Never will. To write about me is nothing like it is to be with me. Music criticism is in a relevance crisis—publications are closing and streaming threatens to render parts of the job obsolete—so why are musicians sweating negative feedback so much? Maybe the world of social media makes artists more exposed and encourages them to hit back. And maybe the role of the persona, a crucial concept in pop history, is in flux.

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We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Lana Del Rey envisioned a Southern California dream world constructed out of sad girls and bad boys, manufactured melancholy, and genuine glamour, and then she came to embody this fantasy. At first, her stylized noir-pop garnered skeptical sneers -- the rise of her debut, Born to Die, was impeded by a tentative live debut on Saturday Night Live -- but Del Rey proved to be tougher than her soft exterior suggested. Following a hit remix of her single "Summertime Sadness," she steadily gained not only popularity but respect; her second album, 's Ultraviolence, received positive reviews to accompany her sales, and her imitators of which there were many became merely an alluring accessory. With subsequent albums like 's Grammy-nominated Norman Fucking Rockwell, Del Rey grew more and more into ideal she intended to be: a damaged torch singer designed as the tragic romantic icon for her age. Lana Del Rey's journey to this stardom was a long, steady climb. Born as Elizabeth Woolridge Grant in New York City to a pair of wealthy parents, she was raised in Lake Placid, not starting to pursue music until she was out of high school and living with her aunt and uncle on Long Island. Her uncle taught her how to play guitar and soon she was writing songs and playing New York clubs, sometimes under the name Lizzy Grant. While she attended Fordham University, she continued to play music and she started getting serious around
American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey has released six studio albums , four extended plays , 35 singles , and 11 promotional singles. It became a top ten single in various European countries and earned several certifications. Later that year, she signed a joint record deal with Interscope Records and Polydor Records and released her first studio album, Born to Die Paradise yielded singles " Blue Velvet " and " Ride ". Del Rey contributed the songs " Young and Beautiful " and " Once Upon a Dream " to the soundtrack of the adaptation of F. Her third studio album, Ultraviolence , was released in the summer of and debuted at number one in 12 countries. As of July , Ultraviolence has sold more than one million copies worldwide. Del Rey was also featured on The Weeknd 's album Beauty Behind the Madness on the song " Prisoner " which peaked at number 47 on the US Billboard despite not being released as a single.