Biography
Aurora Aksnes (born 15 June 1996), known mononymously as Aurora (stylized in all capital letters), is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. Known for blending electropop, folk, and art pop, she has been described as a pioneer of the Norwegian art pop scene and nicknamed the "Fairy of Pop". Having started writing songs and learning dance at the age of six, Aurora first gained recognition as a teenager when a classmate uploaded her music online without her knowledge. Initially trained on the piano, she gradually expanded her musical involvement to include percussion and production. She signed with Petroleum, Decca, and Glassnote Records in 2014, and released her debut extended play (EP), Running with the Wolves, in 2015. Its lead single, "Runaway", gained massive popularity years later after going viral on TikTok. Her debut studio album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, was released to positive reviews in 2016, topping the Norwegian VG-lista and earning international success. Aurora followed her debut with a two-part concept album: Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) (2018) and A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019). Her fourth studio album, The Gods We Can Touch (2022), marked her first top-10 entry in the UK. In 2024, she released her fifth album, What Happened to the Heart?, which charted highly across Europe. In 2025, Aurora shifted towards a more electronic-focused sound when she formed the musical project Tomora with Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers, releasing the album Come Closer the following year. Aurora's accolades include four Spellemann Awards, an EBBA Award, and the P3 Prize at the P3 Gull. At the age of 21, she became the youngest individual to receive a stone on the Bergen Walk of Fame, later earning a spot on the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Beyond her solo work, Aurora has collaborated with a range of artists, including The Chemical Brothers, Jacob Collier, Wu Qing-feng, Sondre Lerche, Tom Odell, Askjell, Bring Me the
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Credited work
46 releases · 15 albums · active 1997–2019
- Engineering · 48
- Production · 9
- Performance · 2
- Other credits · 1
Studios: Time Tools Studios · 21 Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Olive
- Kirsty Augustine
- Tina Cousins
- Soulshaker
- Rachel Stevens
- Late Night Alumni
- Sara Jorge