- Born
- Birth nameElla Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor
- Nickname
- Teen Hottie
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Born on November 7, 1996, Lorde (Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor) is a singer/songwriter born in the Auckland suburb of Takapuna and raised in neighboring Devonport, New Zealand. She is of Irish and Croatian descent. She became an international crossover hit in 2013 with her debut studio album, Pure Heroine. The album's debut single, "Royals," soared to no. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 100 - making her the youngest pop star to achieve this feat since 1987 - and won two Grammys. In 2017 Lorde released her sophomore album Melodrama to widespread critical acclaim, earning a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Her poet mother encouraged Lorde to immerse herself in reading in a variety of genres, and it was through her constant consumption of books that the seeds of her lyricism began to grow. In 2009 Lorde and her friend won their school's talent show and from there, they were invited to sing on a local radio show and sing covers. She was eventually signed to a development deal with Universal Music Group in her early teens and began performing her own songs in 2011. That same year she teamed up with producer Joel Little and within a few weeks, they produced her first EP, The Love Club.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Sam013024
- Dark lipstick
- Long curly hair
- Down-to-earth and catchy song lyrics
- Contralto singing voice
- Big blue eyes
- Her stage name was inspired by her obsession with monarchy and aristocracy. She simply took the name Lord and added an "e" to it to make it more feminine.
- One of the 10 youngest people to win a Grammy.
- Has two sisters, Jerry and India, and a brother, Angelo.
- Is a self-identified feminist.
- Lorde was particularly influenced by Kanye West.
- It just seems so strange to me, the way the media pits girls against each other to make sure there's always some battle like that going on. If one male singer was to make any kind of comment about another, it wouldn't be a 'cat fight'. It's incredibly unsubtle: you can hear people trying to get their headline, and I'm getting good at saying, 'I don't know, what do you think?' and they just sort of flounder. Nobody asks me about what male musicians I think about; I only ever get asked about females.
- I wrote my song 'Tennis Court' after having had a glimpse into the music industry, and I was thinking about how superficial people can be and how we put up all these fronts. It seems it's never cool to get too enthusiastic about anything as a singer, but I'm quite outspoken. I can't help but say what I feel, and it can get me in trouble.
- [on her own song "Royals"] It sounds like a ringtone from a 2006 Nokia! None of the melodies are cool or good! It's disastrous.
- I hate reggae, reggae makes me feel like I am late for something.
- [2013] One Direction are pretty overrated and their music isn't really good. I find it odd they're famous.
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