Aurora

Aurora Aksnes was born June 15 in 1996 in Stavanger Norway. She is professionally known as Aurora or sometimes stylized with the letters in uppercase as AURORA. Her debut E.P. Running with the Wolves by Decca Records was released on May 15th, 2015 it received a raving review from musicians and music blogs as well as the press. The artist has made two covers that have been viewed by the world's media: Half the World Away by the band Oasis for a Christmas advertisement by John Lewis and Nature Boy by Nat King Cole. Katy Perry, who endorsed the tune Runaway by her, offered the song a boost of recognition. Make it a day to celebrate her birthday. Aurora Aksnes first musical memory was finding a keyboard at her loft, where she was fascinated by the music. Jan Oystein Aksnes, her parents May Britt Aksnes and Jan Oystein Aksnes urged Aurora Aksnes to pursue music as an activity or a career. She began to write with her own music. As well as Bjork as well, she mentions Leonard Cohen as an influence. She began performing her songs publicly when her mother suggested that they might help others to not become famous through her music, but rather to help the people around them understand their own importance and how they impact the world. At age 6 She began playing the piano. At age nine, she when she began to write songs. Her family didn't know that she had begun until fourteen. The dream was never to turn into Aurora. The singer claims that she is a fan of composing songs. She believes that music is the ideal way to be able to feel any emotion.