Lana Del Rey: Difference between revisions

At her first performance in 2006 for the Williamsburg Live Songwriting Competition, Del Rey met Van Wilson, an A&R representative for 5&nbsp;Points Records,<ref name="wlsc2006">{{cite web|url=http://wlsc2006.com/915.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013161339/http://wlsc2006.com/915.html|archivedate=October 13, 2007|title=Williamsburg Live Songwriter Competition 2006 (WLSC 2006): Prizes|publisher=web.archive.org|accessdate=April 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="mtvhive.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtvhive.com/2012/01/30/lana-del-rey-first-album-5-points-records-interview/ |title=Why Lana Del Rey's First Album Disappeared &#124; MTV Hive |publisher=mtvhive.com |accessdate=April 12, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410054156/http://www.mtvhive.com/2012/01/30/lana-del-rey-first-album-5-points-records-interview |archivedate=April 10, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> an independent label owned by [[David Nichtern]].<ref name="mtvhive.com"/> In 2007, while a senior in college, Del Rey submitted a demo tape of acoustic tracks titled ''No Kung Fu'' to 5&nbsp;Points Records,<ref name=hellyer/> who subsequently offered her a recording contract for $10,000.<ref name=hellyer/> Del Rey used the money to relocate to Manhattan Mobile Home Park, a trailer park in [[North Bergen, New Jersey]],<ref name="vbio"/><ref name=ResidentialHistory-EB2013/> and subsequently began working with producer [[David Kahne]],<ref name="mtvhive.com"/> with whom she released a three-track EP titled ''[[Kill Kill]]'' in October 2008 as Lizzy Grant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/felicia-c-sullivan/interview-singersongwrite_b_159346.html|title=Interview: Singer/Songwriter Lizzy Grant on Cheap Thrills, Elvis, The Flamingos, Trailer Parks, and Coney Island|last=C. Sullivan|first=Felicia|date=February 20, 2009|website=The Huffington Post|accessdate=September 16, 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211134448/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/felicia-c-sullivan/interview-singersongwrite_b_159346.html|archivedate=December 11, 2016}}</ref> She explained that "David asked to work with me only a day after he got my demo. He is known as a producer with a lot of integrity and who had an interest in making music that wasn't just pop."<ref name="Quietus">{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/07106-lana-del-rey-interview|title=Original Sin: An Interview With Lana Del Rey|date=October 4, 2011|accessdate=December 3, 2011|publisher=The Quietus|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111212035233/http://thequietus.com/articles/07106-lana-del-rey-interview|archivedate=December 12, 2011}}</ref> Her album, however, was shelved, causing her to shift her focus. Instead, she began to work in community service. "Homeless outreach, drug, and alcohol rehabilitation—that's been my life for the past five years", she told ''[[Vogue (British magazine)|Vogue UK]]'' in 2012.<ref name="vbio"/> Her debut full-length album, titled ''[[Lana Del Ray (album)|Lana Del Ray]]'', was released in January 2010.<ref name="adirondackdailyenterprise">{{cite web |url=http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/510931.html?nav=5050 |title=Jessica Collier,: Interview: Lizzy Grant aka. Lana Del Rey releases album |publisher=adirondack daily enterprise.com |date=January 28, 2010 |accessdate=September 27, 2011 |deadurl=noyes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605033333/http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/510931.html?nav=5050 |archivedate=June 5, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Her father, Robert Grant, helped with the marketing of the album,<ref name="adirondackdailyenterprise" /> which was available for purchase on iTunes for a brief period before being withdrawn.