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It only makes sense that was the coolest 12-year-old in her school up until she became the coolest 16-year-old on the planet.

Thanks to the Internet, there’s video proof that 12-year-old Lorde would put 12-year-old you to complete shame. Some footage has surfaced of Lorde performing at her school’s battle of the bands, fronting the rock group Extreme. The entire group, not just Lorde, is pretty talented, as they perform Richard Blackmore’s “Rainbow.”

Of course, four years later Lorde is an international sensation thanks to her album “Pure Heroine” and has performed on and

Watch the video of 12-year-old Lorde below

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