New Zealand singer-songwriter

Lorde 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 i ...

has released three

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, four

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s, 11

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s and nine

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s. At the age of 13, she was signed to

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(UMG) and started to write music. In November 2012, when she was 16 years old, she

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The Love Club EP ''The Love Club EP'' is the debut extended play (EP) by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde. At the age of 12, she was discovered by Universal Music Group scout Scott MacLachlan, and began writing songs. In December 2011, MacLachlan paired Lord ...

'' via

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. It was released for sale by UMG in March 2013; a song from the EP, " Royals", topped numerous single charts internationally, including the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The track sold over 10 million units worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all-time. Later that year, Lorde released her debut studio album ''

Pure Heroine ''Pure Heroine'' is the debut studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde. It was released on 27 September 2013 by Universal Music Group, Universal, Lava Records, Lava, and Republic Records. After several unsuccessful sessions with song ...

'', which included "Royals". It charted at number one in New Zealand and Australia, and achieved

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in several countries. As of June 2021, the album has sold over six million copies worldwide. It was preceded by three additional singles: "

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", "

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", and " Glory and Gore". "Team" was a top-ten hit in several single charts, including Canada and the United States. The following year, Lorde recorded four songs for the

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of the 2014 film '' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1'', including the single "

Yellow Flicker Beat "Yellow Flicker Beat" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde released on 29 September 2014 as the lead single from the soundtrack for '' The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' by Republic Records. Written by Lorde and Joel Little a ...

". Her second studio album, ''

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'', was released in June 2017, and topped the charts in four countries, including the United States. It yielded three singles: " Green Light", "

Perfect Places "Perfect Places" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde. It was released on 1 June 2017 through Universal Music New Zealand as the second single, following " Green Light" (2017), from her second album, '' Melodrama'' (2017). Lorde c ...

" and a remix of "

Homemade Dynamite "Homemade Dynamite" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde from her second album, ''Melodrama'' (2017). She wrote the track with Tove Lo, Jakob Jerlström, & Ludvig Söderberg ,and produced it with Frank Dukes and vocal producer Kuk ...

" featuring

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, SZA and

Post Malone Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for his variegated vocals, Malone has gained acclaim for blending genres and subgenres of hip ...

. The former was a top-ten hit in Australia and Canada.

Albums

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Other appearances

The following songs are not singles or promotional singles and have not appeared on an album by Lorde:

Songwriting credits

Music videos

Footnotes

References

External links

Official website

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