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Lorde says receiving praise from David Bowie was a "beautiful moment"

Lorde has opened up on what it was like to be praised by David Bowie in the flesh.

The 17-year-old New Zealand singer met the British icon at Tilda Swinton's 53rd birthday party in New York in November.

She has now revealed to Rookie that the 'Next Day' veteran was so taken by her that he effused praise whilst holding the starlet's hands.

Lorde said: "To have someone like that tell you that listening to you felt like listening to tomorrow. I was like...I could creatively die and just be happy forever. I never tell anyone about that experience, because it meant so much to me, and I feel like it would be dulled or something if I always talked about it in magazines or whatever. It's my special thing."

She added: "It was super cute, though - for some reason we were holding hands and just staring into each other's eyes and talking, and I was like, 'This is David Bowie's hand, what am I doing?' It was insane. A beautiful moment."

 

 

 

 

 

Watch Lorde performing her hit track 'Royals' live below: