Vocalist Lana Del Rey makes atmospheric, orchestral, retro-'60s-sounding pop that showcases her torchy image and sensuously husky singing style. A native of Lake Placid, New York, Del Rey released the single "Kill Kill" under her given name, Lizzy Grant, in 2009 before remaking herself into the pop femme fatale character Lana Del Rey. A video for the single "Video Games" appeared online in August of 2011 and drew considerable buzz, as did a "secret show" she performed at Brooklyn's Grasslands Gallery...

Del Rey first released an album titled "Lana Del Ray" in January 2010. It was the singer's first professionally produced album, released under Lizzy Grant on an independent label with producer David Kahne.