Written by Brittany
She’s got that summertime sadness. She’s a
little scarlet starlet and she rolls like the
rolling stones. That’s right, I present to you,
your Queen, Lana. Del. Rey. (Endless
applause and flower-throwing follows.)
I cannot stress my absolute adoration for
this fabulous artist with the mystical,
entrancing voice. Del Rey was born bearing
the name Elizabeth Wooldridge Grant, but
later, upon finalising her career, changed it
to Lana Del Rey as she wanted something
that sounded like summer, and paradise.
She has described herself musically as a
“self-styled gangster Nancy Sinatra” and
“Lolita lost in the hood”. Her first album was
digital, called Lana Del Rey and was released
in January, 2010. However, she has stayed
relatively under the radar until her second
album, Born To Die was released at the
beginning of 2012, which was critically
acclaimed. It is the fifth best-selling album of
2012, and contains killer tracks such as Born
To Die, Summertime Sadness, Video Games,
and Blue Jeans. Later, her EP, Paradise was
released, which awarded her a spot as
number
ten
on
the
Billboard
200.
As well as music, Lana also shows interest
in cinematography, as the short film, Tropico
starring three of her songs was released in
late 2013. Not only that, but she has
contributed music to The Great Gatsby
soundtrack, and more recently, Maleficent.
Del Rey has also entered campaigns for both
H&M
and
endorsement
for
Jaguar.
Its official, Lana Del Rey is taking over the
world.
Lana’s career definitely hasn’t been all
smooth, as she has been endlessly criticized
ever since her live performance on Saturday
Night Live on the 14th of January, 2012 went
astray. Personally, I think Lana Del Rey is
the most amazing woman, and when I heard
about her upcoming album, Ultraviolence, I
almost had a heart attack. And may I tell
you, it did not disappoint! For those of you,
who are not yet fans, make sure to check her
out ASAP. ○●