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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 34
Top works
- Hacia la estación Finlandia
- Hacia la estación Finlandia
- The loony-bin trip
- Navegación a la vista
- Mothers, Fathers, and Others
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Film & TV
Acting · Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Aurora Aksnes, known mononymously as AURORA, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. Born 15 June 1996 in Stavanger, her debut extended play, Running with the Wolves, was released in 2015 through Decca Records. She is known for voicing Young Iduna in Frozen II (2019), and performing the song "Into the Unknown" alongside Idina Menzel.
Known for
- AURORA: What Happened to the Earth? Live From Mexico City — Self2026
- Portrait of a Song — Herself2025
- Aurora - Rock en Seine 2025 — Self2025
- Southern Star — She2025
- How Music Plays Us — Self2024
- ELSE!2024
- Sidekick med Vegar Tryggeseid — Self2024
- A Touch of the Divine — AURORA2022
- Aurora - Rock en Seine 2022 — Self2022
- AURORA - Live at Corona Capital Festival — AURORA2021
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Norway
- Active from
- 1996
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,847,806
- Total plays
- 91,158,823
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There are numerous artists who performs under the name Aurora: 1. Aurora Aksnes (born June 15, 1996), known mononymously as AURORA, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. She is considered one of Norway's biggest artists. Born in Stavanger and raised in the towns of Høle and Os, she began writing her first songs and learning dance at the age of six. After some of her songs were uploaded online and became popular in Norway, she signed a recording contract with Petroleum Records,
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Oncomirs — microRNAs with a role in cancer
· 2006 · cited 5,786x
- <i>In Silico</i>
Detection and Typing of Plasmids using PlasmidFinder and Plasmid Multilocus Sequence Typing
· 2014 · cited 4,493x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)
· 2016 · cited 4,396x
- A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity
· 2017 · cited 2,482x
- Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)<sup>1</sup>
· 2021 · cited 2,388x
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Key facts
- Born
- Aurora Aksnes , ( 1996-06-15 ) 15 June 1996 (age 29) , Stavanger , Norway
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer
- Years active
- 2012–present
- Works
- Discography
- Awards
- Full list
- Genres
- Art pop synth-pop electropop alternative pop folk-pop
- Instruments
- Vocals piano harp
- Labels
- Decca Glassnote Petroleum Fontana
- Member of
- Tomora
- Website
- aurora-music .com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.aurora-music.com
- Image
- AURORA, Ravnedalen Live festival, Kristiansand, Norway (53867200364) (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1996-06-15
- Commons category
- Aurora (Norwegian vocalist)
- start of work period
- 2012-00-00
- birth name
- Aurora Aksnes
- social media followers
- 5970000
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Aurora Aksnes (born 15 June 1996), known mononymously as Aurora (stylized in all capital letters), is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Stavanger and raised in Høle and Os, she started writing songs and learning dance at age six. Her ethereal soundscapes brought her widespread acclaim, earning her the nickname "Fairy of Pop".
Aurora first gained recognition as a teenager in Norway, quickly emerging as one of the country's most notable pop acts. Her debut studio album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (2016), received generally positive reviews, topping Norway's VG-lista for two consecutive weeks and earning a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). She followed with a two-part concept album: Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) in 2018 and A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) in 2019. Her fourth studio album, The Gods We Can Touch (2022), marked her first top-ten entry in the UK and her second number-one album in Norway. Her fifth album, What Happened to the Heart? (2024), charted within the top 10 in the UK, Germany, Norway, Scotland, and the Netherlands.