Aurora

Aurora Aksnes is born 15 June 1996 in Stavanger, Norway. She is professionally known as Aurora and often stylized with uppercase letters as AURORA. Her debut E.P. Running with the Wolves, came out in May 2015 on Decca Records to great approval from music journalists and media. Half the World Away, by the Oasis band to promote John Lewis Christmas advertisements and Nature Boy, by Nat King Cole are among the artist's most notable covers. Katy Perry, who endorsed the tune Runaway by her, also gave her the track a little more attention. Make it a special day for her. Aurora Aksnes first musical memory was locating a keyboard in her loft and being fascinated by the music. Jan Oystein Aksnes, her parents May Britt Aksnes, and Jan Oystein Aksnes urged Aurora Aksnes to study music as an interest or a career. The singer began to write lyrics of her own. In addition to Bjork She also cites Leonard Cohen as an influence. She began performing the songs she wrote publicly after her mom suggested they could help people to not become famous through her music, but rather to help those around them see their own importance and how they can affect the world. She began playing the piano at age six and writing music at age nine. It took until her 14th birthday that she told her parents. Aurora wasn't just a fantasy of childhood. The singer says that she simply likes to compose songs. Music is for her the most effective way to experience whatever.