Born as Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor on the 7th of November on 1996, in Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand, Lorde grew up with her mother Sonja Yelich, who is a poet and father Vic O’Connor, who is a civil engineer and two sisters, Jerry and India, and a brother, Angelo. She developed public speaking skills through a drama group and attended Vauxhall School, followed by Belmont Intermediate School.