Aurora Aksnes (aka AURORA) Biography
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AURORA
Aurora Aksnes (born 15 June 1996), stage name Aurora (stylised as AURORA), is a singer-songwriter from Os, Norway. [2]
AURORA (Aurora Aksnes) posing with a statue of Edvard Grieg [1]
Touring:
AURORA stated that she needs to have trees around her every time she tours because it reminds her of home and she finds inspiration in nature. This is her backdrop for the majority of her performances. (SOURCE: AURORA's Facebook)
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Performing:
"I get so inspired by…performing. And getting energy, and giving energy. It’s like a dance, and it’s so nice." - Aurora Aksnes [4,5]
Songwriting:
"So when you start to write a song, where do you usually begin?
"Well, it depends. Now I’m traveling all the time, I can’t really bring a piano with me, because that would hurt my back a lot, and my knees probably. But I have all these books in my backpack, and I write all the time, and that’s how I get so carsick, because we drive from state to state and I’m writing and I get carsick. I usually write lyrics first, and then when I get home or close to any kind of instrument I usually make a melody for those lyrics. But usually when I’m home, and I have a piano or a guitar, I’ll start writing a melody and then the words will come, like little bees into a beehive making honey. So it depends on what kind of tool I have in front of me." - Aurora Aksnes
(Source: www.theverge.com/2016/4/22/11487130/aurora-interview-all-my-demons-greeting-me-as-a-friend/
"Most of the songs are born in the living room of my home, next to the piano where I write most of my songs, which is the nicest way to write songs you can ever imagine. I have a window so I can look out at the seas and mountains – it looks like Narnia and that’s very inspiring." Aurora Aksnes [3, 6]
“I started to write songs in the first place to help myself get through things, I needed to write them, you know? Some of the songs are from my own life experiences, and some of them are from the experiences of people around me. It doesn’t really matter if it’s my feeling or some other person’s feelings - thinking about it can still make me quite sad, even when it’s [the feeling] by another person. Most of them are from real life but I do make up some stories and weird characters.”
(source: www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/aurora-interviewed-i-started-to-write-songs-in-the-first-place-to-help-myself-get-through-things-143) 21 May 2015
Debut Album: All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend:
What are your hopes for your debut LP?
AURORA: "I think that, whatever happens, I'm just happy I've written those songs and I've made an album. That's really big for me, and I'm proud of that. But I hope that it can be of help, that people will find some therapy and joy in it."
Read More: www.interviewmagazine.com/music/aurora-running-with-the-wolves/
AURORA's interpretation of the album:
"I try to see the good and bad sides of everything, and that is what the album title, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, is about – it is about how you can disappoint yourself and other people can disappoint you, and loss and grief and hard times, and just accepting that maybe all of that is a good thing.”
(source: www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/aurora-on-her-debut-album-john-lewis-christmas-advert-and-remote-upbringing-a6930691.html)
reference/source:
[1] photo by Magnus Skylstad via magnusskylstad instagram
“My two favourite composers. #AURORA #edvardgrieg”
[2] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(singer)
[3] 29 APRIL 2016 www.yenmag.net/music/aurora-interview/
[4] Photos by www.instagram.com/2075manuel/
[5] May 2016 REPEAT interview // translated youtu.be/uSxEaxsQjC0
[6] still - Into The Light - Kasafilms
Aurora Aksnes (born 15 June 1996), stage name Aurora (stylised as AURORA), is a singer-songwriter from Os, Norway. [2]
AURORA (Aurora Aksnes) posing with a statue of Edvard Grieg [1]
Touring:
Performing:
"I get so inspired by…performing. And getting energy, and giving energy. It’s like a dance, and it’s so nice." - Aurora Aksnes [4,5]
Songwriting:
"So when you start to write a song, where do you usually begin?
"Well, it depends. Now I’m traveling all the time, I can’t really bring a piano with me, because that would hurt my back a lot, and my knees probably. But I have all these books in my backpack, and I write all the time, and that’s how I get so carsick, because we drive from state to state and I’m writing and I get carsick. I usually write lyrics first, and then when I get home or close to any kind of instrument I usually make a melody for those lyrics. But usually when I’m home, and I have a piano or a guitar, I’ll start writing a melody and then the words will come, like little bees into a beehive making honey. So it depends on what kind of tool I have in front of me." - Aurora Aksnes
(Source: www.theverge.com/2016/4/22/11487130/aurora-interview-all-my-demons-greeting-me-as-a-friend/
"Most of the songs are born in the living room of my home, next to the piano where I write most of my songs, which is the nicest way to write songs you can ever imagine. I have a window so I can look out at the seas and mountains – it looks like Narnia and that’s very inspiring." Aurora Aksnes [3, 6]
“I started to write songs in the first place to help myself get through things, I needed to write them, you know? Some of the songs are from my own life experiences, and some of them are from the experiences of people around me. It doesn’t really matter if it’s my feeling or some other person’s feelings - thinking about it can still make me quite sad, even when it’s [the feeling] by another person. Most of them are from real life but I do make up some stories and weird characters.”
(source: www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/aurora-interviewed-i-started-to-write-songs-in-the-first-place-to-help-myself-get-through-things-143) 21 May 2015
Debut Album: All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend:
What are your hopes for your debut LP?
AURORA: "I think that, whatever happens, I'm just happy I've written those songs and I've made an album. That's really big for me, and I'm proud of that. But I hope that it can be of help, that people will find some therapy and joy in it."
Read More: www.interviewmagazine.com/music/aurora-running-with-the-wolves/
"I try to see the good and bad sides of everything, and that is what the album title, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, is about – it is about how you can disappoint yourself and other people can disappoint you, and loss and grief and hard times, and just accepting that maybe all of that is a good thing.”
(source: www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/aurora-on-her-debut-album-john-lewis-christmas-advert-and-remote-upbringing-a6930691.html)
reference/source:
[1] photo by Magnus Skylstad via magnusskylstad instagram
“My two favourite composers. #AURORA #edvardgrieg”
[2] en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_(singer)
[3] 29 APRIL 2016 www.yenmag.net/music/aurora-interview/
[4] Photos by www.instagram.com/2075manuel/
[5] May 2016 REPEAT interview // translated youtu.be/uSxEaxsQjC0
[6] still - Into The Light - Kasafilms
