Lorde is a singer, record producer and songwriter from New Zealand. Her real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor. She was on 7th November, 1996. Currently, she lives in Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.

Quick Bio

Her birth place is Takapuna, Auckland. Her mother's name is Sonja Yelich and is a poet, and her father’s name is Vic O'Connor and he is a civil engineer. As her mother is from Croatia, so has both Croatian and New Zealand citizenship. She is the second child of her parents. Her older sister’s name is Jerry. She has a younger brother named Angelo and also a sister named India "Indy". Lorde spent his childhood in Devonport. She went to ‘Vauxhall School’ and ‘Belmont Intermediate School’.

Before fame

She started working in a drama group at the age of 5. She became an expert in public speaking. There was an annual talent show in the ‘Belmont Intermediate School’ where her friend Louis McDonald and Lorde participated. They won the competition. In the same year, they were in ‘Radio New Zealand’ as a guest appearance. The name of the show was ‘Afternoons show’ of Jim Mora.

They worked in "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" by Pixie Lott. Universal Music Group signed her after listening to the song. Lorde and McDonald created their first song "Ella & Louis". Lorde performed in Victoria Theatre in 2011 and presented her original songs.