Lorde

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor[1]  (born 7 November 1996), known by her stage name Lorde, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Born in Takapunaand raised in Devonport, Auckland, she became interested in performing as a child. At age 13 she signed with Universal Music Group and was later paired with songwriter and record producer Joel Little. Her debut work The Love Club EP was commercially released in March 2013 and included the song "Royals", which became an international crossover hit and won two Grammy Awards. Her first studio album, Pure Heroine, was released in September 2013 to generally positive reviews and commercial success.



Contents
[hide]  *1 Life and career 
 * 1.1 Early life
 * 1.2 2011–13: The Love Club EP and Pure Heroine
 * 1.3 2014–present: Second studio album
 * 2 Artistry
 * 2.1 Influences
 * 2.2 Music and voice
 * 2.3 Public image
 * 2.4 Impact
 * 3 Personal life
 * 4 Other ventures
 * 5 Awards and nominations
 * 6 Discography
 * 7 References
 * 8 External links

Early life
Yelich-O'Connor was born on 7 November 1996[2]  in Takapuna[3]  to poet Sonja Yelich and civil engineer Vic O'Connor.[4]  She was raised in the nearby suburb of Devonport[5] [6] [7]  with two sisters and a brother.[8]  She is of Croatian and Irish ancestry.[9]  At age 5, Lorde followed her friend into a drama group and discovered a love of singing and acting.[10]  Yelich-O'Connor's mother encouraged her to read a range of books, which Yelich-O'Connor claimed as a lyrical influence: I guess my mum influenced my lyrical style by always buying me books. She’d give me a mixture of kid and adult books too, there weren’t really any books I wasn’t allowed to read. I remember reading Feed by M.T. Anderson when I was six, and her giving me Salinger and Carver at a young age, and Janet Frame really young too.[10] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BlackMagazine_3-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-telegraph1_11-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Reflecting on her homelife and childhood, Yelich-O'Connor said: "We had a big backyard and a sandpit and a lot of animals and books and paints. It was good."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BlackMagazine_3-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Yelich-O'Connor's unique gift as a singer was noticed and encouraged early in her teens by Devonport resident Ian McDonald, who organised a live radio interview and performance (in a duet with guitarist-son Louis), on Jim Mora's 'Afternoons' show on Radio New Zealand, on August 13, 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Yelich-O'Connor attended Belmont Intermediate School,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13]  where in 2009 she and friend Louis McDonald won the school's annual talent show.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  After seeing her performance at the talent show, McDonald's father sent out recordings of Lorde covering Duffy's song "Warwick Avenue" and Pixie Lott's "Mama Do" to Scott Maclachlan at Universal Music.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-telegraph1_11-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11]  When Lorde was 13, A&R scout Scott Maclachlan signed her to Universal Music Group (UMG) for development. UMG hired vocal coach Frances Dickinson to give her singing lessons twice a week for a year<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]  and she began working with a succession of songwriters but without success.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hitquarters.com_17-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Stuff.co.NZ:newestPop_18-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]  Maclachlan told HitQuarters: "Fundamentally I think she understood that she was going to write her own music but would ultimately need someone to help with the production side of it." <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hitquarters.com_17-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In 2010 Yelich-O'Connor continued to perform covers live on a regular basis with McDonald in the duet called "Ella & Louis". They played many shows during that year, including The Leigh Sawmill Cafe on 15 August,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19]  and "The Vic Unplugged" at Devonport's newly refurbished Victoria Theatre, on 27 October.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[20]  Their final performance as "Ella & Louis" was at Devonstock in Devonport on 12 December.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Yelich-O'Connor finished a productive year in 2011 by performing her own original songs publicly for the first time at "The Vic Unplugged II" at the Devonport Victoria Theatre on 16 November.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22]

2011–13: The Love Club EP and Pure Heroine
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In December 2011, MacLachlan paired Lorde with Joel Little, a songwriter, record producer and former Goodnight Nurse lead singer.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NZMusician_23-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23]  The pair recorded five songs for an EP at Little's Golden Age Studios in Morningside, Auckland, and finished within three weeks.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NZMusician_23-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23]  In an interview with New Zealand Listener, Lorde explained the EP, "It was basically all me, that stuff. I've always been frustrated with that misalignment, because with a pop star you know everything about them all the time [...] Whereas you get someone like Burial – you don’t know what he looks like, but it’s awesome his music can be such a big thing but it’s only the music... and it frustrates me that those two can’t mesh at all. It was more like ‘I don’t really want to do a photo shoot yet’, and then everyone made a big deal of it".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NZListener_24-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]  Lorde chose her stage name because she was fascinated with "royals and aristocracy", but feeling that the name Lord was too masculine, she added an 'e' to make it more feminine.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vulture1_25-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[25]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In November 2012, Lorde self-released The Love Club EP through her SoundCloud account for free download.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CoverStory_7-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  After being freely downloaded 60,000 times, UMG decided to commercially release the EP for sales.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-hitquarters.com_17-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17]  On 8 March 2013, The Love Club EP was released digitally in Australia,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[26]  New Zealand,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27]  and the United States.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  The release peaked at number two in New Zealand and Australia.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[29]  It was eventually certified septuple platinum in Australia and platinum in New Zealand.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-30" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[30] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[31]  On 7 June 2013, Lorde released her second EP, Tennis Court EP, comprising four songs.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[32]

Lorde during the Decibel Festival in Seattle, Washington, September 2013<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">"Royals" was released as a single from the EP on 3 June 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]  The song debuted on Australian radio on the alternative music radio station triple j—where it gained significant momentum—eventually receiving airplay on more mainstream networks before peaking at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart. In August 2013, with "Royals" became the first song by a female lead artist in 17 years to top the US Alternative Songs chart since Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" in 1996.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-first_6-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  The song became a crossover hit and topped the US Hot 100 chart in October 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[34] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-35" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[35]  With "Royals", Lorde became the youngest artist in over twenty-five years, and the first solo artist ever from New Zealand, to top the US Hot 100.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-abc_36-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[36]  It also topped the UK Singles Chart and the Canadian Hot 100.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[37] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CANH100_38-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[38]  "Royals" was critically well-received, as it won the 2013 APRA Silver Scroll Award, a New Zealand songwriting award,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-silver_39-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[39]  and the Grammy Awards for Best Pop Solo Performanceand Song of the Year at the 2014 ceremony.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2014Grammys_40-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[40]  Lorde became the third youngest winner in Grammy history and the youngest winner from New Zealand. She also became the youngest person to be nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-41" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[41] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[42] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[43]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">On 27 September 2013, Lorde released her debut studio album, Pure Heroine.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[44]  The album peaked atop the charts of New Zealand and Australia and reached the top five of charts in Canada, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[45] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-46" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[46]  In the United States, Pure Heroine peaked at number three on the Billboard 200,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BillboardCharts_47-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[47]  and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_48-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[48]  having sold 1.33 million copies.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-49" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[49]  The album was well received by music critics,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Metacritic_50-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[50]  and was nominated for a Grammy,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2014Grammys_40-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[40]  and sold 1.5 million copies by the end of 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-51" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[51]  "Tennis Court" was released as her second single and reached number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Tennis_Court-iTunes_52-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[52] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-53" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[53]  Third single "Team" reached the top ten of singles charts in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the US.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CANH100_38-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[38] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-54" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[54] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-55" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[55]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Her cover of Tears for Fears' single "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," produced by Michael A. Levine and Lucas Cantor, was included on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire film soundtrack.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-56" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[56]  In November 2013, Lorde signed a publishing deal with Songs Music Publishing worth a reported $2.5 million after a bidding war between various companies including Sony and her label Universal. The agreement gives the publisher the right to license Lorde's music for films and advertising.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-57" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[57] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-58" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[58]

2014–present: Second studio album
Lorde performing at Lollapalooza in São Paulo, Brazil in 2014<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In the first half of 2014, Lorde headlined various festivals, including Laneway Festival in Sydney,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-59" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[59]  Lollapalooza Chile,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-60" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[60]  Lollapalooza Brazil,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-61" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[61]  and Coachella.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-62" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[62] In April 2014, Lorde performed "All Apologies" with the surviving members of Nirvana during the band's induction ceremony at the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-63" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[63]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In December 2013, Lorde announced that she had began writing material for her second studio album.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-64" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[64]  In June 2014, Lorde revealed that her second studio album would be "totally different" from her debut album, continuing to reveal her writing style had changed and that she is working on new music and "it's definitely still at the beginning."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-65" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[65]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">On 31 July 2014, it was announced that Lorde would be curating the soundtrack for the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, it was also revealed that Lorde would sing the album's lead single which is set to be released in autumn 2014.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-66" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[66]  On 1 August 2014, Lorde performed at Lollapalooza again in Grant Park, Chicago.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-67" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[67]

Influences
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Lorde grew up listening to soul musicians Etta James and Otis Redding, as well as her parents' favourite records by the likes of Cat Stevens, Neil Young and Fleetwood Mac. She cites the unusual vocals ofGrimes, band Sleigh Bells and producer SBTRKT as her prominent influences.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-68" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[68] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-James_69-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[69]  Musically, Lorde is inspired by Lana Del Rey,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NZListener_24-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]  James Blake, Yeasayer, Animal Collective,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TeenVogue_70-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[70]  Kanye West<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DigitalSpycoUKintimidatingPeers_71-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[71]  andPrince.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-DigitalSpycoUKintimidatingPeers_71-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[71]  She cites rapper J. Cole and electronic producers as influences, which she praises for the use of using "their vocals in a really interesting way, whether it might be chopping up a vocal part or really lash or layering a vocal."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-72" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[72] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-73" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[73]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Lorde also stated that she was inspired by the initially hidden identities of Burial and The Weeknd, explaining, "I feel like mystery is more interesting".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CoverStory_7-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  Lorde describes short story writers Raymond Carver,Wells Tower, Tobias Wolff and Claire Vaye Watkins as lyrical inspirations – particularly noting their sentence structures.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-74" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[74] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-75" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[75]

Music and voice
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Lorde writes her music vocally, and does not play musical instruments on record or stage.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-82" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[82] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-behindsuccess_83-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[83]  Lorde has stated her main focus is her voice as she does not play any instruments saying "I don't play any instruments, so my voice needs to have the focus. My vocal-scape is really important."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_84-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[84] Lorde's vocals on her debut Pure Heroine were described as being "unique and powerfully intriguing" according to music online publication PopMatters, who continued to described her vocals as being "way beyond her years"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-85" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[85] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-86" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[86]  Jason Lipshutz of Billboard magazine, described Lordes vocals as being "dynamic", noting Lorde's changing vocal style and also praising her "smoky and restrained" vocals.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Billboard_Track-By-Track_Review_87-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[87]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Lorde's music has described as alternative rock,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CoverStory_7-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  art pop,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-88" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[88]  dream pop,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-89" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[89]  electronica,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TheGuardianLorde_90-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[90]  electropop,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SlateLorde_91-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[91] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-92" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[92]  and indietronica.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-93" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[93]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Pure Heroine criticises mainstream popular culture,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-94" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[94] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-autogenerated2_95-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[95]  yet examines ideas typical of teen pop music, such as "social anxiety, romantic yearning, debilitating ennui [and] booze-soaked ragers", according to Jonah Weiner of Rolling Stone.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Weiner_10-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]

Public image
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Lorde's music and image is noted for challenging present day pop and for challenging the music of artists including Miley Cyrus and Rihanna.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-clashmusic.com_96-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[96]  Forbes placed Lorde on their '30 Under 30' list of young people "who are changing our world".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nzherald.co.nz_97-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[97]  Lorde was also featured and topped Time magazine's list of the most influential teenagers in the world, with Time commenting that she was "forging her own path."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nzherald.co.nz_97-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[97]  She was also praised as one of the most prominent artists in the "post-millennial" era that has made such an "impact in popular music."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-themoodofmusic.com_98-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[98]  Lorde described her public image as coming "naturally" to her.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-99" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[99]

Impact
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Lorde has had an impact on American singer Britney Spears, who named Lorde as an influence and commented that Lorde is "really different and cool [...] It's inspiring for me, and it makes people eager to listen to music, which helps everyone".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-100" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[100]  In an interview with USA Today, English singer-songwriter Elton John praised "Tennis Court", describing it as "one of the most touching, beautiful things on earth."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-usatoday_101-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[101]  Curt Smith of Tears for Fears thought her rendition of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was "absolutely amazing."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-102" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[102]  Lorde was named "The New Queen of Alternative" by Billboard.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CoverStory_7-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Lorde was given a faux-aristocratic title by a television show so that she can legally style herself as "Lady Lorde",<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-103" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[103]  provided she does so by deed poll, as the title is not a true aristocratic one but rather, one which equates with 'Lord of the manor', signifying land ownership - in this case the two square feet of land bought for her by the television company http://www.lordtitles.co.uk/ladyship-lady-title-manor

Personal life
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Lorde is a self-identified feminist.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-104" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[104] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-105" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[105]  She attended Takapuna Grammar School from 2010 to 2013, completing Year 12;<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-behindsuccess_83-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[83] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-106" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[106]  she chose not to return in 2014 to complete Year 13.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-107" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[107]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In December 2013, Lorde was reported to be in a relationship with then-24-year-old New Zealand-born photographer James Lowe, whom she met before her music career.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-108" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[108]

Other ventures
<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">In April 2014, it was announced Lorde would be releasing two-piece make-up limited edition collection in collaboration with MAC Cosmetics, consisting of a lipstick titled after her debut album, Pure Heroine, and an eyeliner.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-109" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[109]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:20.363636016845703px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;">Lorde's song "The Love Club", was included on the compilation to raise funds for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, with the proceeds from the song being donated to the Philippines for the relief efforts of the Philippines Red Cross.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-110" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[110]  She is working with the Electoral Commission to increase the voter turnout of young people at the 2014 New Zealand general election, despite the fact she is too young to vote in the September election herself.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-111" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[111]

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Lorde==Discography== Main articles: Lorde discography and List of songs recorded by Lorde*Pure Heroine (2013)