Its singles, including ' Blue Jeans' and ' National Anthem'. She released her major-label debut, Born to Die, on January 27, 2012. The song and video garnered instant attention and sparked record deals with Stranger, Interscope, and Polydor. In late 2011, she recorded ' Video Games' with Justin Parker, and posted the video to her YouTube channel. Though critical reception for the record was positive at the time, it was pulled from online retailers when Del Rey changed management and started focusing on gaining a major record deal.
In 2008, she collaborated with David Kahne to put out her first studio album, Lana Del Ray, which was released on January 4, 2010. She recorded her first record, Sirens in 2006, under the pseudonym May Jailer. She began writing music after learning guitar from her uncle at age 18, and while still in school in New York, began performing at many underground clubs. She was raised in Lake Placid, New York, with her brother Charlie and sister Chuck. Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, professionally known as Lana Del Rey, was born in New York City, New York, on June 21, 1985.