Lorde brought her rigor mortis-esque dance moves and deep vocals to the 2013 ARIA Awards. The 17-year-old New Zealand native performed her second single from 'Pure Heroine,' 'Team.'
Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996), known by her stage name Lorde is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Her first EP, The Love Club, was released in November 2012, and her first single, "Royals", debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40, and also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013, making her the first New Zealand solo artist to have a number one
As one of the biggest hits of 2013, Lorde's 'Royals' has been the subject of tons of remixes and covers, both amateur and professional. Even Selena Gomez covered it live. This stunning rendition by AcaBelles, the a cappella group at Florida State University, is one of the best we've seen. And trust us. We've seen tons.
Before she was topping the charts and putting her foot in her mouth about artists like David Guetta, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, Lorde was a pretty 12-year-old fronting a band called Extreme. (We'll forgive her for not knowing that was a metal band first since she wasn't even born back then!) And she looked exactly the same!