![Celebrities Who Have Secret Social Media Accounts](/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Celebrities-Who-Have-Secret-Social-Media-Accounts-Kylie-Jenner-Kristen-Stewart-Beyonce.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=40&strip=all)
Lorde
Ella Yelich-O’Connor, better known by her stage name Lorde, earned two Grammy Awards in 2014 at the tender age of 17, making the “Royals” chanteuse one of the youngest trophy winners in Grammy history. A New Zealand native who still lives with her parents, Lorde has already won raves from both U.S. music heavyweights Kanye West and Taylor Swift, the latter of whom the teen considers a close pal.
Covering Duffy’s “Warwick Avenue” during a middle school talent show when she was 12 turned out to be Lorde’s big break, once her schoolmate’s dad sent a copy of the performance to an A&R exec in New Zealand. Inking a deal with Universal Music Group, Lorde’s debut album, Pure Heroine, was released four years later.
Known for her eclectic style as much as her vocal stylings, Lorde parlayed her childhood fascination with royals and aristocracy into her moneymaking moniker, dead-set on adding an ‘E’ to ‘Lord’ to make it more feminine. Currently dating James Lowe, Lorde — whose parents still keep tabs on her iPhone use so she doesn’t OD on Facebook and Instagram — is set to graduate high school in 2015.
You might also be interested in:
Articles about Lorde
![Celebrities Who Have Secret Social Media Accounts](/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Celebrities-Who-Have-Secret-Social-Media-Accounts-Kylie-Jenner-Kristen-Stewart-Beyonce.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=40&strip=all)
![Lorde Responds to Kyle MacLachlan’s Recreation of her Instagram Post: ‘Speechless’](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lorde-Responds-to-Kyle-MacLachlans-Recreation-of-her-Instagram-Post-‘Speechless1.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1998px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
Lorde Reacts After Kyle MacLachlan Recreates Her Latest Selfies
![Taylor Swift BFFs](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Taylor-Swift-BFFs.jpg?crop=0px%2C33px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
Laura Dern Gushes About ‘Deep Friendship’ With Taylor Swift
![Olivia Rodrigo Reveals Lorde s Debut Album Changed the Trajectory of My Life She Still Inspires Me](/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Olivia-Rodrigo-Reveals-Lorde-s-Debut-Album-Changed-the-Trajectory-of-My-Life-She-Still-Inspires-Me.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
Olivia Rodrigo Says Her Life Was ‘Changed’ by Lorde’s Debut Album
![Lorde Teases New Music in New Message](/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lorde-Teases-New-Music-in-New-Message-1.jpg?crop=186px%2C96px%2C1630px%2C922px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
Lorde Is Getting 'Hype' to Release New Music: 'Start Your Excitement'
![Celebrities Who Took a Break From Social Media 747](/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Celebrities-Who-Took-a-Break-From-Social-Media-747.jpg?crop=0px%2C98px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
John Legend Says It’s ‘Better’ for Him to ‘Stay Away’ From Social Media
![Lorde Sparks Theory She s Dropping New Music Soon 474](/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Lorde-Sparks-Theory-She-s-Dropping-New-Music-Soon-474.jpg?crop=0px%2C117px%2C1600px%2C905px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
Did Lorde Just Subtly Confirm She's Dropping New Music Soon?
![Lorde Reflects on Year of Pain](/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Lorde-Reflects-on-Year-of-Pain.jpg?crop=0px%2C21px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
Lorde Reflects on Year of ‘Pain’ in Emotional Open Letter to Fans
![Queens of Pop Lizzo Twitter Inside the 2023 Grammy Awards](/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Queens-of-Pop-Lizzo-Twitter-Inside-the-2023-Grammy-Awards.jpg?crop=0px%2C542px%2C1200px%2C678px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
Lizzo and Adele Were the Ultimate Beyonce Superfans at 2023 Grammys
![Lorde Goes Blonde](/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Lorde-Goes-Blonde.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=40&strip=all)
Sun-Kissed! Lorde Debuts Blonde Hair at Glastonbury Festival 2022
![John Cena Surprises Teen Superfan Who Fled Ukraine With His Family](/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/celebrities-who-go-above-and-beyond-for-their-fans-john-cena.jpg?crop=0px%2C37px%2C1347px%2C761px&resize=600%2C338&quality=55&strip=all)
John Cena Surprises Teen Superfan Who Fled Ukraine With His Family
![Stars First Grammy Appearances Update Japanese Breakfast](/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Stars-First-Grammy-Appearances-Update-0003.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C1824px%2C1031px&resize=600%2C338&quality=47&strip=all)
Stars' First Grammy Appearances
![Um Lorde Just Wore Her Hair Scarf Red Carpet](/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Um-Lorde-Just-Wore-Her-Hair-Scarf-Red-Carpet-003.jpg?crop=29px%2C0px%2C1971px%2C1113px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
Um, Lorde Just Wore Her Hair as a Scarf on the Red Carpet
![Everything Know About 2021 MTV Video Music Awards](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Everything-Know-About-2021-MTV-Video-Music-Awards-0003.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=40&strip=all)
Everything to Know About the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards
![Lorde Is Not Performing At 2021 VMAs After 'Change in Production Elements'](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Lorde-Is-Not-Performing-At-2021-VMAs-After-Change-in-Production-Elements-Feature.jpg?crop=205px%2C68px%2C1795px%2C1014px&resize=600%2C338&quality=55&strip=all)
Lorde Backs Out of 2021 VMAs Performance After 'Change in Production Elements'
![Lorde Slams Sexist Jokes That She's Part of Jack Antonoff Stable](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Lorde-Slams-Sexist-Jokes-That-Shes-Part-of-Jack-Antonoff-Stable.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=40&strip=all)
Lorde Slams 'Sexist' Jokes That She's Part of Jack Antonoff's 'Stable'
![Tessa Thompson Beyonce-Obama-And-More-Demand-Justice-For-George-Floyd-056](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Tessa-Thompson-Beyonce-Obama-And-More-Demand-Justice-For-George-Floyd-056.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=40&strip=all)
Tessa Thompson, Beyonce, Obama and More Demand Justice for George Floyd
![Lorde Reemerges to Tease Her New Album](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Lorde-Reemerges-to-Tease-Her-New-Album.jpg?crop=82px%2C18px%2C1918px%2C1084px&resize=600%2C338&quality=55&strip=all)
Lorde Reemerges to Tease Her Next Album: ‘Truly Jazzed for You to Hear It’
![Brielle Biermann and Chick-fil-A Infatuation](/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Brielle-Biermann-and-Chick-fil-A-Infatuation.jpg?crop=229px%2C713px%2C584px%2C331px&resize=600%2C338&quality=86&strip=all)
It’s Love! See Which Stars Can’t Get Enough of Pizza, Pasta, Oreos and More
![Mandy Moore, Mila Kunis and Emily Blunt](/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Eyebrow-Artist-Kristie-Streicher-Full-Brows-Mandy-Moore-Mila-Kunis-Emily-Blunt-01.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=40&strip=all)
A Celeb Brow Pro's Foolproof Plan for Full Arches
![Lena Dunham Hasn't Spoken To Lorde Jack Antonoff Rumors](/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lena-dunham-lorde-jack-antonoff.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&resize=600%2C338&quality=47&strip=all)