Recently discovered audio footage of the Kiwi singer shows that, even before her teens, she was destined for big things.
We've all known for a while now that Lorde is one of the most talented 'new' voices to emerge in recent times but even before her debut album 'Pure Heroine' was released last year (at the tender age of 16, we might add), some people have known about her promise for a lot longer.
One such example is Lorde's appearance on a New Zealand radio station where, at just 12 years of age, played Kings of Leon's 'Use Somebody' rather better than even Kings of Leon do. Check it out above, you'll see (or, rather, hear) what we mean...