India Yelich O'Connor

India Yelich O'Connor
Lorde and India during the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 27, 2017 in Inglewood, Calif.
Background information
Birth name	India Rose Yelich-O'Connor
Birth date	1998 (age 27)
Birth place	Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Gender	Female
Nicknames	Indy Indy Yelich India Yelich
Occupations	Singer • songwriter • poet
Genres	Electropop • indie pop
Instruments	Vocals • acoustic guitar
Labels	Mom + Pop Music
Family	Vic O'Connor (father) Sonja Yelich (mother) Ella Yelich O'Connor (sister) Jerry Yelich O'Connor (sister) Angelo Yelich O'Connor (brother)
Official links
Instagram	@indyyelich1

India Rose Yelich-O’Connor (born in 1998), known professionally as Indy, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet.

Indy has published two poetry collections, sticky notes (2018) and Dudette (2022). In September 2022, she began her music career as Indy with the single "Threads". She has released several singles which charted in New Zealand, as well as two EPs: Threads (2023) and Fame Is A Bedroom (2025).

Background

Early life

India Rose Yelich-O’Connor was born in Auckland in late 1998. She grew up with her family in the suburb of Devonport. She is the daughter of poet Sonja Yelich and sister of singer Lorde. At school, she performed in plays, and took an interest in English and Greek mythology. She describes her childhood as one spent outdoors, spending time at the beach and sneaking out at night.

From the age of 7 until 18, she pursued acting, but also had a love of music. She began writing music at age 6. Around the age of 18, Indy moved to Los Angeles to study acting, where she realised she was more interested in the writing and storytelling aspects of the craft. In 2022, Indy was living in New York in East Village, having relocated to pursue music.

Personal life

Indy plays acoustic guitar. She cites Bon Iver, James Taylor and Annie Lennox as artists whose music she is drawn to, and is inspired by Alex Dimitrov in her lyric writing. She was inspired to write through her mother, Sonja Yelich, and is also interested in the works of Enid Blyton and Jane Austen. She especially enjoys the poetry of Frank O'Hara, and also Elizabeth Bishop, May Swenson, and Morgan Parker, among others.

Indy is based in New York. She has said her favourite place in the city is MacDougal Street. She describes herself as a huge fan of the New York Knicks.

In 2018, Indy said she had dealt with anxiety and panic attacks in her teens that caused her to wake up at night. She used these experiences to inform some of her poetry, and it has also inspired her songwriting, including the lyrics for the single "Killer". In various interviews, Indy has expressed trepidation about finding her own creative identity and the pressures of accomplishment, given the creative success of her family, particularly that of her sister Lorde. In 2022, she claimed it took her some time before she showed her family her music, and that it was important for her to "forge her own path". However, she has stated her relationship with Lorde is mutually supportive, and she has no issue with the public association.

In 2018, Indy came out as bisexual in a post on Instagram. The 2025 EP Fame Is A Bedroom explored this aspect of her identity, particularly the single "Sail Away".

Discography

EPs

• Threads (2023)
• Fame Is A Bedroom (2025)

Singles

• "Threads" (2022)
• "Killer" (2022)
• "Hometown" (2023)
• "East Coast" (2024)
• "Savior" (2025)
• "Sail Away" (2025)
• "Up In Flames (The Wayland)" (2025)