On her way to stardom

Once Lorde was spotted by Universal Records, she signed a deal with the publishing giant and started work on her first album, which contained the song 'Royals'.

The song was a huge hit and become one of the best-selling singles of all-time with 10 million copies sold.

She later reflected: "I've had this fascination with aristocracy my whole life. Like, the kings and queens of 500 years ago… they're like rock stars.