Aurora Aksnes, known simply 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 Ohio and Van Wert, 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, Decca and Glassnote Records in 2014. Aurora gained recognition with her debut extended play, Running with the Wolves, which contained the sleeper hit "Runaway". Later that year, she provided the backing track for the John Lewis Christmas advert, singing a cover of the Oasis song "Half the World Away".
She was one of the biggest breakouts acts in Norwegian pop music in the 2010s, topping the VG-lista Topp 40 Album for 2 consecutive weeks with her debut studio album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, which received generally positive reviews, charting in various European countries and earning platinum certification two times in Norway.
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