Her first album, “Pure Heroine” was on sale at the end of September. She writes her own lyrics and music. Her song “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is on the soundtrack for the movie “Hunger Games: Catching Fire.”

　　Her real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor but her stage name is Lorde. She is in Year 12 in a school on the North Shore in Auckland but is travelling in the US and Canada for a few weeks. She said her head is so full of music at the moment that she can’t think about school. She will be 17 in November.

　　When she was only 12 years old she sang in a school talent show. Someone sent a video of her performance to Universal Music company in Auckland. The company took an interest in her and helped her develop her talent. At 13 she was writing her own songs and Universal signed a contract with her.

　　Her songs have strong messages. ‘Royals’ is about not wanting to be a royal or rich person but being happy with what she’s got.

　　My friends and I we’ve cracked the code

　　We count our dollars on the train to the party

　　And everyone who knows us knows

　　That we’re fine with this, we didn’t come from money

　　Vocabulary

　　heroine – female hero

　　lyrics – words

　　talent – ability