When Olivia Rodrigo made her debut with "Drivers License", many began to compare her style of music with that of Lorde.
The 18-year-old singer and songwriter confirmed in a recent interview on MTV that the New Zealand star is one of her inspirations and stated that "she wants to make art like Lorde".
Olivia Rodrigo confessed that Lorde was the first artist to inspire her to become involved in music.
"I like Lorde in general. "I remember going on the Melodrama Tour a few years ago and I was so impressed," he said.
"I remember it was an experience and I was impressed with the way art changes you. It was like feeling like a changed person and I remember thinking I wanted to make art like that. I want to make art like Lorde. I cried a lot. "Ribs and my girlfriend were singing and we hugged and cried, it was so good," he added.
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In the same interview, Olivia Rodrigo remembered the first time she went on stage to sing. She was in a talent contest, where she sang in a duet with a friend "My Favorite Things" from the musical "The Melody of Happiness".
However, he cried before going on stage because he wanted to sing Bruno Mars' "Grenade".
"I was obsessed with this song," he admitted.
It is reminded that the rising star will release on May 21 her first full-length album entitled "Sour".
