Aurora Aksnes

About Aurora Aksnes

Aurora is a gloomy electro-pop singer-songwriter who also goes by her stage name. Running with the Wolves, her debut EP, was released in May of 2015. She gained international notoriety in 2015 after singing a cover of Oasis'"Half The World Away" in a Christmas commercial for British store John Lewis.

Aurora Aksnes, known mononymously as AURORA, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Stavanger, Aurora released her debut EP, Running with the Wolves, in 2015, through Decca Records. Later that year, she provided the backing track for the John Lewis Christmas advert, singing a cover of the Oasis song "Half the World Away". Aurora released her debut studio album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, in 2016. In 2018, she released her second extended play, Infections of a Different Kind, followed by her second studio album, A Different Kind of Human.

Occupation	Singer, songwriter, record producer
Years active	2012–present
Born	Aurora Aksnes, June 15, 1996, Stavanger, Norway

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Trivia

After covering "Half The World Away" she began receiving major international recognition and admitted to UK tabloids that she had never heard of the massive retail chain John Lewis prior to being hired to sing for its commercial.

Aurora Aksnes before fame

She began composing music after discovering her parents' old electric piano in the attic. When she was ten years old, she began writing her own songs. Her mother convinced her to perform by telling her that her music may help others."Puppet", her first single, was published in December 2012. Her song"Runaway", which was published in February 2015, achieved one million views on Spotify in just six weeks.

Achievement of Aurora Aksnes

She rose to international prominence after performing"Half The World Away", and she admitted to UK tabloids that she had never heard of the large retail chain John Lewis before being hired to sing for their commercial.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Aurora Aksnes family life

Her father's name is Jan Oystein Aksnes, and her mother's name is May Britt Aksnes. Her two sisters are Viktoria and Miranda.

Associations of Aurora Aksnes

Katy Perry mentioned her in a tweet following the release of her song"Runaway", calling her music"new music that makes my heart flutter".

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Facts about Aurora Aksnes

• How many fans has she got on Instagram?
The girl can boast 323k people as of April 2018.
• Aurora Aksnes is a perfectionist, and this sometimes spoils her life. Aurora canu2019t listen to songs she has made for this reason.
• What was next after signing the deal?
Surprisingly, Aurora had not performed for a year or so after sealing the deal. Instead of this, Aurora Aksnes got serious about honing his craft of songwriting. His debut major live event was a Norwegian music festival.
• At what age did Aurora start to create music?
Aksnes has been making music since the age of 6 and writing lyrics since she was 9 years old when she could already speak English properly. Aurora Aksnesu0027s early projects are singles u201cI Went Too Faru201d and u201cRunning With the Wolves.u201d
• Aurora Aksnesu0027s most popular cover u201cHalf the World Awayu201d by Oasis appeared on UK charts and was chosen as a soundtrack of a Christmas TV commercial.
• How was she discovered?
In her teenage years, Aurora Aksnes recorded a song for her parents. This and the other song about world peace which she performed at the high school event were uploaded to social media. Eventually, the records attracted the attention of a management company which offered the girl to collaborate.
• The girl did not intend to become a performer. Aurora Aksnes just wanted to write songs since the process made her a happy person.
• Aurora Aksnes has earned recognition from Jaden Smith and Katy Perry.