Lorde (Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor) is a singer/songwriter born in the Auckland suburb of Takapuna and raised in neighboring Devonport, New Zealand. She is of Irish and Croatian descent. She became an international crossover hit in 2013 with her debut studio album, Pure Heroine. The album's debut single, "Royals," soared to no. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 100 - making her the youngest pop star to achieve this feat since 1987 - and won two Grammys. In 2017 Lorde released her sophomore album Melodrama to widespread critical acclaim, earning a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Her poet mother encouraged Lorde to immerse herself in reading in a variety of genres, and it was through her constant consumption of books that the seeds of her lyricism began to grow. In 2009 Lorde and her friend won their school's talent show and from there, they were invited to sing on a local radio show and sing covers. She was eventually signed to a development deal with Universal Music Group in her early teens and began performing her own songs in 2011. That same year she teamed up with producer Joel Little and within a few weeks, they produced her first EP, The Love Club.
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GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Lorde
- Episode 2x238: Travis Greene, Robert Battle, Lorde (Aug 20, 2021)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Lorde
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2021-07-15: Hugh Jackman, Lorde (Jul 15, 2021)
- Episode 2021-06-21: Andrew Garfield, Lorde, Gilbert Gottfried (Jun 21, 2021)
Hot Ones (2015)
Guest starring as Lorde
- Episode 15x10: Lorde Drops the Mic While Eating Spicy Wings (Jul 29, 2021)
73 Questions (2014)
Guest starring as Lorde
- Episode 2021-07-27: 73 Questions With Lorde (Jul 27, 2021)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Lorde
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2021-07-21: Lorde, Taku Hirano (Jul 21, 2021)
- Episode 2017-07-17: Maya Rudolph, Lorde, Matt Johnson (Jul 17, 2017)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Lorde
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2017-06-15: Ethan Hawke, Lorde, Mustache Experts Allan Peterkin & Russell Cordeiro (Jun 15, 2017)
- Episode 2014-11-25: Bill O'Reilly, Lorde (Nov 25, 2014)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009)
Guest starring as Lorde
- Episode 13x09: Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Gillian Anderson, Russell Howard, Mick Hucknall, Lorde (Nov 14, 2014)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
Guest starring as Lorde
- Episode 2013-10-01: Rebel Wilson, Joel Osteen, Lorde (Oct 1, 2013)
Skavlan (2009)
Guest starring as Lorde
- Episode 11x07: Frida Wallberg, Siv Jensen, Jared Leto, Lorde (Feb 21, 2014)
iHeartRadio MMVAs (1990)
Guest starring as Lorde
- Episode 2017-06-18: 2017 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards (Jun 18, 2017)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as Lorde
(2 episodes)
- Episode 42x16: Scarlett Johansson / Lorde (Mar 11, 2017)
- Episode 41x05: Elizabeth Banks / Disclosure (Nov 14, 2015)