Lana Del Rey's Engagement: Who Is Evan Winiker?
Lana Del Rey and Evan Winiker are reportedly engaged. The couple had kept their relationship under wraps but have been spotted in public a few times together in recent months. Lana was pictured with a large glitzy ring on her finger just a few weeks ago at the 2023 Billboard Women In Music event. The 37-year-old singer was previously linked to fellow musician Jack Donoghue.
In March, Del Rey was honored with the Visionary Award at Billboard’s 2023 Women in Music Ceremony. Speaking at the star-studded event, she said, “I feel like being happy is the ultimate goal. So I did it.”
The singer has yet to confirm or deny the engagement, but sources have told Billboard that the Grammy Award winner – real name Elizabeth Woolridge Grant – is set to walk down the aisle in upcoming months.
So, who is Lana's new man Evan Winiker, what does he do for a living, and how did the secretive couple meet?
8 Evan Winiker's Career
Evan Winiker works as a talent manager and managing partner at Range Media Partners. Some of his clients include MAX, Daya, and Disco Biscuits. He previously worked at Full Stop Management for four years and spent five years in a similar role at Brandon Creed’s Creed company.
When he joined the company March 2021, Pete Micelli, CEO of the company said, “We are filled with gratitude that Evan has joined our team, he is the epitome of Range—thoughtful, caring, ambitious and inventive in everything he does. We are thrilled that Evan wants to guide the artists he represents into unlocking opportunity in all areas.”
7 Evan Winiker Is Passionate About His Job
Evan Winiker joined Range Partners in 2021 and brought several clients with him, including Skyler Stonestreet, Daya, Disco Biscuits, and Walk Off the Earth.
“As a manager, it’s always my goal to surround my clients with the best teams in all areas,” he told Variety when he moved to the company. “This ecosystem is truly that. It’s an environment of forward-thinking people who look beyond the boundaries and walls that are categorically put in place, allowing them to open new doors and reach new peaks that we dream up.”
6 Evan Winiker Is Also A Musician
Evan Winiker has also been a musician. He previously played bass for the band Steel Train, which included Jack Antonoff, one of Lana Del Rey’s frequent producers and collaborators.
Antonoff produced the singer's new album Did You Know There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd as well as many of her other records. He also produced her appearance on Taylor Swift's Midnights album in the song "Snow on the Beach."
The band was active from 1999 to 201 and toured alongside The Fray, The Juliana Theory, Tegan and Sara, Girl in a Coma, and Ben Folds. The band also performed on late-night shows including The Late Show With David Letterman and Late Night With Conan O’Brien.
5 How Long Have Evan Winiker And Lana Del Rey Been Together?
The couple have kept their romance pretty secret. Lana Del Rey and Evan Winiker have been spotted out together multiple times over the past six months. It is unknown when she broke up with her ex and started dating Evan.
The low-key duo were seemingly spotted at the Malibu Chili Cook-Off festival in September 2022 and dining at Pappy and Harriet's restaurant in Pioneertown, California, earlier this month.
Although unconfirmed, it’s likely they were introduced by Jack Antonoff, who used to be in a band with Winiker.
4 How Old Is Evan Winiker?
Evan Winiker celebrated his 40th birthday in December 2022, making him three years older than Lana. Evan marked the occasion with a photo of his birthday cake, which featured a 40 candle. He jokingly captioned the post, "This is 29…"
In a post back in December, he thanked his loved ones for the birthday love, saying that he is thankful and blessed for all the important people in his life.
3 Evan Winiker Loves His Dog
Evan Winiker loves his dog Henry, who frequently appears on his Instagram page. Henry was even featured on his birthday cake and the two even dressed up together for Halloween.
He adopted Henry in July 2020. "So happy to welcome this lil' guy to my family. Thank you, thank you, thank you @thelabellefoundation for connecting me with him and helping him find his forever home," the post reads.
2 Evan Winiker Is Not The First Musician Lana Del Rey Has Dated
Before to her romance with Evan Winiker, the "Summertime Sadness” singer was previously linked to musician Jack Donaghue. Lana Del Rey was rumored to be dating the Salem frontman in early 2022.
In December 2020, People reported that Del Rey was engaged to her rumored boyfriend at the time, Clayton Johnson, after she was seen wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. She also dated cop Sean “Sticks” Larkin, walking the 2020 Grammy red carpet with him.
Del Rey’s past rumored romantic interests include Scottish singer-songwriter Barrie-James O’Neill, whom she dated from 2011 until 2014. "It's been a tenuous and tumultuous three years ... He's unwell and I'm unwell in some ways, and psychologically we've been through a lot together," she explains.
She also dated Italian photographer Francesco Carrozzini from 2014 until 2015 before enjoying a brief romance with rapper G-Eazy in 2017.
1 What Is Lana Del Rey's Type?
Speaking in 2014, Lana Del Rey told Rolling Stone that she has “an affinity for really good, strong, self-assured people.”
The following year, the "Videogames" singer told Harper’s Bazaar that she likes “to come home and have someone there.”
“For someone like me – and it’s not a codependent thing – I just like having someone there. I’ve been alone, and that’s fine. But I like to come home and have someone there,” she told the outlet at the time.
She also told Rolling Stone in 2014 that she was looking forward to starting a family. "I hope that's in my future. If I don't f**k everything up. I don't know."
"I've ... really thought about it lately because I've just turned 30," the singer mused seven years ago. "I'd love having daughters. But I don't think it'd be a good idea to have kids with someone who wasn't ... on the same page. Who isn't exactly — like me! Though maybe it's best to have kids with someone who's ... normal."
Congratulations to the newly engaged couple!
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