She is known for her unconventional style of pop music and introspective songwriting. Lorde gained attention performing at a talent show in her early teens. Their first effort, an extended play EP titled The Love Club EP , was self-released in for free download on SoundCloud before it was commercially released in It sold 10 million units worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.
Her debut studio album Pure Heroine was released that same year to critical and commercial success. Lorde collaborated with producer Jack Antonoff for her second studio album Melodrama , which received widespread critical acclaim and debuted atop the US Billboard Lorde ventured into indie folk and psychedelic styles for her third studio album, Solar Power The album reached number one in Australia and New Zealand and the top in numerous other countries, although it polarised music critics and fans alike.
She appeared in Time ' s list of the most influential teenagers in and , and the edition of Forbes 30 Under In addition to her solo work, she has co-written songs for other artists, including Broods and Bleachers. As of June [update] , Lorde had sold over five million albums worldwide. Lorde is the second of four children: she has an elder sister Jerry, a younger sister India, and a younger brother Angelo. More specifically, she cites the young adult dystopian novel Feed by M. Anderson as well as authors J.
Salinger , Raymond Carver and Janet Frame for influencing her songwriting. After a suggestion from a school instructor, her mother had her take the WoodcockβJohnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities to determine her intelligence.
The results concluded that Lorde, age six, was a gifted child. Sonja unenrolled her, however, citing social development concerns. Lorde performed her original songs for the first time at the Victoria Theatre in November When Lorde and Little had finished their first collaborative effort, The Love Club EP , Maclachlan applauded it as a "strong piece of music", but worried if the EP could profit because Lorde was obscure at the time. Lorde's debut studio album Pure Heroine containing the single "Royals" was released in September to critical acclaim; [ 17 ] it appeared on several year-end best album lists.
