Who is Lorde?

Turn on your radio, what's playing? That's right, Royals by Lorde. If you haven't heard of this song... I'm sure you have. Because it is one of the most frequently played song in October 2013. But the question is, Who is Lorde? where did she come from? How is it that in one short month her hit single 'Royal' could reach the number 1 spot on the Billboard 100?

Well, Lorde is a 16 years old girl (I know, she sounds like she's 32) from New Zealand. Lorde is a very special and unique artist of our time for many different reasons. First of all Lorde isn't a sell out. She refuse to let movie company or brands use her song to sell their products because she feels like it isn't right. Secondly, Lorde's style of music is very different from the songs that we usually hear now a days. We always hear songs on radio about party life, expensive cars, clubbing, explicit imagery of sexy women, doing drugs, being wild and such. All these songs only feeds the unhealthy and unrealistic life style to teenagers and even kids, and Lorde is not afraid to show everyone the truth. Her song 'Royal' is a reality check for the world: teenagers are not celebrities, they don't have money, they don't have the fame, they are bored everyday and live in boring small suburbs. Lorde's music speaks the truth and she is not afraid to go against the mainstream, and that's why I think she really deserves more credit than she gets. 

If you don't know who Lorde is, check her hit single 'Royal', it's very unique style of music, not exactly hipster but definitely not mainstream. If you enjoyed Royal and liked her style, definitely check out her new album 'Pure Heroine'. It's an incredible album. Fun fact: Lorde actually put up her EP a year ago online for free because she knows that teenagers don't have credit cards or the money to purchase music. How thoughtful of her! Lorde is kind of a strange type of artist, it's either you like her or you don't. I would definitely recommend you to check her out, see for yourself if she could be the new faces of pop music of our time.

Lorde's debut album cover 'Pure Heroine'