Aurora
{
Aurora Aksnes (Norwegian pronunciation: [æʉ̯ˈɾùːɾɑ ˈɑ̂ksˌneːs]; born 15 June 1996), known simply as Aurora (stylized in all capital letters), is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. One of the most successful artists from Norway, she was born in Stavanger and raised in the towns of Høle and Os, and began writing her first songs and learning dance at the age of six. She is popularly known as the "Fairy of Pop".
She was one of the biggest breakout acts in Norwegian pop music in the 2010s, topping the VG-lista Topp 40 Album for 2 consecutive weeks with her debut studio album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (2016), which received generally positive reviews, charting in various European countries and earning platinum certification two times in Norway. Her second studio album Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) (2018) was the first part of a two-part album, while the second part was her third studio album, A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019). Her fourth studio album The Gods We Can Touch was released on 21 January 2022. Aurora released her fifth studio album, What Happened to the Heart?, on 7 June 2024.
Her music is primarily electropop, folk and art pop, being referred to as the latter's "Norwegian pioneer". She only played piano at the beginning of her career, but later involved herself in percussion and other aspects of music production. In addition to her solo work, Aurora has collaborated with and co-written songs for other artists, including Askjell, Sub Urban, Sondre Lerche, Tom Odell and the Chemical Brothers. In 2022 Aurora worked alongside film composer Hans Zimmer, providing vocal work for the Frozen Planet II soundtrack. Together they performed "Take Me Back Home" at the Royal Albert Hall as part of BBC's Earth Proms.
Similar Artists