Lorde (born 1996) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. She released her debut EP, "The Love Club", and her debut studio album, "Pure Heroine", in 2013. Lorde won a New Zealand Music Award for the former in 2013 and a Taite Music Prize for the latter in 2014. Her debut single "Royals" earned multiple awards and nominations from 2013 to 2014, including one APRA Award, one "Billboard" Music Award and one MTV Video Music Award. The single won in two categories: Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2014 Grammy Awards. At age 17, Lorde is the youngest artist to ever win a Grammy Award for Song of the Year.