Lorde Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Lorde is a New Zealand singer and songwriter who has gained global acclaim with her unconventional music style and was also included in the list of the “Most Influential Teenagers” curated by Time in 2013 and 2014. Over the years, she has released albums, extended plays, and tracks like Melodrama, Royals, Yellow Flicker Beat, Team, Homemade Dynamite (Remix) (featuring , , and ), and Glory and Gore. Her song, Royal, also won her the 2014 Grammy Awards for “Song of the Year” and “Best Pop Solo Performance”.

Born Name

Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O’Connor

Nick Name

Lorde

As she was obsessed with “royals and aristocracy”, she thought of keeping her stage name as “Lord” but as it sounds more masculine, she added “e” at the end to make it sound more feminine.

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand

Nationality

Education

Lorde studied at Vauxhall School and then at Belmont Intermediate School in Auckland, New Zealand.

From 2010 to 2013, she went to Takapuna Grammar School and completed her schooling until Year Twelve.

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter

Family

• Father – Vic O’Connor (Civil Engineer)
• Mother – Sonja Yelich (Prize-winning New Zealand poet)
• Siblings – Jerry Yelich-O’Connor (Older Sister), India Yelich-O’Connor (Younger Sister), Angelo Yelich-O’Connor (Younger Brother)
• Others – George Branko Yelich (Maternal Grandfather), Lana/Leilani Carol (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

She is signed to Universal Records and is managed by Scott Maclachlan.

Genre

Art pop, electronica, electropop, indie pop, minimal

Instruments

Vocals, Guitar, Xylophone, Piano, Sampler

Labels

UMG, Lava, Republic

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 5 in or 165 cm

Weight

61 kg or 134½ pounds

Boyfriend / Spouse

Lorde has dated –

1. James Lowe (2013-2016) – Photographer James Lowe (of Chinese descent) started dating singer Lorde in 2013. He is based in Auckland, New Zealand (from where Lorde belongs) and is eight years her senior. She started dating him before the start of her music career. In January 2016, they were to have separated after they weren’t seen together on their Instagram posts for several months.
2. Justin Warren – In October 2020, Lorde was seen kissing Universal Music executive Justin Warren who is 18 years senior of Lorde. They have not confirmed the relationship, hence, it is a rumor.

Race / Ethnicity

White

She has Serbian, Croatian, German, and Irish ancestry.

Hair Color

Light Brown

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Often wears dark-colored lipstick
• Curly and long hair
• Stretched flat lips
• Her song lyrics are down-to-earth

Measurements

34-27-35 in or 86-68.5-89 cm

Dress Size

8 (US) or 40 (EU) or 12 (UK)

Bra Size

32B

Shoe Size

6.5 (US) or 37 (EU) or 4 (UK)

Brand Endorsements

Her song “Royals” has also made it to Samsung’s adverts. The song appeared in Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 commercial in October 2013.

Best Known For

Her debut single “Royals”, which made a record of standing at the Billboard and iTunes charts for straight seven weeks.

First Album

Lorde released her debut studio album Pure Heroine on September 27, 2013.

The album was again released on December 13, 2013, with an extended version. The pop album was released under Universal Records. It received generally favorable reviews.

It charted at #1 New Zealand, and Australia, #2 in Canada, #3 in the USA, #4 in the UK.

It was certified as 3x Platinum in New Zealand. She successfully sold 797,000 albums just in the U.S.

First TV Show

She has appeared as a musical guest on various television shows starting from 2013.

Lorde Favorite Things

• Disney Actress – Hannah Montanna
• Favorite Songs of 2013 –
  • Drops (Jungle)
  • #88 (Lo-fang)
  • Feel Real (Deptford Goth)
  • Hold My Liquor {Ft. /Justin Vernon} (Kanye West)
  • I Do Sing For You (Majical Cloudz)
  • Hold On, We’re Going Home (Drake)
  • Doin’ It Right {ft. Panda Bear} (Daft Punk)
  • Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
  • Overgrown ()
  • You’re No Good (Major Lazer)

Source – ,

Lorde Facts

1. She has poked many musicians in the past. She has a history of poking fun at them. Some of them are , , , , , and the list goes on.
2. Her interests in acting and singing aroused at the age of 5 when she entered into a drama group with her friend.
3. As Lorde’s mom is a poet, she always has guided her to read books.
4. At the age of 12, Lorde read books written by writers Raymond Carver and Kurt Vonnegut.
   
5. She has assisted in raising funds for Typhoon Haiyan. In December 2013, she again helped in raising money for a community in Devonport in New Zealand.
6. She is a self-identified feminist.
7. She sold her music publishing rights to Songs Music Publishing in a deal signed for $2.5 million. Now, her songs can appear in films and advertising.
8. Her song “Royals” kicked off ‘ song “Wrecking Ball” from the #1 position on the US Billboard 200. She has become the first woman in 17 years, whose song has topped the Billboard for seven weeks in a row. She broke the record of ‘s “You Oughta Know” which ruled for five weeks in the year 1995.
9. has a great influence on her music career. The other influencers include musician , Sleigh Bells band, music project SBTRKT (pronounced “subtract”), , , , The Smiths, Animal Collective, , , Don Henley, Leonard Cohen, and .
10. On June 16, 2017, she released her 2nd studio album, Melodrama, which included songs like Homemade Dynamite, Sober, Writer in the Dark, Green Light, Hard Feelings/Loveless, and Supercut. The album received a New Zealand Music Award for “Album of the Year” and was certified ‘2× Platinum’ by New Zealand (RMNZ), ‘Platinum’ by Canada (Music Canada) and Australia (ARIA), and ‘Gold’ by the United Kingdom (BPI) and United States (RIAA).
11. Melodrama also peaked on several charts including US Billboard 200, US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard), New Zealand Albums (RMNZ), Australian Albums (ARIA), and Canadian Albums (Billboard).
12. She has been friends with .
13. In 2019, she had visited Antarctica.