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| Lorde |
Three months ago nobody had ever heard of Lorde — today, the
16-year-old is top of the pops.
The NY Post reports the New Zealand singer, whose real name
is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, became the youngest performer in 26 years to take the
top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Buoyed by huge Internet buzz, Lorde came out of nowhere with
the hit “Royals.”
The tune uses little more than her soulful voice and a bass track to describe growing up in poverty and skewer the kind of vapid pop stars she is now beating on the charts.
“Royals” went viral
when its video was posted on YouTube over the summer. Now, Lorde has bumped off
“Roar” singer Katy Perry and “Wrecking Ball” wreck Miley Cyrus to reach No. 1.
According to Billboard magazine, Lorde is the youngest
singer to take its Hot 100 top spot since 1987, when 16-year-old Tiffany did so
with her remake of “I Think We’re Alone Now.” Stevie Wonder remains the
youngest to hit No. 1, at just 13, for 1963’s “Fingertips — Part 2.”
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