She was Lorde of the St Jerome's Laneway Festival ladies, the 17-year-old Grammys winner leading the most impressive line-up of female acts on a bill this summer.
The New Zealand alternative music sensation was one of the drawcards of the sold-out Sydney leg of the national festival, which also featured Triple J Hottest 100 winner Vance Joy.
With her distinctive jerks and enthralling voice, Lorde would prove a magnet for the 12,000-strong crowd eager to hear Royals, the song that launched her onto the world stage.
