Lana Del Rey

 
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 31, 2012
 
 
Lana Del Rey's 'Born To Die' Debuts At #1 On iTunes In Fourteen Countries
 
Lana Del Rey's 'Born To Die' - out this week on Interscope - has debuted at #1 on iTunes in 14 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Mexico, Italy, France, Germany, Finland, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Greece, Belgium, Portugal, and Luxemburg.

Earlier today (before 3 more #1's were added), Lana addressed her fans on Facebook, writing: “Thank you for making the record #1 in 11 countries. Your sweet words have softened the effect of even the harshest reviews. I adore you”

Lana has also been nominated for three NME Awards, including Best New Act, Best Song, and Best Video, following her recent nomination for International Breakthrough Artist award at the Brits. She will perform on Letterman this Thursday February, 2.

See below for what press in the U.K. and U.S. has said about 'Born To Die.'

"Darkly compelling, pop’s new Queen is crowned" - Q MAGAZINE

"She's as ambitious as Gaga... at once mysterious and transparent" - ESQUIRE

"A literate, emotional collection of beautifully crafted, pithily memorable songs" - THE TELEGRAPH

"Immensely appealing... a fully defined sound worth surrendering to." - SPIN

"Homegirl can sing her ass off" – COMPLEX

"The record demands to be played, and played again" - NY POST

"Lush, beautiful pop music to luxuriate in" - THE GUARDIAN

"A likable and promising album... Her innovation is to sneak the cadences of hip hop into throwback torch songs" - TIME MAGAZINE

"The best baby-making music since D'Angelo" - MAXIM

"An artist going big... a thrilling headphone experience" - MTV.COM

"Transcendent talent" - V MAGAZINE

"A skillful blend of synthetic nostalgia and teen-age emotions" - THE NEW YORKER

"Intelligent, ambitious, and brilliantly realized" - BBC

"Sings with enough grace and longing to break your heart after just one verse." - W MAGAZINE

"A delicious hybrid of Portishead and Nancy Sinatra" – THE INDEPENDENT

'Born To Die' Deluxe Album on iTunes:
http://bit.ly/AdagC6

'Born To Die' Physical Deluxe Album at Target:
http://www.smarturl.it/LDRBorntoDieTarget

"Born To Die" on YouTube: http://bit.ly/LDR-Born2Die

Stream and embed ‘Born To Die’ on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/igamusic/lana-del-rey-born-to-die-1

"Video Games" On YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO1OV5B_JDw

"Blue Jeans" on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t-I-Lqy06g

Lana Del Rey On the Web:
https://www.facebook.com/lanadelrey
http://twitter.com/#!/lanadelrey
http://www.lanadelrey.com

Hi-res album art, press releases, links, etc:
http://shorefire.com/clients/lanadelrey/
 
For more information about Lana Del Rey, please contact Marilyn Laverty (mlaverty@shorefire.com), Andy Silva (asilva@shorefire.com) or Matt Hanks (mhanks@shorefire.com) at Shore Fire Media: (718) 522-7171