新西兰16岁神秘女孩网络爆红,也许将是未来歌后_BEC初级作文

新西兰16岁神秘女孩网络爆红,也许将是未来歌后

A wavy-haired 16-year-old from the suburbs of New Zealand has captured the attention of her home country (population: 4.5 million). Now the pop singer is working on conquering the rest of the world.

一名来自新西兰郊区、拥有一头波浪卷发的16岁女孩引起了本国国民（该国共有450万人）的关注。现在，这名流行音乐歌手又踏上了征服全世界的征程。

Discovered at a talent show when she was 12 years old, Ella Yelich-O'Conner has spent the last four years honing her skills on a development deal with Universal Records near her home on the outskirts of Auckland. In November, she posted her first EP, 'The Love Club, ' free online. The music was marked by full-bodied vocals and knowing lyrics that belied the singer's age. Identified only as her stage name, Lorde, the artist kept her true identity a mystery for months. The only available representation of her was a drawing of a girl holding a snake.

她原名埃拉•叶利奇-奥康纳(Ella Yelich-O'Conner)，于12岁时在一次才艺秀上崭露头角。过去四年间，按照与环球唱片公司(Universal Records)的演艺发展合约，她一直在她家附近的奥克兰郊区打磨自己的唱功。去年11月，她在网络上发布了其首张细碟《The Love Club》，该碟可免费下载。她嗓音醇厚，歌词有洞察力，这掩饰了她的真实年龄。她还隐瞒了自己的真实身份数个月之久，在这段时间里大家只知道她的艺名──Lorde。此外，她唯一示人的形象就是一幅画像，画中的女孩怀抱着一条蛇。