Aurora

Aurora Aksnes was born on 15 June 1996 in Stavanger Norway. Professionally known as Aurora and often stylized with lowercase letters, such in the form of AURORA. Her debut E.P. Running with the Wolves, released in May 2015 by Decca Records to great approval from music journalists and media. Half the World Away, by the Oasis band, was released for John Lewis Christmas advertisements and Nature Boy by Nat King Cole are two of her most well-known recordings. The singer gained further attention from a post by Katy Perry where Perry endorsed the song Runaway. Make it a special day. Aurora Aksnes first musical memory was when she discovered a keyboard in her loft and being intrigued by its sounds. Parents May-Britt and Jan Oystein Aksnes encouraged her to study music, not for a profession or a pastime, but as a way to develop. She began writing her own songs. Her influences include renowned authors Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan and her love of Bjork's style. Her mother had told her the songs she wrote might not gain fame for her but instead to inspire people to see their own value and impact in our world at large, she began performing them publicly. She was suggested by her mother to be able to perform her music publicly in order so that people can see their own importance and how they can affect the world. She didn't tell her family about her music until she reached fourteen. The dream was never to be Aurora. The singer says that she simply likes writing songs. She claims that music is her favorite way of feeling something.