Armin Lizama is 19 years old. He is a recent high school graduate who lives in Mérida, Mexico. Just another teen in Yucatán’s capital city, he also counts 20-year-old New Zealand pop star Lorde, among his (long-distance) personal friends.

Lizama, of course, refers to the singer by her real name, Ella — her full name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor — and says she gives great advice. “I get to talk to her and ask her questions, not only about music but [also] personal struggles, like relationships and stuff,” Lizama told The Verge in a phone call. “She’s super nice and cool.”

They met because of @LordeDaily, a Twitter account he’s run since September 2013, the same month Lorde’s debut album was released. The account has amassed…

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