Lana Del Rey
USA, 2005–now
American singer and songwriter, born Elizabeth Grant. 'Video Games' and Born to Die set slow, orchestral arrangements against lyrics drawing on mid-century American imagery.
MusicRoots documents 5 artists who influenced Lana Del Rey and 0 artists Lana Del Rey influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Lana Del Rey?
- Nina Simone — Simone is a touchstone for Del Rey's smoky torch phrasing — she has covered Simone's 'The Other Woman' as an album closer.
- Elvis Presley — Elvis and mid-century Americana glamour are central to Del Rey's iconography — she has named him among her inspirations and drawn on 'Love Me Tender'.
- Frank Sinatra — The lush, orchestral saloon-song grandeur of Sinatra's era underlies Del Rey's cinematic ballads.
- Bob Dylan — Dylan is among the songwriters Del Rey names as inspirations, informing the literary, narrative side of her writing.
- Nirvana — Del Rey has named Nirvana an inspiration — the raw melancholy under the glamour of her sound.