<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1996</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Lorde is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On November 7, 1996, Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, known professionally as Lorde, was born in Auckland, New Zealand.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2009</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Signs with Universal Music Group</div><div class='timeline-text'>At the age of 13, Lorde was signed to Universal Music Group after a friend's father sent them her demos.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2013</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases "Pure Heroine"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Lorde released her debut studio album, "Pure Heroine", which included the single "Royals".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2014</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wins Two Grammys</div><div class='timeline-text'>Lorde won two Grammy Awards for her hit single "Royals".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2017</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases "Melodrama"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Lorde released her second studio album, "Melodrama", which was nominated for a Grammy.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2018</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Ends Melodrama World Tour</div><div class='timeline-text'>Lorde ended her Melodrama World Tour, which spanned multiple countries.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2021</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases "Solar Power"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Lorde released her third studio album, "Solar Power", after a four-year hiatus from music.</div></div></div>