Lana Del Rey is an American singer-songwriter. She began writing songs at the age of 18, and started performing in nightclubs in Brooklyn, New York City. After meeting Van Wilson, an A&R executive for the independent label 5 Points Records, at a songwriting competition, she signed a record deal with the label in 2007, and began working with the producer David Kahne. Together, they composed her debut extended play, Kill Kill, which was released in 2008, and her debut studio album, Lana Del Ray, which was shelved initially, and eventually released in 2010. Three months after the release of Lana Del Ray, Del Rey met her managers Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, who helped her break off her contract with 5 Points Records, where, in her opinion, "nothing was happening". Shortly after, she moved to London and lived with Mawson "for a few years".
In 2011, Del Rey was signed by Stranger Records and released her debut single, "Video Games". The song won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song. Her second single "Born to Die" won the UK Music Video Award for Best International Pop Video in 2012. Born to Die, Del Rey's second studio album, was released in early 2012, and was the year's fifth best-selling album worldwide. As of June 2014, it has sold more than seven million copies. She won the Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act, the Q Award for Next Big Thing, and the GQ Award for Woman of the Year in 2012. In late 2012, Born to Die was re-packaged with the extended play, Paradise, as Born to Die: The Paradise Edition.
In 2013, Del Rey won the Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist, as well as the Echo Awards for Best International Female Artist Rock/Pop and Best International Newcomer. She also recorded the song "Young and Beautiful" for the soundtrack of the 2013 film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, which won the Satellite Award for Best Original Song. At the 2015 MTV Europe Music Awards, Del Rey won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Alternative. In November 2015, Del Rey received the Trailblazer Award at the Billboard Women in Music ceremony. In December 2021, Del Rey has been recognized with the Variety's Decade Award at the Variety Hitmakers Awards. She's also the first woman who received Visionary Award in the Billboard Women in Music Awards 2023.
Awards and nominations
+ Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category ResultAMFT Awards2019Norman Fucking Rockwell!Album of the YearBest Alternative Album Apple Music 100 Best Awards2024100 Best Albums ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2018 Lana Del Rey Global Impact Award BreakTudo Awards2023International Female Artist2024Berlin Music Video Awards2021Chemtrails over the Country ClubBest CinematographyEmpik Bestsellers Awards2024 Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Music: Pop Lana Del Rey Musical Artist of the Year Billboard.com Mid-Year Music Awards2012Most Overrated ArtistBest Newcomer 2014 Best Festival Performance Billboard Music Awards 2014 Born to Die Top Rock Album Billboard Women in Music 2015 Lana Del Rey Trailblazer Award 2023 Visionary Award BMI Pop Music Awards2024"Snow on the Beach" Most-Performed Songs of the Year Brit Awards 2012 Lana Del Rey International Breakthrough Act 2013 International Female Solo Artist 2015 2016 2020 2023 Brit Billion Award 2024 International Solo Artist Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 "Young and Beautiful" Best Song 2015 "Big Eyes" Danish Music Awards 2012 Born to Die International Album of the Year Digital Spy Reader Awards2012Best Album Echo Awards 2012 "Video Games" Hit of the Year Lana Del Rey Best International Newcomer 2013 Best International Female Artist Rock/Pop Best International Newcomer 2015 Best International Female Artist Rock/Pop Elle Style Awards 2016 Lana Del Rey Female Artist of the Year Esme Chatwin Awards 2013 Lana Del Rey Artist Marketing Campaign 2018 FiFi Awards (United States)2020Gucci Guilty Campaign Media Campaign of the Year - Women'sFiFi Awards (Germany)Print SubjectGAFFA Awards (Denmark) 2012 Lana Del Rey International New Artist of the Year International Female Artist of the Year Born to Die International Album of the Year 2018 Lana Del Rey International Solo Artist of the Year Lust for Life International Album of the Year 2020 Lana Del ReyInternational Solo Artist of the Year 2022 Chemtrails over the Country Club International Album of the Year "Chemtrails over the Country Club" International Hit of the Year GAFFA Awards (Norway) 2012 Lana Del Rey International New Artist of the Year Born to Die International Album of the Year GAFFA Awards (Sweden) 2012 Lana Del Rey Best Foreign New Act Best Foreign Solo Act 2015 2018 Lust for Life Best Foreign Album "Lust for Life" Best Foreign Song 2024Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean BlvdInternational Album of the YearGoodreads Choice Awards2020Violet Bent Backwards over the GrassBest Poetry Golden Globe Awards 2015 "Big Eyes" Best Original Song – Motion Picture Golden Trailer Awards2014Maleficent: Once Upon a DreamBest Fantasy Adventure Best Fantasy/Adventure TV SpotBest Music TV Spot GQ Men of the Year Awards 2012 Lana Del Rey Woman of the Year Grammy Awards 2014 Paradise Best Pop Vocal Album "Young and Beautiful" Best Song Written for Visual Media 2016 Beauty Behind the Madness (as featured artist) Album of the Year 2018 Lust for Life Best Pop Vocal Album 2020 Norman Fucking Rockwell! Album of the Year "Norman Fucking Rockwell" Song of the Year 2024 Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Album of the Year Best Alternative Music Album "A&W" Song of the Year Best Alternative Music Performance "Candy Necklace" (featuring Jon Batiste) Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2020 "Don't Call Me Angel" (with Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus) Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film Hit FM Music Awards2023"Snow on the Beach" Top 10 Singles Hungarian Music Awards 2015 Ultraviolence International Alternative Music Album of the Year 2016 Honeymoon International Modern Pop-Rock Album of the Year 2020 Norman Fucking Rockwell! International Alternative Music Album of the Year IFPI Platinum Europe Awards2012Born to DieLevel 12013Level 2 iHeartRadio Music Awards 2014 "Summertime Sadness" (Cedric Gervais Remix) EDM Song of the Year 2020 "Doin' Time" Alternative Rock Song of the Year "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" Best Cover Song Independent Music Awards 2012 "Video Games" International Video of the Year International Dance Music Awards 2013 "Blue Jeans" Best Alternative/Indie Rock Dance Track Lana Del Rey Best Break-Through Artist (Solo) International Online Cinema Awards2014"Young And Beautiful"Best Original Song Ivor Novello Awards 2012 "Video Games" Best Contemporary Song 2024 Herself Special International Award MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 Herself Best New Act Best Alternative Best Push Act 2014 Best Alternative 2015 2017 2019 2023 2024 MTV Video Music Awards 2012 "Born to Die" Best Art Direction Best Cinematography 2013 "National Anthem" Best Art Direction "Ride" Best Cinematography 2014 "West Coast" 2020 "Doin' Time" Best Alternative 2023 "Candy Necklace" (featuring Jon Batiste) Best Art Direction NME Awards 2012 Lana Del Rey Best New Band "Video Games" Best Track Best Video 2015 Lana Del Rey Best Solo Artist 2016 Best International Solo Artist 2018 2020 Best Solo Act in the World Best Festival Headliner Norman Fucking Rockwell! Best Album in the World 2022 Blue Banisters National Music Publishers' Association2024Lana Del ReySongwriter Icon AwardOfficial Charts Company2012Born to DieNumber One Album Award 2014Ultraviolence2017Lust For Life2019Norman Fucking Rockwell!2021Chemtrails over the Country Club2023Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd People's Choice Awards 2016 Lana Del Rey Favorite Female Artist People's Choice Country Awards 2024 Take Me Home, Country Roads The Cover Song of 2024 PureCharts Awards (France) 2024 Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd International Album of the Year Q Awards 2011 Lana Del Rey Next Big Thing 2017 Best Solo Artist 2019 "Video Games" Song of the Decade Lana Del Rey Best Act in the World Today Norman Fucking Rockwell! Best Album Robert Music Awards 2014 Lana Del Rey Best Pop Artist 2015 High by the Beach Best Promo Video 2019 Lana Del Rey Best Female Artist Best Pop Artist Norman Fucking Rockwell Album of the Year The Greatest Song of the Year RTHK International Pop Poll Awards 2013 Lana Del Rey Top New Act Satellite Awards 2014 "Young and Beautiful"Best Original Song 2019 "Don't Call Me Angel" SESAC Pop Awards2020"Doin' Time"Performance Award WinnerSwiss Music Awards 2013 Born to Die Best Album Pop / Rock International Best Breaking Act International The Daily Californian’s Arts Awards 2019 Lana Del Rey Artist of the Year Norman Fucking Rockwell! Album of the Year 2022"Snow on the Beach" Best Collaboration 2023"Let The Light In" Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean BlvdBest Alternative Album The Uber Arena2018Lana Del ReyFirst-Time Buddy Bear Award UK Music Video Awards 2012 "Born to Die" Best International Pop Video "Blue Jeans" "National Anthem" "Blue Jeans" Best Cinematography "National Anthem" Best Styling Variety Hitmakers Awards 2021 Lana Del Rey Decade Award World Soundtrack Awards 2013 "Young and Beautiful" Best Original Song Written for a Film Xbox Entertainment Awards2013Born to DieBest AlbumYouTube Creator Awards2011Lana Del ReySilver Creator Award2012Gold Creator Award2020Diamond Creator AwardŽebřík Music Awards 2011 Best International Discovery
Other accolades Streaming Milestones +Name of the achievement, year presented, category, work(s), and the result Achievement Year Category Work(s) Result Pandora Streaming Billionaires Milestone Program 2021 Alternative Billionaire Herself Spotify Plaques 2023 Billions Club (1,000,000,000 Streams) "Summertime Sadness" "Young and Beautiful" 2024 "Video Games" "Stargirl Interlude" 2025 "West Coast"
Vevo-Certified Videos Year Nominee/Work Awarded Videos2025Lana Del Rey15 As of May 5, 2025
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