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Also known as Aurora Aksnes

Norwegian singer and songwriter

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Aurora Aksnes, known professionally as Aurora, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, and musician. Born on June 15, 1996, in Stavanger, she has resided in Bergen and holds Norwegian citizenship. Her musical career began in 2012, and she performs in genres including alternative music, indie pop, synth-pop, and art pop. She is signed to Fontana Records and Glassnote Records.

Aurora speaks Norwegian, English, and Japanese. Her musical instruments include piano, voice, acoustic bass guitar, and harp. She is identified as bisexual. Her work has been recognized across various platforms, with a total of 5 works listed in Crossref records.

Synthesized by Vinony from 36 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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

via Open Library + Wikidata

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
afro housealternative dancealternative musicalternative/indie rockart popbass house

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,847,806
Total plays
91,158,823

Tags

art popsynthpopindie poppopnorwegian

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,

via Last.fm · Aurora

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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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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