Lana Del Rey tops UK album charts Internet sensation Lana Del Rey has triumphed in the UK album charts this week. Her new album has hit the number one spot. The eagerly anticipated album, Born to Die, knocked British newcomer Ed Sheeran off the top spot. The two singles from the album, Video Games and Born to Die, also moved further up the singles chart. The album received mixed reviews from critics, with the Observer giving it three out of five stars and the Telegraph's James Lachno giving it four out of five stars. In an interview with the Telegraph's music critic Neil McCormick last month, Del Rey dismissed people who called her authenticity into question: "I don't really have any gimmicks. I don't actually do anything that's strange. I don't even wear weird things.," she said. Lana Del Rey is the stage name of Lizzy Grant. She was signed to record label Stranger Records in June 2011 having originally released her single Video Games on YouTube. The video, edited and directed by Del Rey, notched up over six million views in six months and catapulted the singer to fame. The 25-year-old will appear on the cover of Vogue magazine in March, photographed by Mario Testino.