The album details of one of 2011’s most talked-about artists, Lana Del Rey, have emerged. Del Rey’s debut studio LP, Born To Die, will be released in Australia on 3th February 2012 after a release in the Northern Hemisphere on 30th January 2012. The first single off the record will share the same name as the album title and is pegged for a release date of 23rd January 2012.

Lana’s inescapable debut single ‘Video Games’ and accompanying video began its life online in July this year and has since amassed almost 10 million hits. Upon release, it hit the #1 position in 9 countries including Australia, the UK, Holland, France and Germany.

The audio for the lead single ‘Born To Die’ has been put online along with an accompanying video loop however details of when we may get to see an official music video have not been made available.

Lana says of the new album, “The songs I’ve written are an homage to true love and a tribute to living life on the wild side.” Tracks include “Million Dollar Man”, “Off To The Races”, “Blue Jeans” and “Carmen”.

You can listen to Del Rey’s first single of the debut record below

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