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鈥淩oyals鈥� singer Lorde appeared at the Brit Awards to pay tribute to singer David Bowie, delivering an acclaimed version of Bowie鈥檚 song 鈥淟ife on Mars?鈥�

Lorde performed at the Feb. 24 ceremony, which celebrates the best in British music. Singer Adele did particularly well at the Brits, receiving the award for British album of the year for her work 鈥�25鈥� and the British female solo artist award, among others.

Meanwhile, Lorde鈥檚 performance received critical praise.

called the segment 鈥渞ousing,鈥� while wrote that it was 鈥渕oving鈥� a faithful cover鈥� the audience gave her a standing ovation.鈥�

Singer Annie Lennox and actor Gary Oldman spoke about Bowie as part of the remembrance.

鈥淚 suspect that everyone is trying to process this event,鈥� Lennox said during the ceremony. 鈥淓ven if they didn't know him personally, many people feel like things will never be the same again鈥� Everything he represented as an artist will always be vital and incredibly present.鈥�

Bowie's son Duncan Jones tweeted about Lorde's performance, writing, "Just... beautiful. Thank you."

Bowie himself was quite familiar with the music of Lorde, with Lorde that at one point that Bowie stated hearing her work 鈥渇elt like listening to tomorrow.鈥�

She rose to fame after Universal Music Group saw a video of Lorde and another musician, Louis McDonald, performing. She released her first and to date only album, 鈥淧ure Heroine,鈥� in 2013 and became the youngest artist since 1987 to have a song 鈥� her track 鈥淩oyals鈥� 鈥� become a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Lorde was 16 at the time.

Her album 鈥淗eroine鈥� was largely well-received by critics.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a complex and stirring account of youth and its trappings,鈥� wrote of the album. 鈥淸Ella] Yelich-O鈥機onnor [Lorde鈥檚 original name] is, first and foremost, an astute songwriter, a keen observer of desolation and relationships鈥� This is the rare debut that鈥檚 smart and disarming and instantly catchy.鈥�

gave the album a B+, writing, 鈥� 'Pure Heroine' is a scattered, but preternaturally gifted album鈥� some of the catchiest songs of the year鈥� Yelich-O鈥機onnor鈥檚 voice is the alpha and omega of her talent. She has the presence and vocal development of singers more than twice her age鈥� It鈥檚 hard to pick what鈥檚 best on Pure Heroine: the pristine and forceful production, Yelich-O鈥機onnor鈥檚 voice, or her cheeky-yet-purposeful lyrics. That all three of those elements are so strong indicates Lorde鈥檚 promise.鈥�