Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Norwegian writer Aurora Aksnes.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Aurora Aksnes, known mononymously as Aurora, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer. Born in Stavanger and raised in the towns of Høle and Os, 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 (EP), Running with the Wolves (2015), 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".
I didn't really think about the sound of my songs before I started recording things in the studio.
It can be scary to be everywhere else for a long time. I always feel that I'm safe at home, near my family.
When you're outside, and everything is highland, it's like nature has its own sound, and that's one of my favorite sounds.
I don't like not saying anything. I don't like having a wall between me and the audience. I want to break down that wall and communicate with the people in the room, 'cause we're there together and we're having a nice moment.
After being in the studio, I realized this is how I want to be. It just feels right.
I'm getting used to the singing part but not the talking part.