Born in New York City, Lana Del Rey is a singer, songwriter, and model. Her music has been noted for its cinematic style, its preoccupation with themes of tragic romance and melancholia, and its references to pop culture, particularly 1950s and 1960s Americana. 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. In 2014, Del Rey released her third studio album, Ultraviolence; it became her first number-one album in the United States.
