Lorde’s mum embarrasses her by sharing old home singing videos

Were you a “dramatic” youngster? Making homemade videos of your performances, probably trying to upstage your sister? You can bet your mum still has them on file.

That includes Lorde’s mum, Sonja Yelich, who wielded smug parental privilege and hit Instagram to share two delightful throwback videos featuring the singer at the start of her career.

The two videos show a couple of competitive young sisters, including the Grammy-winning Pure Heroine star and her sibling, Indy, busting out a silly but nonetheless great version of 2010 hit “Nothin’ On You” by B.o.B. and Bruno Mars. Read more…

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