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"There&amp;#39;s never a shortage of rumors floating around the internet, but the gossip that Lorde, 17-year-old singer, Grammy winner, and pro purple lipstick-wearer, is actually much older (27? 57? Who knows!) was a particularly persistent one in the last few weeks. There&amp;#39;s just no way\u2014so the rumors go, anyway\u2014that someone so young could possess so much talent (specifically vocal talent, though the aforementioned lipstick-wearing talent is nothing to scoff at).\n\nHer birth certificate miraculously surfaced, because this is the internet and the internet makes miracles happen, and confirmed that she&amp;#39;s every bit as young as she claims to be. Waaaaay cooler evidence, though? The throwback video below of a rock &amp;#39;n&amp;#39; rollin&amp;#39; 12-year-old Lorde back when she was nothing more than Ella Yelich-O&amp;#39;Connor.\n\nFrom the looks of it, few things have changed, except for that Grammy. Her killer voice is the same, her enviable mane of curls is the same, and her outstanding on-stage presence is the same (well, mostly\u2014there are notably fewer claw moves). The performance is from her middle school&amp;#39;s Battle of the Bands competition, and while it&amp;#39;s a sort of crime she only placed third, you already know who the real winner is. Check it out!\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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