Lana Del Rey is a highly popular American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is known worldwide for her distinctive melancholic style, cinematic music, and the influence of 1950s and 60s American pop culture. Although born in the famous Manhattan borough of New York City, she spent her early life and was raised in the quiet village of Lake Placid, New York. Driven by a deep passion for music from childhood, she was a member of a church choir.