Photo: Mike Monaghan from Seattle, United States / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Lana Del Rey occupies a space in pop music that nobody else can convincingly enter. Where others chase brightness, she built an entire career on melancholy — faded Americana, doomed romance, glamour with rot at the edges. I find her commitment to that aesthetic genuinely admirable; from Born to Die through Ultraviolence and beyond, she has deepened her world rather than diluted it for trends. The New Yorker who studied at Fordham writes like someone who has read widely and grieved privately. To me, she is less a pop star than an American novelist who happens to sing, and that distinction is everything.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lana Del Rey
- Name (Japanese)
- ラナ・デル・レイ
- Reading
- らな・でる・れい
- Born
- June 21, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Height
- 2 cm
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / recording artist / singer / actor / musician
2. Background
- University
- Fordham University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Lana Del Ray a.k.a. Lizzy Grant | — | |
| Notable work | Born to Die | — | |
| Notable work | Paradise | — | |
| Notable work | Ultraviolence | — | |
| Notable work | Honeymoon | — | |
| Notable work | Lust for Life | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Lana Del Rey born?
Born June 21, 1985 (age 41).
Where is Lana Del Rey from?
Lana Del Rey is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Lana Del Rey do?
Lana Del Rey works as singer-songwriter, recording artist, singer, actor, musician.
How tall is Lana Del Rey?
Lana Del Rey is 2 cm.
What is Lana Del Rey known for?
Notable works include Lana Del Ray a.k.a. Lizzy Grant, Born to Die, Paradise.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.