. The album was preceded by the singles "", "" with The Weeknd, "" with and , and "", also with Rocky. Prior to its release, Del Rey commented: "I made my first 4 albums for me, but this one is for my fans and about where I hope we are all headed." The record further featured collaborations with and , marking the first time she has featured other artists on her own release. The album received generally favorable reviews and became Del Rey's third number-one album in the United Kingdom, and second number-one album in the United States. On September 27, 2017, Del Rey announced the , an official concert tour with and to further promote the album. The tour began in during January 2018 and concluded in August. Lust for Life was nominated for for the , marking Del Rey's second nomination in the category.

Throughout 2018, Del Rey appeared as a guest vocalist on several tracks by other musicians, including "Living with Myself" by for Rare Birds (2018), "" and "Blue Madonna" by for (2018), and "Woman" by for (2018). In November, Del Rey was announced as the face of 's Guilty Fragrances, and subsequently appeared in print and television advertisements with and Courtney Love.

Del Rey performing in 2017.On August 6, 2019, Del Rey presented filmmaker with his star on the , and subsequently released a cover of "" for his film, . On the same day, Del Rey released the non-album single "" which she spontaneously wrote and recorded earlier that week in response to the back-to-back mass shootings in and .

was released on August 30, 2019. Having announced the album in September 2018, the album was preceded by the singles "", "", "", and "", as well as the joint-single ""/ "". The album received widespread critical acclaim, and, according to review aggregator website , is the best-reviewed album of Del Rey's career to date. awarded the album a full five out of five stars, In his review for Rolling Stone, wrote that "the long-awaited Norman Fucking Rockwell is even more massive and majestic than everyone hoped it would be. Lana turns her fifth and finest album into a tour of sordid American dreams, going deep cover in all our nation's most twisted fantasies of glamour and danger," and ultimately deemed the album a "pop classic." The album was nominated for two , one for and the other for for .

In September, Del Rey was also featured on a collaboration with and , titled "", the lead single of the . The song was moderately successful internationally and was later in several countries. In November, Del Rey appeared in the Amazon Prime Special The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show alongside special guests including , , and .

2020–present: White Hot Forever and poetry collection[] In an interview for 's first American edition in early 2018, when asked about her interest in making a film Del Rey responded that she had been approached to write a and had recently begun work on it. When asked how long it would be until completion of the work, she replied, "I may finish in two or three years."

In an interview with , Del Rey stated that she did not want to take a break between albums and confirmed that a new record titled White Hot Forever was slated for a 2020 release. She also announced that she would be contributing to the soundtrack of a new adaptation of .

In 2020, Del Rey will self-publish a book of poetry titled and release a corresponding spoken word album. Del Rey reported that half of the proceeds from the album will benefit various Native American-centered causes. The record was originally slated for release on January 4, but on that date Del Rey tweeted that it was to be released "in about a month" due to personal matters. As of the end of February, there is still no word regarding the release date – however the singer confirmed that she was working on the album in an interview with during the Grammys red carpet.

On an Instagram post from May 21, Lana confirmed that she would have a new album coming out on September 5th. Whether it is White Hot Forever or the spoken word album has yet to be confirmed.

Artistry[] Musical style[] Upon her debut release, Del Rey's music was described as "Hollywood " by some music critics. It has been repeatedly noted for its cinematic sound and its references to various aspects of pop culture; both critics and Del Rey herself have noted a persistent theme of 1950s and 1960s . The strong elements of American nostalgia brought Idolator to classify her firmly as . Del Rey elaborated on her connection to the past in an interview with , saying "I wasn't even born in the '50s but I feel like I was there."

Associated with several styles, Del Rey's music has been tagged broadly as , , or , and has also been described as and (especially on particular releases), linked to , and , and often touching on styles such as , , and . Of Born to Die, indie music journal wrote, "She likes that whole hip hop thing though, has this whole swagger thing going that not many girls like her got", adding that it sounded like a poppier soundtrack.

Del Rey's subsequent releases would introduce variant styles, particularly Ultraviolence, which employed a guitar-based sound akin to and . Kenneth Partridge of noted this shift in style, writing: "She sings about drugs, cars, money, and the bad boys she's always falling for, and while there remains a sepia-toned mid-century flavor to many of these songs, [Del Rey] is no longer fronting like a thugged-out ." Upon the release of Honeymoon, one reviewer characterized Del Rey's body of work as being "about music as a time warp, with her languorous croons over molasses-like arrangements meant to make clock hands seem to move so slowly that it feels possible, at times, they might go backwards."

Prior to coming to prominence under the stage name Lana Del Rey, she performed under the names Lizzy Grant, Lana Rey Del Mar, Sparkle Jump Rope Queen, and May Jailer. Under the stage name Lizzy Grant, she referred to her music as "Hawaiian glam metal", while the work of her May Jailer project was .

Influences[] Artists from (left) to (right) have influenced Del Rey and her music.Del Rey cites a wide array of musical artists as influences, including numerous pop, jazz, and blues performers from the mid-twentieth century, such as , , , , , , and . Torch singers and have also served as influences. "[I really] just like the masters of every genre", she told BBC radio presenter in 2012, specifically naming , , Frank Sinatra, and .

Several rock musicians and groups from the late-twentieth century have also inspired Del Rey, such as , , singer-songwriter , and rock band , as well as folk musicians such as and . Del Rey has also cited contemporary artists such as singer-songwriter , frontwoman , rapper , and singer , as artists she looked up to.

Her favorite films, , , and have also inspired her musical style. She has also stated that actress is someone she admires. Inspired by poetry, Del Rey cites and as instrumental to her songwriting. Del Rey has also cited film directors and , and the painters and as influences.

Voice and timbre[] Del Rey possesses an expansive , which spans three-plus octaves and has been described as captivating and highly , ranging from high notes in a girlish to ornaments in her lower gesture with great ease. Following the release of Ultraviolence, which was recorded live in single takes and lacking Pro Tools vocal editing, critics fell into favor with Del Rey's vocal ability, praising her large range, increased vocal confidence, and uniquely emotive delivery. When recording in the studio Del Rey is known for vocal multi-layering, which, as it has been noted, is difficult for her to replicate within a live setting, especially with the lack of backing singers to fill out the original vocal style. Stage fright has also been noted as a major contribution to Del Rey's struggles with live performances. However, journalists noted in 2014 that her live performances had increased exponentially in confidence. Billboard deemed the Coachella debut of "West Coast" to be a "star-making performance" and lauded the singer's vocal abilities. have called her voice "smoky", "gravelly", and reminiscent of . Upon the 2015 release of Honeymoon, her voice was compared by critic Mikael Wood to those of and .

Del Rey started the use of her lower vocals on the tracks from Born to Die, claiming that "people weren't taking me very seriously, so I lowered my voice, believing that it would help me stand out. Now I sing quite low... well, for a female anyway".

"I sing low now, but my voice used to be a lot higher. Because of the way I look, I needed something to ground the entire project. Otherwise I think people would assume I was some airhead singer. Well, I don't think... I know. I've sung one way, and sung another, and I've seen what people are drawn to", she said on the topic.

Videos and stage[] Del Rey's videos are also often characterized for their usually cinematic quality with a retro flair. In her early career, Del Rey has recorded clips of herself singing along to her songs on a webcam and juxtaposed them alongside vintage home videos and films to serve as "homemade music videos", a style which helped gained her early recognition. After the success of these homemade videos, Del Rey had a series of high budget music videos, including "Born To Die" and "National Anthem" (both 2012) and "Young and Beautiful" (2013). Her early videos featured her "bad girl", "gangster Nancy Sinatra" persona.

Her following videos for tracks such as "Summer Wine", "Carmen", and "Summertime Sadness" were all produced off of significantly lower budgets and retained more elements of Del Rey's earlier style. The Ultraviolence era incorporated an admixture of high budget videos and self-made ones, while the Honeymoon era was almost strictly film noir-influenced professionally-shot visuals. Both eras saw some of Del Rey's homemade videos for tracks such as "Pretty When You Cry" and "Honeymoon" going unreleased due to Del Rey stating they were "too boring" with "nothing happening" in them. The Lust For Life era was widely characterized for its futuristic flare in its mildly filtered vintage-inspired look. For Norman Fucking Rockwell, Del Rey's sister, Chuck Grant, directed three of the videos in Del Rey's "homemade video" format, while Rich Lee directed the two follow-ups in a similar vintage, but futuristic, style, as he had the videos on Lust for Life

Critics have noted Del Rey for her typically simple, but authentic live performances. A September 2017 concert review published in The New York Times noted: "For more than an hour, Ms. Del Rey was eerily casual, singing and smiling with the ease of someone performing at singer-songwriter night at the local coffee shop." Another review by Roy Train published in The Hollywood Reporter in 2014 noted "a distance in her bonhomie, obvious even from my perch at the opposite end of the stage high above the fray, the chill still palpable."

Public image[] Early reception[] Del Rey performing at in June 2012Prior to the release of her debut major label album Born to Die in 2012, Del Rey was the subject of several articles discussing her image and career trajectory. One article by Paul Harris published by The Guardian just a week before the album's release noted the differences between Del Rey's perceived persona in 2008, when she performed as Lizzy Grant, and in the present, as Lana Del Rey. Harris wrote:

> The internet has allowed figures like [Del Rey] to come rapidly to the fore of the cultural landscape, whether or not their emergence is planned by a record executive or happens spontaneously from someone's bedroom. It has speeded up the fame cycle. It is worth noting that the huge backlash to Del Rey is happening before her first album has even been released. This reveals a cultural obsession with the "authenticity" that fans, artists and corporations all prize above all else.

, a producer who had worked with Del Rey in 2009, defended her against the public claims of inauthenticity and allegations that she was a product of her record label: "To be clear, all the detractors saying she's some made-up-by-the-machine pop star are full of shit. While it's impossible to keep the businesses' hands out the pop when creating a pop star, the roots of where this all comes from are firmly inside of Lizzy Grant." In Del Rey's own words, she "[n]ever had a persona. Never needed one. Never will."

In a 2017 interview, Del Rey stated, "I didn't edit myself [on Born to Die] when I could have, because a lot of it's just the way it was. I mean, because I've changed a lot and a lot of those songs, it's not that I don't relate but... A lot of it too is I was just kinda nervous. I came off sort of nervously, and there was just a lot of dualities, a lot of juxtapositions going on that maybe just felt like something was a little off. Maybe the thing that was off was that I needed a little more time or something, and also my path was just so windy just to get to having a first record. I feel like I had to figure it out all by myself. Every move was just guesswork." Del Rey has been labeled a "" through her music and image.

Social views[] Having been labeled as by multiple sources, Del Rey stated: "For me, the issue of is just not an interesting concept. I'm more interested in ... and , what's going to happen with our intergalactic possibilities. Whenever people bring up feminism ... I'm just not really that interested." She also said:

> For me, a true feminist is someone who is a woman who does exactly what she wants. If my choice is to, I don't know, be with a lot of men, or if I enjoy a really physical relationship, I don't think that's necessarily being anti-feminist. For me the argument of feminism never really should have come into the picture. Because I don't know too much about the history of feminism, and so I'm not really a relevant person to bring into the conversation. Everything I was writing was so autobiographical, it could really only be a personal analysis.

In 2017, Del Rey further clarified her updated view on feminism in an interview with :

> Because things have shifted culturally. It’s more appropriate now than under the , where at least everyone I knew felt safe. It was a good time. We were on the up-and-up... Women started to feel less safe under instantly. What if they take away ? What if we can't get birth control? Now, when people ask me those questions, I feel a little differently...

Charitable work[] In recent years, Del Rey has made several recordings available as offerings to help support causes she believes in. Her 2019 promotional single "" was released amidst the back-to-back mass shootings in and . Her upcoming album (2020) will see half of its proceeds going to support Native American land conservancy rights foundations and organizations dedicated to protecting the civil rights of those indigenous to North America. In the early-2000s, Del Rey worked at a homeless shelter and did humanitarian work, including building houses on Native American reservations.

Lawsuit[] In January 2018, Del Rey announced that she was in a lawsuit with British rock band over alleged similarities between their song "" and her song "". Following her announcement, legal representatives from their label denied the lawsuit as well as Del Rey's claims of the band asking for "100% of the song's royalties". Del Rey announced that summer while performing at in Brazil that the lawsuit was "over."

Impact[] Del Rey is often cited as an influence to alternative pop singers such as (left) and (right).Since her debut, Del Rey has been credited as popularizing the genre for mainstream audiences. Del Rey has been credited as an influence by a number of artists including , , , , , , , , , , , Colours, , , , and . and have also expressed admiration for Del Rey's style, with calling Del Rey her favorite lyricist.

Billboard credits Born to Die for being one of the main catalysts for pop's mid-2010s shift from brash EDM to a moodier, hip-hop-inflected palette; they also argue that popular music in the 2010s wouldn't be the same without Del Rey. Billboard also stated that Del Rey has influenced both her peers and the next generation of alternative-leaning pop stars, such as Lorde, , Billie Eilish, , , , , Miley Cyrus, and . Similarly, suggests that "it's hard to imagine an Eilish, a Lorde, or a Halsey" without Del Rey.

listed Del Rey as the only musician on their "Decade of Influence" list. Pitchfork named her the next best American songwriter. declared Del Rey's own "pure female haze" a "hallmark of the defiant female pop stars to come".

Accolades[] Main article: Del Rey has received many awards, including 2 , 2 , a and 9 GAFFA Awards. Alongside those accolades, she has also been nominated for 6 and a .

Filmography[] Main article: Discography[] Main articles: and See also: Studio albumsTours[] Main article: Headlining

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