Lorde

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born: ) better known as Lorde is a New Zealand singer-songwriter famous for her music videos on YouTube. Her most viewed video is also her first song which is also her first hit song called "Royals". The music video has since amassed over 800 Million views and is one of the key contributors to making her gain over a billion views in her channel as a whole.
==History==
She was born in the Auckland suburb of Takapuna and raised in neighbouring Devonport. She took interest in performing at local venues I her early teenage years. In 2009, she signed with Universal Music Group (UMG). Two years later, she collaborated with producer Joel Little to start recording materials. UMG commercially released the pair's first collaborative effort in 2013, an extended play (EP) titled The Love Club. Initially, it was self-released and available for free download on SoundCloud in 2012. Her single Royals was in the EP and it topped charts all over the world and helped her rise to prominence.
Lorde's debut album Pure Heroine the same year and received critical and commercial success. The following year, she created the soundtrack for the 2014 film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part and recorded several tracks. Those traces include her single Yellow Flicker Beat. In 2017, she released her second album, Melodrama. The album received widespread critical acclaim and debuted atop the US Billboard 200.
She was listed among the most influential teenagers in 2013 and 2014 in Time's list, and the 2014 edition of Forbes 30 Under 30. In addition to her solo work, she also co-wrote songs for artists, including Broods and Breachers. As of June 2017, Lorde has sold over 5 Million albums worldwide.
==Discography==
*Pure Heroine (2013)
*Melodrama (2017)
*Solar Power (2021)
==Trivia==
*Her stage name Lorde is inspired by aristocracy.
*She has won two Grammy Awards and two Brit awards.
*She was nominated for Golden Globe.
==References==
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