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    New Zealand singer Lorde, 16, has topped the U.K. singles chart with her debut single, “Royals.”

    Born Ella Yelich-O’Connor, she is the youngest solo artist to score a U.K. number one since 15-year-old Billie Piper’s “Because We Want To” in 1998.

    Lorde, who held off competition from last year’s “X Factor” winner James Arthur, has already made number one in her native New Zealand and the United States.

    “Royals” hits out at the lavish lifestyle enjoyed by some big-name music stars.

    Lorde was signed to Universal on a development deal at just 13 years old, after a friend’s father sent them home recordings of her singing “Duffy and Pixie Lott” tracks.

    She started writing her own songs soon after, principally working with fellow New Zealander Joel Little, and her debut album “Pure Heroine” was released in Britain on Monday.(SD-Agencies)