Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, known professionally as Lorde, is a Grammy Award-winning New Zealand singer-songwriter. Taking inspiration from aristocracy for her stage name, she is known for employing unconventional musical styles and introspective songwriting. Lorde’s music is primarily electropop and contains elements of subgenres such as dream pop and indie-electro.

She released her first EP, The Love Club EP, in March 2013, and her first single, Royals, in June 2013.