Lorde
Born: 1996-11-07 in Auckland, New Zealand
Known For: Acting
Biography
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known professionally 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. Her music is primarily electropop with elements of dream pop and indie-electro. Lorde rose to fame as a teenager, with her debut single, "Royals", topping the Billboard Hot 100 and winning two Grammy Awards. The single "Royals" earned the APRA Silver Scroll Award, and two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year. Her debut studio album Pure Heroine, was released on 27 September 2013 to critical acclaim. Her following albums Melodrama (2014), Solar Power (2021) and Virgin (2025) were all met with positive reviews. She was featured on the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) with her song "Yellow Flicker Beat". Lorde went on in 2015, to receive a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song as a songwriter for "Yellow Flicker Beat". Lorde has received two Brit Awards for International Female Solo Artist. She has also won two Billboard Music Awards, one MTV Video Music Award and three World Music Awards.
Filmography
2026
2024
- Therapuss as Self
2022
- Take 5 with Zan Rowe as Self - Guest
2018
- Lorde at Corona Capital 2018 as Self
2017
- MTV Unplugged: Bleachers as Herself
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Songs Of Rebellion: Lorde On Curating The Soundtrack as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 ... (Songs)
- Lorde: Her Life, Her Story as Herself
- 3Doc: Lorde as Herself
- Lorde Live at Lollapalooza Arg
- iHeartRadio Music Festival as Self
1997
- Glastonbury as Self
1989
- Billboard Music Awards as Self
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Presenter
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1974
- American Music Awards as Self - Musical Guest
1959
- The Grammys as Self