Aurora (singer)

Aurora Aksnes (born 15 June 1996) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Quotes



 * My fans see me as an angel, but I'm not an angel. I'm just a normal person from Norway who writes music. They expect from me what I expect from them. They would be surprised if I was ever mean or inappropriate, but I want to be a good role model. You become that immediately when you get fans.
 * "Aurora: 'I'm not an angel'" by Andrew Trendell, in Gigwise (25 July 2016)


 * Well, I didn't have a computer in my house before six years ago. But I still got vinyl LPs and had an LP player, but I don't have iTunes or Spotify or Tidal or WiMP or anything. It's just because it just seems very confusing, and complicated. I've been a lot more into Facebook and Twitter and Instagram, which was a bit complicated for me to understand the language of each social media because they all talk in different ways. It's a nice way for me to tell people I appreciate them, which I forget to do sometimes. Because I want people to know I wouldn't be here without... people, right?
 * "Aurora Q&A: Inside Her YouTube Deal, 'Possessed' Performance Style and Upcoming Documentary" by Andrew Hampp, in Billboard (28 July 2016)


 * I feel like a city is strange when there is no source of escape. You need mountains, ocean, or forest. My parents have a sailboat and love being in the ocean. I am a forest person. I like to climb trees, to have things over me, to be isolated and hidden.
 * "Aurora interview: I want to fight for everything that can't fight for itself" by David Smyth, in Evening Standard (4 May 2018)


 * I wrote "Runaway" when I was 11 years old. It's quite funny because the older I got, the more it made sense to me. It touched my heart, and now it reminds me of things that happened after I wrote it. It was kind of like a gift to myself. It's weird because my inspiration for the lyrics to "Runaway" came out of nowhere. A few years later, something happened to me (well, the whole of Norway actually), and then the lyrics made so much sense to me. I sat in my house on the usual piano I always write on and it look like an hour, I think. I remember it was completely quiet, it was grey outside. Not light, not dark, not dry, not wet, not cold, not warm – it was kind of one of those out-of-place kind of days. It was kind of like time was standing still.
 * "AURORA opens up about 'Runaway' – the song that inspired Billie Eilish" by Andrew Trendell, in NME (1 May 2019)


 * Yes, music for me is not about my own pain, relationships, or breakups, I write about the world around me. I want the music to be a nature force big like a mountain, ocean, or hurricane. Music for me is really big and the closest thing I've experienced to something divine. I want people to be reminded of their inner warrior. We're in an important time, fighting for nature and what you believe in. I think we're hungry for more. I write pop music and it's very intellectual and full of emotion. I have many different styles within pop in my songs. Every song has a clear identity and asks for its own colour, its own mood. I'm really missing meaning in pop music and I have been for the last 20 years. I miss the force that we need and I believe that it's up to individuals. We don't have a machine to clear the water of plastic, we have to do it by hand. It's up to us, the people. The true power lies within the people it always has but somehow throughout history, the rich leaders have made it seem like power lies with one person. But that's so old-fashioned, we're getting out of that now, the power lies with the people. I really want to remind people of the power they have that they may have forgotten about.
 * "Like A Bird In The Night: Clash Meets Aurora" by Lisa Higgins, in Clash (4 July 2019)


 * I think once in a while we all need something to remind us of the good that exists in the world. And why we exist. Right now the world is going through a lot, together, but we are also isolated. You try to listen to the world when making music. And I felt like the world needed a little love right now.
 * "AURORA" by Malvika Padin, in Euphoria (18 June 2020)


 * It's very hard for me. I don't see the meaning in numbers. I don't have the possibility to understand what they mean in terms of success. I don't get a rush out of them – I wish I did. It's a very hard question for me to answer without seeming ungrateful because I am very honoured that people have let 'Runaway' into their hearts.
 * After being asked her opinion about the success of her single "Runaway", "AURORA talks new single 'Cure For Me': "Why is it so difficult to let others be themselves?"" by Andrew Trendell, in NME (7 July 2021)

All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (2016)
Would I run off the world someday? Nobody knows, nobody knows And I was dancing in the rain I felt alive and I can't complain But now take me home Take me home where I belong I can't take it anymore
 * And I was running far away
 * Runaway, written by Aurora and Magnus Skylstad

Say can you dream, in nightmare seems? A million voices, silent dreams Where hope is left so incomplete
 * A gift, a curse, they track and hurt
 * Running with the Wolves, written by Aurora, Michelle Leonard, and Nicolas Rebscher

And you are broken too Open ears, their eyes are open Makes me call for you
 * Broken me and broken them
 * Conqueror, written by Aurora, Magnus Skylstad, Odd Martin Skålnes, and Geir Luedy.

Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) (2018)
The silent ones are my choir The women will be my soldiers With the weight of life on their shoulders
 * The underdogs are my lions
 * Queendom, written by Aurora, Fiona Bevan, James Edward Jacob, and Couros Shebani

It's the beauty in forgotten love And I don't care if you don't understand why I cry It's the beauty in forgotten love
 * If I am left with a rose in my hand, let it die
 * Forgotten Love, written by Aurora and Martin Sjølie

A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019)
You are caught in a wire and soon it will burst
 * Don't forget who you are even though you are hurt
 * The River, written by Aurora, Magnus Skylstad, and Odd Martin Skålnes

Let him save them all, he is just a boy Let her save the world, she is just a girl Let him save them all, he is just a boy
 * Let her save the world, she is just a girl
 * Apple Tree, written by Aurora, Magnus Skylstad, and Odd Martin Skålnes

You cannot eat money, oh, no When the last tree has fallen And the rivers are poisoned You cannot eat money, oh, no
 * You cannot eat money, oh, no
 * The Seed, written by Aurora, Michelle Leonard, and Nicolas Rebscher

Quotes about Aurora

 * I find a lot of inspiration through visuals. When I was 12, I saw Aurora's "Runaway" music video. Something inside me clicked, like, that is what I want to do, no matter whether it goes anywhere or not.
 * "Billie Eilish: The Young Upstart with Co-Signs from Lorde and Halsey" by Krista Smith, in Vanity Fair (31 May 2018)