Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (7 November 1996), known as Lorde is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Taking inspiration from aristocracy for her stage name, she is known for her unconventional musical styles and introspective songwriting.

She signed with Universal Music Group in 2009 and collaborated with producer Joel Little in 2011. Their first effort, an extended play (EP) titled "The Love Club", was self-released in 2012 for free download on Sound Cloud.

The EP's international chart-topping single "Royals" helped raise Lorde to prominence. Her debut studio album "Pure Heroine" was released that same year to critical and commercial success. The next year, she curated the soundtrack for the 2014 film "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" and recorded several tracks, including the single "Yellow Flicker Beat".

Her next studio album "Melodrama" (2017) received widespread critical acclaim and debuted atop the US Billboard 200. For her third studio album, "Solar Power" (2021), she ventured into indie folk and psychedelic styles. The album reached number one in Australia and New Zealand and charted inside the top-10 in numerous countries, although it polarised music critics and fans.

Her awards include two Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, and a Golden Globe nomination. She appeared in "Time's" list of the most influential teenagers in 2013 and 2014, and the 2014 edition of "Forbes 30 Under 30". As of June 2017, she has sold over five million albums worldwide

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