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My Take
Lorde is one of those once-in-a-generation artists who makes you forget she was a teenager when she wrote her debut material — "Royals" arrived in 2013 like a cold glass of water thrown at pop radio, and a 16-year-old from Takapuna, New Zealand had suddenly out-thought most of the industry. What I love about her is the deliberate pace: she doesn't flood the market, she sits with ideas until they're ready, and when she does resurface — whether it's the neon heartbreak of "Melodrama" in 2017 or the more divisive sun-soaked "Solar Power" in 2021 — you can feel every decision was intentional. She writes like someone who actually reads, and that density of feeling in a pop song is genuinely rare. I'm always waiting for her next move.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lorde
- Name (Japanese)
- ロード
- Reading
- ろーど
- Born
- November 7, 1996 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- Takapuna, New Zealand
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / composer / lyricist / singer / author
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Aotearoa Music Award for Best Solo Artist
- 2014 Billboard 21 Under 21
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.lorde.co.nz/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lordemusic/
- Xhttps://x.com/lorde
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%20(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)
Frequently asked questions
When was Lorde born?
Born November 7, 1996 (age 29).
Where is Lorde from?
Lorde is from Takapuna, New Zealand.
What does Lorde do?
Lorde works as singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, singer, author.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.