40 years of wool of Rey, 10 things that (perhaps) you don’t know about the femme fatale of pop

Happy birthday to Rey wool. There Dream pop queen blow today on 40 candles. It passed by water under the bridges for the girl born on June 21, 1985 a Lake Placid. At just 14 he was already struggling with alcoholism, so much so that his parents decided to send it to an episcopal college in Connecticut, to face a detoxification path. But since 2003 it has been sober. At 18 he leaves school and moved to New York. It is not the beginning of a dream, but that of a harsh reality: he finds himself living in a caravan camping in New Jersey. Yet, precisely from those ashes he knew how to be reborn like a diva from Old Hollywood aesthetic.

Daughter of an entrepreneur who manages the internet dominated and a teacher, Elizabeth Wolridge Grant It is originally from Manhattan. He attended high schools at the Kent School, one of the most expensive colleges in the United States, paying an annual fee of $ 44 500. Of Scottish roots (more precisely of Lanarkshire), he began to sing in the church choir. International fame arrives in 2012 with the album Born to Die driven by the individual Video Gameswhich became viral on YouTube. We celebrate the special birthday of the femme fatale of music with 10 curiosities on life, turbulent past and loves.

Her uncle taught her to play

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At the age of eighteen, it was his uncle who teaching her to play the guitar. He began with the basic agreements: Sol, Do, La, King Minor, the minor, and even some decreased agreement. He transmitted some tricks, shortcuts useful to take his first steps with the instrument, small secrets that would soon help to give shape to his musical style.

He lived in caravan

At 20 he moved to a new jersey caravan decorated with Christmas lights.

God and science

In 2008 he graduated in metaphysics from the Fordham University’s Faculty of Philosophy, a prestigious Jesuit University of New York. He chose this study address because, as she herself explained, metaphysics “tries to fill the gap between God and science” – a deep reflection ground that reflected its inner torment and the desire to find a higher sense to the contradictions of existence.

The controversial interview

In 2014, during an interview with the journalist Tim Jonze, the singer was mentioned with a shock phrase: “I would like to have already died”apparently referring to its musical icons such as Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain. The declaration aroused a strong wave of online criticisms. Later, the artist clarified that his words had been extrapolated from the context.

That tunnel under Ocean Blvd

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The title track of his latest successful album, Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvdrefers to the mysterious and forgotten Jergins Tunnel, located under Hollywood Boulevard, closed during the sixties. Built in 1927, the Jergins Tunnel is called the oil pioneer Andrew T. Jergins and was built to create a safe passage towards the beach.

Coppola obsession

During an event with Screen checkWool of Rey revealed that he is obsessed with The godfather Part i And IIdefining them his favorite films ever. He praised not only the plot and epic interpretations, but also the luxurious and fascinating settings. Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpieces occupy, he said, a special place in his heart.

The actor of his heart

The singer said that his biggest cinema star is Michael Pitt, praising him for his beauty and in particular for his eyes. He mentioned his appreciation for the role of the actor in Boardwalk Empire and in the film Last Days by Gus Van Sant, inspired by the last days of Kurt Cobain. Pitt is also known for his roles in The Dreamers by Bernardo Bertolucci e Funny Games by Michael Haneke.

The first love

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Del Rey had a relationship with the Scottish singer-songwriter Barrie-James O’Neill from 2011 to 2014. They wrote music together and his band opened the Paradise Tour In 2013 Despite the breakdown, they remained on good relationships and O’Neill collaborated on his album Blue Banisteters of 2021.

That flirtation with Francesco Carrozzini

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The love between the sensual singer and the blond photographer catalyzes the gossip of summer 2014. A passion broke out in the enchanting frame of Portofino, to turn on in the Caribbean waters in a sea of ​​languid kisses. Their love story exceeds the heat but lasts just over a year.

The hunter of alligators who stole her heart

The singer married Jeremy Dufreno, a tourist guide specialized on tour for the sighting of alligators, on September 26, 2024 in Des Allemands, Louisiana. The ceremony took place intimate and romanticly, with the participation of few intimate and far from the spotlight. Dufreno, who works as a captain for Arthur’s Air Boat Tours, has two daughters and a son from a previous relationship. The couple was known since 2019, when Del Rey participated in one of Dufreno’s tours. Their relationship became public in May 2024 and made itself official with the wedding in September of the same year.

Source: Vanity Fair

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