Though she grew up in New York, Lana told Vogue UK years ago that she came up with her stage name while "going to Miami quite a lot" with friends. To hear the singer herself tell it, she did choose the name for its Spanish meaning, but the inspiration came from some Cuban friends of hers. RELATED: Fans Are Begging Lana Del Rey To Stop Posting Photos Of Queen Elizabeth II And The Late Prince Philip She even released a couple of recorded plays under the name of May Jailer, plus an acoustic album, that was later leaked online.īut as for the title of Lana Del Rey, how did the artist, who is an American singer with Scottish roots, come up with the Spanish-inspired name? While she's far from the only celebrity to change her name for Hollywood, Del Rey's inspiration might be a little different than most. In fact, Del Rey, who was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, cycled through a few different stage names in her early years. "I was in California, writing the rest of the record, and someone said that 'Video Games' was being played in London, and after that happened everything started to happen - I got my first and second record deal straight after that, the best thing is that I got to make all my videos and I finished the record, and all of it is sonically beautiful.Fans of Lana Del Rey's early music likely already know that the moniker isn't her real name. I personally just feel supported musically, and other than that I guess the best thing is people are so funny, just straight off the bat, so funny right away." "I feel better, I like that people have good taste and they show it. The star was in London over the weekend as she performed at the Lovebox festival and added that she has a special place in her heart for the UK because of the incredible support she has received in the country: "For some reason whenever I start each set I feel really nervous, so I'm completely breathless for my first song and a half, which is always interesting." Talking to BBC Radio 1, the 'Blue Jeans' beauty explained that she becomes so anxious the moment she steps out on stage that she finds it difficult to even breathe properly: Songstress Lana Del Rey has admitted that despite having shot to levels of international fame over the past year she still struggles with her nerves when performing live.
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