Lana Del Rey plays with diamonds in Lovecat photo shoot

Following numerous projects including her debut studio album and the unreleased Sirens , Del Rey's breakthrough came after the viral success of her single " Video Games " in Her major label debut Born to Die proved a success, spawning her first top-ten single on the Billboard Hot with the Cedric Gervais remix of " Summertime Sadness ". Alongside her records, Del Rey has contributed to a variety of film soundtracks including The Great Gatsby , Maleficent , and Big Eyes , the last having gained her a Golden Globe nomination. After graduating, Del Rey was accepted to the State University of New York at Geneseo , but she decided not to attend and instead spent a year living on Long Island with her aunt and uncle while working as a waitress. The following fall, at age 19, she enrolled at Fordham University where she majored in philosophy , with an emphasis on metaphysics.