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Lorde your heroine : the unauthorised biography 229 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations Cover subtitle: The unauthorised biography Summary: New Zealander newcomer Lorde released her debut album, Pure Heroine, in September 2013. It reached the top of the modern rock/alternative and rock albums charts, and the lead single 'Royals' won the 2014 Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Lorde's a musical performer with a style that is as haunting as it is enticing and is as famous for her unique and powerfully intriguing voice as she is for her refreshing frankness and intelligence. Called the voice of her generation, Lorde's achievements are all the more amazing because of her young age. Signed by Universal at the age of thirteen, she's wowed the world with her vocal prowess and captivating stage presence, and her songs have won awards around the world -- all by the age of seventeen. (Publisher)