Born Elizabeth Grant in New York City, New York,on June 21, 1985, Lana Del Rey
became an Internet sensation in 2011 with her videos for “Blue Jeans” and “Video
Games” and quickly became the latest buzz on music blogs. The daughter of a
wealthy Internet investor, she had a difficult start, being sent away to
boarding school at the age of 15 in an attempt to deal with her alcohol abuse.
Changing her ways, she pursued a musical career under her real name Lizzy Grant,
but her independently released 2008 debut EP Kill Kill received little attention
and was quickly withdrawn. With the ...