Lorde

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally as Lorde (/lɔːrd/ LORD), is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. She is known for her unconventional style of pop music and introspective songwriting, and has been referred to as the "<a href="/facts/Honorific_nicknames_in_popular_music/hFc1V7E6">Queen of Alternative</a>".
Lorde first gained recognition as a teenager during a talent show performance. She signed with <a href="/facts/Universal_Music_Group/VufxcUef">Universal Music Group</a> (UMG) in 2009 and began collaborating with producer <a href="/facts/Joel_Little/mpfuq7qp">Joel Little</a> in 2011. Their first effort, an <a href="/facts/Extended_play/Eh0xpDPY">extended play</a> (EP) titled <a href="/facts/The_Love_Club_EP/DLkynhmB">The Love Club EP</a>, was <a href="/facts/Self-released/Ir4zbs6L">self-released</a> in 2012 for free download on <a href="/facts/SoundCloud/ed7sgTI1">SoundCloud</a> before it was commercially released in 2013. The EP's single, "<a href="/facts/Royals_(song)/JC3jNgwq">Royals</a>", topped charts in multiple regions and spent nine weeks at number one on the <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Billboard Hot 100</a>. It sold 10 million units worldwide, making it one of the <a href="/facts/Best-selling_singles/wP7Ak2lq">best-selling singles</a> of all time. Her debut studio album <a href="/facts/Pure_Heroine/y7LUGqRs">Pure Heroine</a> was released that same year to critical and commercial success. The following year, Lorde curated <a href="/facts/The_Hunger_Games%3a_Mockingjay_%25E2%2580%2593_Part_1_(soundtrack)/tvuIIKxM">the soundtrack</a> for the 2014 film <a href="/facts/The_Hunger_Games%3a_Mockingjay_%25E2%2580%2593_Part_1/XlDDG37a">The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1</a>.
Lorde collaborated with producer <a href="/facts/Jack_Antonoff/WqXRlE4r">Jack Antonoff</a> on her next album <a href="/facts/Melodrama_(Lorde_album)/J37xBFLj">Melodrama</a> (2017), which received widespread critical acclaim, debuted atop the US <a href="/facts/Billboard_200/XtbnoFSM">Billboard 200</a>, and has since been ranked in <a href="/facts/Rolling_Stone/HhCFoJ9F">Rolling Stone</a>'s list of the "<a href="/facts/Rolling_Stone%2527s_500_Greatest_Albums_of_All_Time/40CPshrf">500 Greatest Albums of All Time</a>" and <a href="/facts/Pitchfork_(website)/a5SkWa6I">Pitchfork</a>'s list of the "Greatest Albums of the 2010s". She explored <a href="/facts/Indie_folk/X7d5DlJ1">indie folk</a> and <a href="/facts/Psychedelic_music/RkxWNDTa">psychedelic</a> styles on <a href="/facts/Solar_Power_(album)/dtfjrkR2">Solar Power</a> (2021), receiving polarised reactions from critics and listeners. For <a href="/facts/Virgin_(Lorde_album)/n2tJUMQX">Virgin</a> (2025), her fourth studio album, Lorde worked with musician <a href="/facts/Jim-E_Stack/g44ybVev">Jim-E Stack</a> and returned to <a href="/facts/Electronic_music/zfGNfUvR">electronic</a>-based pop music, which received more positive reception.
<a href="/facts/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Lorde/1lFcgXGt">Lorde's accolades</a> include two <a href="/facts/Grammy_Awards/2bxYJjPV">Grammy Awards</a>, two <a href="/facts/Brit_Awards/bxtQ4aR2">Brit Awards</a>, twenty <a href="/facts/Aotearoa_Music_Awards/LxhN33bp">Aotearoa Music Awards</a>, and a nomination for a <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Award</a>. She appeared in <a href="/facts/Time_(magazine)/N4FXc99l">Time</a>'s list of the most influential teenagers in 2013 and 2014, and the 2014 edition of <a href="/facts/Forbes_30_Under_30/gJvacfgg">Forbes 30 Under 30</a>. In addition to her solo work, she has co-written songs for other artists, including <a href="/facts/Broods/ArKmjQjQ">Broods</a> and <a href="/facts/Bleachers_(band)/M50gsbWz">Bleachers</a>.

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