--- title: Lorde Gets Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood description: The 18-year-old Grammy winner is now a statue at Madame Tussauds canonical: https://time.com/3858561/lorde-madame-tussauds-wax-figure/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-14T15:13:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:28.593Z og:title: See Lorde's Insanely Perfect New Wax Figure og:description: The 18-year-old Grammy winner is now a statue at Madame Tussauds og:url: https://time.com/3858561/lorde-madame-tussauds-wax-figure/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4080feb8f87c6037/6987efbca988ca7a366b0a61/473153620.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: GRAMMY Winning Singer-Songwriter, Lorde Immortalized In Wax For Madame Tussauds Hollywood og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Lorde's Insanely Perfect New Wax Figure twitter:description: The 18-year-old Grammy winner is now a statue at Madame Tussauds twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4080feb8f87c6037/6987efbca988ca7a366b0a61/473153620.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Lorde's Insanely Perfect New Wax Figure > Sponsored content. 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Watch Lorde Perform at the American Music Awards_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman May 14, 2015 3:13 PM UTC  Grammy winning singer-songwriter Lorde is immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. Grammy winning singer-songwriter Lorde is immortalized in wax at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. Chelsea Lauren— Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman May 14, 2015 3:13 PM UTC She may already have a few Grammys under her belt, but Lorde has _really_ made it now that she’s got a wax figure at the Madame Tussauds in Hollywood. The 18-year-old singer announced [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/lordemusic/status/598578306754084864) Wednesday that the statue was complete and officially on display at the iconic wax museum. She [said](https://twitter.com/lordemusic/status/598579019269865472) it was “an incredibly detailed process sitting for the waxwork, and the team at MT were so passionate and skilled.” It’s no surprise that it was a detailed process when you look at the figure. It’s incredibly realistic and pretty much perfect. Even Lorde’s mom, Sonja Yelich, was blown away. She posted a picture of the figure [on Instagram](https://instagram.com/p/2otBIOSwNt/), writing, “I so love this waxy Ella! 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