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Alina BarazAlina Baraz is an American Dream Pop singer/songwriter. Her first album was released in 2014 Urban Flora) following (Fantasy) in 2015.

Lana Del ReyElizabeth Woolridge Grant(born June 21, 1985),better known by her stage nameLana Del Rey, is an American singer, songwriter, and model. Born and raised inNew York, Del Rey embarked on a music career in 2005 and first received widespread attention in 2011, when the music video for her single "Video Games" became aviralinternet sensation.Del Rey received further recognition after her major-label debutBorn to Diepeaked at number two on the U.S. charts and was the fifth best-selling album of 2012. A remix of its single "Summertime Sadness", produced byCedric Gervais, peaked at number six on the U.S., and theParadiseEP followed that November, garnering Del Rey her firstGrammynomination forBest Pop Vocal Album. Three of the EP's tracks were featured in hershort filmTropico, which premiered in December 2013.In 2014, Del Rey released her third studio album,Ultraviolence, which received positive critical and commercial reception; it became her first number-one record in the United States. In 2015, following a North American tour withCourtney LoveandGrimes, Del Rey released her fourth studio album,Honeymoon. It also received positive critical and commercial response; the album had the fourth highest first week sales by a female artist in 2015.As of 2015, Del Rey is the most streamed female artist onSpotifyin the United States, and the fourth worldwide. Her music has been noted for its cinematic style, its preoccupation with themes of tragic romance andmelancholia, and its references topop culture, particularly1950sand1960sAmericana

Angus and Julia StoneAngus & Julia Stoneare anAustralianbrother-sisterfolkandindie popgroup that formed in 2006 byAngus StoneandJulia Stone. Their parents played as a folk duo before Julia and Angus were born. Angus & Julia Stone have released three studio albums,A Book Like This(2007),Down the Way(2010) and theirself-titled album(2014). At theARIA Music Awards of 2010they won five awards from nine nominations: winning Album of the Year, Best Adult Alternative Album, Best Cover Art and Producer of the Year forDown the Wayand Single of the Year for "Big Jet Plane". The siblings have each issued two solo albums.