Lana Del Rey Biography
Lana Del Rey Basic Information
| Stage Name: | Lana Del Rey |
| Real Name: | Elizabeth Woolridge Grant |
| Occupation: | Singer and Songwriter |
| Date Of Birth/Age: | June 21, 1985 (38 Years Old |
| Place of Birth: | New York City, U.S |
| Gender: | Female |
| Nationality: | American |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Education: | Fordham University |
| Height: | 1.7m (5 ft. 7inches) |
| Net Worth: | $30 million |
Lana Del Rey Biography
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer and songwriter. Her music is renowned for its cinematic quality. Her songs explore tragic romance, melancholia, and even glamour. It contains references to contemporary pop culture and 50s – 60s Americana. Lana Del Rey has won various accolades, including Brit Awards, a Satellite Award, and more. She is a six-time Grammy Award nominee and a Golden Globe Award nominee. She was honoured by Variety at their Hitmakers Awards for being “one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century.” Del Rey is known by Lizzy Grant, May Jailer, and Sparkle Jumprope Queen.
Del Rey had trouble making friends are a kid. She has stated that she was preoccupied with death from a young age. It had a role in her anxiety and alienation. She said, “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.”
Del Rey released her first project, an extended play, in 2005 while she was at Fordham University. Revealing why she went into music, she said, “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.” She has once released several projects, including eight studio albums.
Her stage name was inspired by actress Lana Turner and the Ford Del Rey sedan. She said, “I wanted a name I could shape the music towards. I was going to Miami quite often, 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.”
Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Lana Del Rey is worth an estimated $30 million. However, she has made most of her money from music and touring.
Boyfriend
Lana Del Rey is currently in a relationship with Jack Donoghue. Glamour reported that the couple made their relationship official with a photo op outside Chicago jail. A source close to Donoghue revealed that the couple “seem really into each other.” They have been together for a couple of months now.
Merch
You can shop Lana Del Rey merch here.
Family
Lana Del Rey and her two siblings were raised in New York City by their parents. Del Rey and her siblings were raised Roman Catholic. Her family moved to Lake Placid, New York, when she was one year old. Del Rey’s father worked for a furniture company before becoming an entrepreneurial domain investor in Lake Placid, while her mother worked as a schoolteacher. There, she began singing in her church choir.
Father
Del Rey’s father is named Robert England Grant Jr. He worked as a copywriter for a Grey Group (a global advertising and marketing agency with headquarters in New York City).
Mother
Lana Del Rey’s mother is Patricia Ann “Pat,” an account executive at Grey Group.
Siblings
Sisters(s)
Lana Del Rey has a younger sister named Caroline.
Brother(s)
Lana Del Rey has a younger brother named Charlie.
Books
On September 29, 2020, Del Rey released her first book, “Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass” by Simon & Shuster. The book is a poetry collection featuring over thirty original poems and photography (including “13 longer poems” and several short pieces). She will release her second book, “Behind the Iron Gates – Insights from the Institution” later.
