Aurora

Born in Stavanger and raised in the Bergen region, Aurora Aksnes has since the early 2010s developed a pop with edges of art pop, synth-pop, electropop and folk-pop, carried by a light voice and arrangements where acoustic melodies, electronic textures and introspective writing intersect. Her breakout took shape in Norway after uploading early songs such as “Puppet,” then with the singles “Awakening” and “Under Stars” in 2014, before the EP Running with the Wolves in 2015. Aurora subsequently released the album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend in 2016, followed by the diptych Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) in 2018 and A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) in 2019, which broadened her universe toward a more organic, symbolic and political pop. The Gods We Can Touch appeared in 2022, followed by What Happened to the Heart? in 2024, where Aurora further heightens the dialogue between alternative pop, electronic pulsations and folk-inspired motifs. In addition to her discography, Aurora has collaborated with The Chemical Brothers, Hans Zimmer, Tom Odell, Wu Qing-feng, Sondre Lerche or Bring Me the Horizon, and her voice has also appeared in soundtracks for cinema, television and video games, from Frozen 2 to Wolfwalkers, One Piece or Assassin’s Creed. On stage, Aurora frequents both intimate venues and major international festivals, from Coachella to Glastonbury, while maintaining a singular aesthetic, at once minimal, choreographic and very physical.