History Music / AuroraSinger

* ''What Happened to the Heart?''

Aurora Aksnes (born June 15, 1996), also stylized as AURORA, is an indie pop singer-songwriter from UsefulNotes/{{Norway}}. Her style is an eclectic blend of BaroquePop and ElectronicMusic, with soaring melody lines and introspective lyrics sung in her distinctive crystal-clear soprano voice.

Aurora describes her first experience with music as finding an old electric piano in the attic. She could only play with one hand because she had to keep pressing the on button, but she was awed by what she could create. She performed one of her first songs, "I Had A Dream", at her graduation ceremony. A friend of hers uploaded a video of it without her consent, attracting the attention of Made Management. Initially, she was upset, but her mother encouraged her to share her music with others.

In December 2012, Aurora released her first track "Puppet", followed by "Awakening" in 2013. Soon after, she was signed onto Decca Records/Glassnote, and released the singles "Under Stars", "Runaway", "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" and "Running With The Wolves". Her debut EP "Running With The Wolves" was released in 2015, and was generally well received. Another single, "Conqueror" was released in January 2016. Her debut album, "All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend" was released on March 11, 2016, and rose to the #1 spot in Norway. She promoted it with the single "I Went Too Far".

After working on new music in between shows, she decided to release her second album in two Steps. Step 1, titled "Infections of a Different Kind" (released in EP format), came out in late 2018, while Step 2, titled "A Different Kind of Human" (released in album format, thus being her second studio album), was released in 2019.

Also in 2019, Aurora had her first international mainstream success singing in ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'', providing the mysterious wordless voice from the forest that vocalizes opposite Creator/IdinaMenzel in "Into The Unknown." She performed the song on stage (well, in an elevated box) at the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardsCeremonies that year.

Aurora's third studio album "The Gods We Can Touch" was released in January 2022, featuring guest vocals by Pomme.

[floatboxright:Influences: Music/{{Bjork}}, Music/BobDylan, Music/DavidBowie, Music/LeonardCohen, Susanne Sundfor]

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

[floatboxright:Influences: Music/{{Bjork}}, Music/BobDylan, Music/DavidBowie, Music/LeonardCohen, Music/SusanneSundfor]

Aurora's third studio album "The Gods We Can Touch" was released in January 2022, featuring guest vocals by Music/{{Pomme}}.

* LongTitle: All her albums.

* TextlessAlbumCover: This trope becomes handy given her love for [[LongTitle Long Titles]].

In December 2012, Aurora released her first track "Puppet", followed by "Awakening" in 2013. Soon after, she was signed onto Decca Records/Glassnote, and released the singles "Under Stars", "Runaway", "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" and "Running With The Wolves". Her debut EP "Running With The Wolves" was released in 2015, and was generally well received. Another single, "Conqueror" was released in January 2016. Her debut album, "[[LongTitle All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend]]" was released on March 11, 2016, and rose to the #1 spot in Norway. She promoted it with the single "I Went Too Far".

After working on new music in between shows, she decided to release her second album in two parts. The first, "Infections of a Different Kind", came out in late 2018, while the second, titled "A Different Kind of Human", was released in 2019.

Aurora's fourth studio album "The Gods We Can Touch" was released in January 2022, featuring guest vocals by Music/{{Pomme}}.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] an actual Aurora Borealis/Australis.

* TitleTrack: Played straight with "Running With The Wolves". Averted with "All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend". She does have a song titled "All My Demons", but it is not on the album, nor has it been released.

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Aurora Aksnes (vocals)
** TheLancer: Odd Martin Skålnes (guitar)
** TheBigGuy: Magnus Åserud Skylstad (percussion)
** TheChick: Selma Frida Stang (vocals/synth)
** TheSmartGuy: Alf Lund Godbolt

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Her name means "dawn" or "sunrise" in Latin, and it also indicates the phenomenon known as polar lights. Quite appropriate for someone hailing from Norway.

* RefrainFromAssuming: It's not "Give Me Some Love", it's "I Went Too Far".

* NatureLover: She grew up in [[{{TheLostWoods}} Os]], outside of Bergen, Norway. And she loves forests, animals, and insects.

* NeoClassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Her music combines Dark Pop, Art Pop, Dream Pop, and Norwegian Folk Music.

* ClassicalMythology: Each of the songs in ''The Gods We Can Touch'' is themed after one of the gods or goddesses from the Greco-Roman pantheon.

Aurora's fourth studio album "The Gods We Can Touch" was released in March 2022, featuring guest vocals by Music/{{Pomme}}.

%%* FingerlessGloves: She makes a kind of these from stockings.