Indy

India Rose Yelich-O’Connor (born 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).

Biography 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. Around the age of 18, That same year, Indy relocated to Los Angeles to continue pursuing acting,

2023–present: Threads and Fame Is A Bedroom EPs In January 2023, Indy released the single "Hometown", written at the house of Ryan Tedder, which charted on the Hot 20 Aotearoa Singles charts. The latter two singles appeared on Hot 20 Aotearoa Singles charts for 1 week, at positions 4 and 13, respectively. In July 2025, Indy released another single "Up In Flames (The Wayland)", in anticipation of the release of her second EP.

Personal life Indy plays acoustic guitar. She cites Bon Iver, James Taylor and Annie Lennox as artists whose music she is drawn to,

In 2018, Indy said she had dealt with anxiety and panic attacks in her teens that caused her to wake up at night. The 2025 EP Fame Is A Bedroom explored this aspect of her identity, particularly the single "Sail Away". "Hometown" (2023)