Post by rd on Oct 30, 2016 22:07:39 GMT
Original article (28/10/2016):
www.20minutes.fr/culture/musique/1949463-20161028-lu-avenir-chanteuse-aurora-primee-festival-cannes-2020
www.20minutes.fr/culture/musique/1949463-20161028-lu-avenir-chanteuse-aurora-primee-festival-cannes-2020
We saw the future: Aurora will be awarded at the Cannes Festival in 2020
"I was 6 years old and classical music soothed me already. I forgot i was sick when i was listening. And when I discovered this little electric piano, I realized that I reproduced by ear the same sounds I heard. After a little practice, I started to create my own melodies. "
2006: Writing her first song
"Around 10 years old, I wrote in English with a guitar while I couldn't play it. And play like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, who inspired me a lot, was my goal. I waited for the night while everyone was asleep, so they can't hear me. I didn't know at all that I could do it. I didn't want to be an artist, I was writing for me. "
2016: Release of the first album All my demons greeting me as a friend
"We alternated between touring and recording. We only had a month to devote to it. The challenge, with an album is that we evolve with it. In the end, there were things I wanted to change because I had grown up. I learned a lot this year. Including the technical aspects and how to make the sound i wanted. This album is very electronic. The next will be more organic. "
2017: Aurora gets on stage during a concert by Bob Dylan in Los Angeles
"He had seen me at the Fillmore concert in San Francisco in 2016. I couldn't believe it when he offered me singing Suzanne with him. I've always loved the song, it's quiet. When I realized what was going to happen, I started to be nervous just like my first scene in high school. But as usual, once on stage, I forgot everything. it's one of my fondest memories. Bob Dylan is so free. No matter that he received a Nobel Prize, he remains the same and continues to do what he always did: poetic music. "
2020: Aurora wins Best Actress Award at Cannes
" What can i say? It's hard. 2020 was a very special year. After my first albums, I wanted to show something different. So I released a very experimental album that reflects where I am: the passage to adulthood and all resulting issues. When Nicolas Winding Refn (director of Drive, Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon) asked me to play the main character in his next film and to compose the music, I was so happy. it was all I needed. A real challenge, even if i'm now more comfortable in front of a camera. As for Cannes, it's a little dizzying from my 24 years. But there was so many kind people around me and I was really happy for Nicolas that his film is highlighted through this award. On the other hand, I don't think I've realised what happened. "
Translation: rd
Her music video I Went too far already has 8 million views on Youtube. At the age of 20, she released her first album All my demons greeting me as a friend in 2016 and after scouring the European theaters, she will begin a US tour at the end of the month. Once we know that on Aurora, it's difficult not to imagine that the dark and intense melodies songwriter has a secure future and who knows, a third-platinum disc in 2023.
Originally from Bergen in Norway, Aurora is a pure self-taught. On electronic sounds, she interprets her titles inspired by the nature and an interpretation and a unique emotion. To convince you that her career will not stop there, we asked her about the key dates of her career, and we imagined, alone, the ones that will make her a confirmed artist. You'll quickly realize that there is no shortage of ambition and we're ready to confront our predictions in 2020.
2002: The piano discovery
2002: The piano discovery
2006: Writing her first song
"Around 10 years old, I wrote in English with a guitar while I couldn't play it. And play like Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, who inspired me a lot, was my goal. I waited for the night while everyone was asleep, so they can't hear me. I didn't know at all that I could do it. I didn't want to be an artist, I was writing for me. "
2011: First stage
"For a musical project in high school, I had to write a song on the guitar. I decided to do it because it was easy for me and it was an opportunity to avoid homework. My teachers loved I have a dream. They were impressed by my voice. For the last day of classes, they asked me to sing at the end of the year ceremony. I was very nervous. But after the second verse, all was forgotten. I see myself as a window through which the music passes. It's good to be a window. "
2014: Signing with Decca label and Glassnote
"When you're a child without parents, you can do whatever you want. It's the same when you don't have a label. But I needed one and Decca and Glassnote accept me as I am. They don't seek to make me more commercial. You just shouldn't be afraid to disagree. And I have more confidence now. "
2015: Release of the first EP Running with the wolves
"It was both strange and exciting. I was a little stressed because we had to get it out pretty quickly. Produce an EP is more interesting than a single. And I adore even numbers, even though 11 is my favorite number. "
"For a musical project in high school, I had to write a song on the guitar. I decided to do it because it was easy for me and it was an opportunity to avoid homework. My teachers loved I have a dream. They were impressed by my voice. For the last day of classes, they asked me to sing at the end of the year ceremony. I was very nervous. But after the second verse, all was forgotten. I see myself as a window through which the music passes. It's good to be a window. "
2014: Signing with Decca label and Glassnote
"When you're a child without parents, you can do whatever you want. It's the same when you don't have a label. But I needed one and Decca and Glassnote accept me as I am. They don't seek to make me more commercial. You just shouldn't be afraid to disagree. And I have more confidence now. "
2015: Release of the first EP Running with the wolves
"It was both strange and exciting. I was a little stressed because we had to get it out pretty quickly. Produce an EP is more interesting than a single. And I adore even numbers, even though 11 is my favorite number. "
2016: Release of the first album All my demons greeting me as a friend
"We alternated between touring and recording. We only had a month to devote to it. The challenge, with an album is that we evolve with it. In the end, there were things I wanted to change because I had grown up. I learned a lot this year. Including the technical aspects and how to make the sound i wanted. This album is very electronic. The next will be more organic. "
2017: Aurora gets on stage during a concert by Bob Dylan in Los Angeles
"He had seen me at the Fillmore concert in San Francisco in 2016. I couldn't believe it when he offered me singing Suzanne with him. I've always loved the song, it's quiet. When I realized what was going to happen, I started to be nervous just like my first scene in high school. But as usual, once on stage, I forgot everything. it's one of my fondest memories. Bob Dylan is so free. No matter that he received a Nobel Prize, he remains the same and continues to do what he always did: poetic music. "
2018: Aurora made the front page of Time magazine
"It was very unexpected. They contacted me shortly after my stint with Jimmy Fallon who was a great experience. He wanted an artist representing the new generation that remade the world. I'm very flattered, everything goes very quickly right now: Coachella, my participation in the soundtrack of the serie Westworld, the collection with Cacharel. I'm very happy, even when all this makes me anxious sometimes. "
"It was very unexpected. They contacted me shortly after my stint with Jimmy Fallon who was a great experience. He wanted an artist representing the new generation that remade the world. I'm very flattered, everything goes very quickly right now: Coachella, my participation in the soundtrack of the serie Westworld, the collection with Cacharel. I'm very happy, even when all this makes me anxious sometimes. "
2020: Aurora wins Best Actress Award at Cannes
" What can i say? It's hard. 2020 was a very special year. After my first albums, I wanted to show something different. So I released a very experimental album that reflects where I am: the passage to adulthood and all resulting issues. When Nicolas Winding Refn (director of Drive, Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon) asked me to play the main character in his next film and to compose the music, I was so happy. it was all I needed. A real challenge, even if i'm now more comfortable in front of a camera. As for Cannes, it's a little dizzying from my 24 years. But there was so many kind people around me and I was really happy for Nicolas that his film is highlighted through this award. On the other hand, I don't think I've realised what happened. "
Translation: rd
