Aurora

Aurora Aksnes, born June 15th, 1996 in Stavanger and is professionally known as Aurora sometimes stylized in uppercase in the form of AURORA is an Norwegian music producer and singer. Her debut E.P. Running with the Wolves, was released in May of 2015 by Decca Records to great approval of bloggers in the music industry and media. Half the World Away from Oasis was released by the group Oasis was made for an ad campaign for John Lewis, and Nature Boy is the Nat King Cole cover. Her name was also recognized through a tweet from Katy Perry where Perry endorsed her track Runaway. It was her birthday celebration. Aurora Aksnes first musical memory was discovering a piano in her loft, and becoming fascinated by its music. Parents May-Britt along with Jan Oystein Aksnes encouraged her to pursue music not as a profession or a pastime, but for growth. To achieve this she wrote her first original compositions. She credits renowned composers Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan for inspiration, as well as an appreciation for the style of Bjork. After her mother said that the songs she wrote might not make her famous but instead to inspire people to see their own value and impact to our world at large, she began playing them on stage. Her mother suggested that she be able to perform her music publicly in order to help people realize the importance of their work and how they could impact the world. The fact that she was a musician wasn't known to her family until she was fourteen. It was never a dream to be Aurora. Her sole passion is to compose music. She says that music is her favorite way of feeling something.