associated_acts religion years_active label article_title name occupation
emile haynie courtney love dan auerbach bobby womack catholic 2005 -- present 5 points stranger polydor interscope lana del rey
 lana del rey singer songwriter model
lana del rey

elizabeth woolridge grant -lrb- born june 21 , 1985 -rrb- , known by her stage name lana del rey and former stage name `` lizzy grant '' , is an american singer , songwriter and model .
del rey started songwriting at the age of 18 and signed her first recording contract with 5 points records in 2007 , releasing her first digital album `` lana del ray '' in january 2010 .
del rey bought herself out of the contract with 5 points records in april 2010 .
she signed a joint contract with interscope , polydor , and stranger records in july 2011 .
del rey released her second studio album `` born to die '' in january 2012 .
it debuted at number two on the u.s. `` billboard '' 200 , and was the fifth best-selling album of 2012 .
a remix of its fifth single `` summertime sadness '' , produced by cedric gervais , became her highest-charting track on the u.s. `` billboard '' hot 100 after peaking at number six in the country .
del rey released her third extended play `` paradise '' that november ; three of its tracks were featured in her short film `` tropico '' , which was premiered in december .
her third studio album `` ultraviolence '' was released in june 2014 and debuted as number one on the `` billboard '' 200 .
in december 2014 , she announced she will be headlining a tour with courtney love in summer 2015 .
del rey is the most streamed female artist on spotify in the united states .
del rey 's music has been noted for its cinematic sound and its references to various aspects of pop culture , particularly that of the 1950s and 1960s americana .
the singer has described herself as a `` gangsta nancy sinatra '' .
musically , she draws influence from whom she deems to be the masters of each genre , including elvis presley , amy winehouse , nina simone , billie holiday , janis joplin , nirvana , eminem , bruce springsteen and britney spears , as well as from poetry and film noir .
