The well-known singer Lana Del Rey, also known as Elizabeth Grant, expresses her music with a lot of emotion. That’s one of the reasons she’s one of my favorite singers as of right now. The reason I say she uses emotion in her music is because a lot of her songs are very dark and sad and you hear the sadness in the song by the tone in her voice and also by her lryic’s but she also has really happy upbeat ones . She always seems to mix it up, and I love it! Today I am going to share with you Del Rey’s childhood, some of her struggles, and how all of that led her to fame. Lana Del Rey was born on June 21, 1985 in New York City and raised in Lake Placid. As a child she spent a lot of time alone, her mom worked alot and so did her father. Some people say that her father was rich and she got everything handed to her, but Del Rey …show more content…
They would be a major influences in her music later on in life. Del Rey has also struggled with alcohol since a young age. The reason she drank is because she says she feels like going without alcohol is “scary”, by scary I think she means that shes so use to having it all the time that getting rid of it would be a big change, and for most people change is scary. According to Rebecca Pocklington, Lana says "Thinking about not drinking forever was very scary, but once I did it wasn't hard anymore because I had all of these miracles happen that let me know I was on exactly the right path." what Del Rey meant when she mentioned “ all these miracles happened” was that when she stopped drinking all the time she started focusing on her music career she slowly started writing her own music, and her songs started getting
Her father is Russian her mother is Latvian, she moved around a lot when she was younger. From the age of 16 until 21 Lana had resided in over 25 different countries, each unique and impressive in their own way. Language is also another barrier which has not contained her, being fluent in English, Russian, Lativan, and Italian, Lana can communicate and express ideas to a wide audience. When she turned 21 she made what is perhaps the most important decision of her life and moved to America to live the American Dream. America is a land ripe with opportunities, and Lana is the living proof that you can achieve anything you set your mind to. You cannot sit idly by and wait for success to come to you. Her first taste of American culture was Chicago, Illinois. She has been based there for 16 years now, eternally grateful that she followed her instincts and relocated, it served as the beginning of a new and wonderful chapter in her life! In 2005 she graduated from Chicago Independent Film School with 3 diplomas. Her time in her school production class has helped her become efficient with Final Cut Pro, and
Selena Quintanilla Perez was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena grew up understanding Spanish, but English was her first language. At the age of five Selena saw her brother learning to play the guitar and became jealous of the attention he was getting. She picked up a songbook and began to sing. Her family quickly turned their attention to her strong and beautiful voice. In the first grade Selena excelled at a game called Jump the Brook, in which two ropes are placed side by side and each kid takes a turn jumping across.1 In middle school Selena was in honors classes and made A’s and B’s. Selena used her allowance to put clothes on layaway. As a teenager, Selena hung all of her awards on the wall next to the staircase in her family’s house. As an adult, Selena was very involved with kids. She was a spokeswoman for the D.A.R.E. Program.
Selena Quintanilla-Perez was an artist in the Tejano music industry that contributed to revolutionizing the style of music in the United States today. The Tejano music genre is originated from Texas but it may be called Tex-Mex because of its Mexican background. Selena absolutely loved her fans so she went to great lengths in order to keep her fans happy. (Angelfire 2) Her rise to stardom was also very successful thanks to the support and persistence from her father. She won a lot of awards and achieved amazing records in her musical career. The band that her family formed not only helped her find fame but it also helped her find love in a musician named Chris Perez.(Hispanic 2) Once she rose to stardom Selena was not corrupted by money. It appeared that her fame made her cherish her family a lot more and become less selfish by supporting charities. (Biography 1) The brink of her successful career was short lived due to a traumatic murder caused by the betrayal of Yolanda Saldivar. Selena was a Tejano artist that changed the style of music by uniting a clash of several cultures and therefore leaving a mark in history even after her death. (Texas 2)
Many RnB singers rank among the highest paid celebrities in the world. This isn’t a surprise, as RnB and its various sub-genres have been leading the popular music charts for decades. Big voices and slick dance moves often translate into successful careers and big paychecks. Here is a list of the 10 richest RnB singers in the world, who have earned extensive success through their music, tours and other various ventures.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York . Raised in Detroit , Michigan . Aaliyah Dana Haughton started voice lessons shortly after she learned to talk As a young actress/singer competed successfully on the television program Star Search at age 11. That same year, she performed with R&B legend Gladys Knight, the former wife of her uncle and manager, Barry Hankerson, at a five-night stand in Las Vegas.
Eleanor Powell was born on November 21st, 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts. At the age of two, her father abandoned her family, leaving her mother working hard to make ends meet. Her mother had told her that her father had died. At twenty three years of age, her father had re-introduced himself to her.
Diana Ross was born in 1944. Emerging from the housing projects in Detroit to become an international superstar, she gained prominence first as a member of the supremes, then as a solo artist. The mention of her name evokes the indelible image of the broadly smiling diva, the long hair, sequined gowns, etc.
began, there were hardly any female rappers well known. She is a quite recent rapper but it did
Miley’s life began in Franklin, Tennessee on November 23, 1992 (“Miley Cyrus”). She was born and raised as a farm girl and was surrounded by Christian morals and values. Her father, known as Billy Ray Cyrus, is a legendary country singer that has a lot
Lorde, born Ella Yelich-O’Connor, hailing from Auckland, New Zealand is only 17 years old, and already making a name for herself (Lipshutz). She has done this through the sound of her style of music and poetically written lyrics, a skill that may have been passed down by her mother, who is an acclaimed poet (SaveMeOprahW). Her genre is featured as alternative, but I get a feeling of “Hip-Pop” from the intricate production of her beats. “Pure Heroine,” is the title of her debut album, of which I have chosen three songs to analyze and dissect.
When Aaliyah was nothing but a little girl she found a great interest in music. She earned a lot of opportunities, in fact, she did a five night show in Las Vegas with Gladys Knight. Although Aaliyah was born in Brooklyn, New York she was raised in Detroit, Michigan. In 1997 she graduated from the Detroit Performing Arts High School. She had a 4.0 GPA when she graduated.Dr. Sylvia Twyman, Dr. David Snead, and some others were given a lot of credit by Aaliyah for the
Starlet Marie Jones was born on March 24, 1962 in Badin, North Carolina. She lived there with her grandparents while her mom and dad finished college. Then at the age of six, Jones and her sister moved to Trenton, New Jersey, to live with their mom. After moving to New Jersey, Star started to shine in school. She always held the top grades throughout school and after graduating from a parochial school she enrolled in the American University in Washington, DC.
Whitney Houston is considered as one of the greatest singers of our generation. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, she holds the record of being the most rewarded female artist of all time. I chose her as my topic, because she represents resiliency and tenacity, despite her troubled experiences with drugs and her personal life. Whitney Houston comes from a family with an amazing, musical pedigree; her mother, Cissy Houston, was a successful back-up singer for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley. Dionne Warwick is her first cousin and Aretha Franklin is her godmother. In 1983, Houston was signed to Arista Records and music executive, Clive Davis, became her mentor and helped launch her successful career. Whitney Houston was known as the innocent, girl-next-door, who promoted positivity and love within her professional career. Houston's good-girl image was shattered, when she married R&B bad boy, Bobby Brown in 1992. Towards the late 90's, it was rumored that she was using drugs and she looked very thin. In 2006, Houston divorced Bobby Brown and entered into rehab, to end her addiction to cocaine and other drugs. The world was happy to see her healthy and singing again; everyone thought she had made a full recovery and was ready for her to appear back into the spotlight. Tragically, on February 11, 2012, Whitney Houston was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel, she was 48 years old. Her mother, Cissy Houston, has written a book about her daughter's life, entitled: Remembering Whitney, which depicts the rise and fall of the tragic singer's life.
Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981. She lived in Kentwood, Louisiana and was constantly performing in front of people and always wanted to be on 'Star Search'. Britney tried out for the New Mickey Mouse Club at age 8 and then again at 11 and made it. Then she went solo because her talent was evident and she wanted more (A & E Television Networks, 2011).
Selena Gomez is one of the most well-known female actresses today. Selena has been in numerous Disney Channel shows, and many appearances with Disney. Most would think she had a positive childhood and was expected to go in this industry, but it's not what most think. She was born on July 22, 1992, in Grand Prairie, Texas (“Selena Gomez”...). Selena’s parents are Ricardo Gomez and Amanda (Cornett) Gomez (“Selena Gomez”...). Her mother did theatre, which sparked an interest in Selena (“Selena Gomez”...).