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Lorde

Croatian-New Zealand singer, songwriter and producer (born 1996)

Ella Marija Lani Yellich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known by her stage name Lorde, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. She was signed to Universal Music at the age of 13.[1] Lorde's first album, Pure Heroine, was released in September 2013. It was followed by Melodrama in 2017.

Lorde
Lorde performing in Queensland, Australia (2017)
Born
Ella Marija Lani Yellich-O'Connor

(1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 (age 28)
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2009–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
Labels
Websitelorde.co.nz

Career

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Her first single, "Royals", was released on Republic on 8 March 2013. It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, in Canada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand and number two in Australia. It made her the first solo artist from New Zealand to have a number one in the US.[2] "Royals" also made her the youngest person (age 16) to have a US number one in 26 years.[3] A controversial article on Feministing by Veronica Bayetti Flores described the song 'deeply racist'.[4] Music and culture critic Ed Hightower has offered an appraisal of Lorde's song that rejects Flores' accusation.[5] The song has been covered by Pixie Lott,[6] Neon Jungle,[7] and Mutya Keisha Siobhan.[8]

Her second single "Tennis Court" did not reach the Hot 100. It was a number one in NZ in its first week of release. It made her the first New Zealand artist to have four songs in the top 20 at once.

Her third single "Team" was leaked and then released on 13 September in the US. It reached number 6 on the Hot 100 and number 3 in the NZ top 40.[9] It is one of the songs on Pure Heroine that Lorde wrote on her own.

She has released three other promo singles, "Bravado", "Buzzcut Season", and "Ribs". "Million Dollar Bills", "Swingin' Party", and "The Love Club" have also charted.

Her first album Pure Heroine was released by Universal Music on 30 September 2013 in the US.[10] Virgin Records released it in the UK in October. It got good reviews from music critics. It reached number one in the iTunes chart in Canada, Australia, the US, and New Zealand. The album was co-written and produced by Joel Little.

She released her first EP, Love Club, online for free in November 2012. It debuted at number two in Australia and New Zealand and reached twenty-three on the US Billboard 200. It contains 5 songs. The US iTunes version contains "Swingin' Party" as track 2 instead of "Royals". The NZ iTunes version has a bonus track, "Bravado" (Fffrrannno Remix).

Her second EP Tennis Court was released 22 July on Virgin.[11]

Her cover of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears was in the Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack.[12] It reached number fourteen in the NZ chart.

In November 2013, she signed with Songs Music to have the rights to her songs. This made her a millionaire. Lorde writes most of her songs with Joe Little, so she owns 50% of the copyright to her songs.

Lorde released a new single on 13 December 2013, called "No Better".[13][14] It was later included on the extended edition of Pure Heroine.

In January 2014, the song "Team" had reached the top ten of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[15]

On 3 March 2014, Lorde started a tour in the United States.[16]

In 2017, she appeared on Saturday Night Live.

She had done three tours: Pure Heroine Tour, which lasted from 2013 to 2014, Melodrama World Tour, which lasted from 2017 to 2018, and Solar Power Tour, which started on the 3rd of April 2022, and is expected to end on March the 18th 2023.

Her latest album is 2021's Solar Power.

Awards

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Lorde was nominated for four Grammy Awards in December 2013. The nominations were Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.[17] She was the youngest person to ever be nominated for Record of the Year. She performed "Royals" at the awards ceremony.[18]

Personal life

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Lorde was born in Takapuna, Auckland. She is a sex positive feminist.[19][20] In an interview with Huffington Post she said, "I've seen people compare me to just about every female slightly alt[ernative] female musician because people feel the need to put females with other females, which I guess I understand, but I think I'm different because my music is accessible, but it's also smart and those are two things that don't often go together musically."[21]

She was a student at Takapuna Grammar School.[22][23]

Discography

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  • Pure Heroine (2013)
  • Melodrama (2017)
  • Solar Power (2021)

Tours

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  • Pure Heroine Tour (2013–2014)
  • Melodrama World Tour (2017–2018)
  • Solar Power Tour (2022–2023)

References

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  1. ↑ "Singer now on centre stage". Stuff. August 2013.
  2. ↑ "NME News Lorde on hitting Number One in America: 'It feels like Christmas!' - NME.COM". NME.COM. 4 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "NME News 16-year-old singer Lorde is youngest person to score US Number One for 26 years - NME.COM". NME.COM. 3 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Nicks, Denver (9 October 2013). "'Royals' Singer Lorde Caught in Racism Row". TIME.com.
  5. ↑ Hightower, Ed. "Wealth and status under fire: Lorde's "Pure Heroine"". www.wsws.org.
  6. ↑ "Pixie Lott Covers Lorde's 'Royals'". Pixie Lott Covers Lorde’s 'Royals' - Lorde, Pixie Lott : Just Jared Jr.
  7. ↑ "Neon Jungle perform Royals (Lorde cover) for The Line of Best Fit". YouTube.
  8. ↑ "NME News 'Origibabes' Mutya Keisha Siobhan cover Lorde's 'Royals' - watch - NME.COM". NME.COM. 9 October 2013.
  9. ↑ http://www.charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Lorde&titel=Team&cat=s
  10. ↑ "Lorde Announces Debut Album "Pure Heroine"". The Corner. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "NME Reviews - Lorde - 'Tennis Court' - NME.COM". NME.COM. 19 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Lorde Coldplay feature on Hunger Games Catching Fire soundtrack - Entertainment - 3 News". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "NME News Lorde unveils 'surprise' single 'No Better' - listen - NME.COM". NME.COM. 13 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Lorde Posts New Song 'No Better' - Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Lorde". Billboard. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  16. ↑ "Lorde plots first U.S. tour in support of "Pure Heroine"". soundspike.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  17. ↑ "Lorde, Pink, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift Freak Out About Grammy Nominations". MTV News. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  18. ↑ Darren Levin (27 January 2014). "Watch: Lorde performs 'Royals' at the Grammys". FasterLouder. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  19. ↑ Michael Baggs. "'Feminist' Lorde slams Selena Gomez single 'Come And Get It'". GIGWISE.com.
  20. ↑ Alicia Adejobi. "'Sex-Positive' Lorde Has 'Nothing Against Getting Naked' Despite Hitting Out at Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift". EntertainmentWise. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  21. ↑ "Lorde, 16-Year-Old New Zealand Musician, Talks 'Royals' Video, Feminism And More". The Huffington Post. 24 July 2013.
  22. ↑ "Cookies must be enabled".
  23. ↑ "Who is Lorde? Five things to know". NY Daily News.
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