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Line 18: }} '''Aurora Aksnes''' ({{IPA-no\|æʉ̯ˈɾùːɾɑ ˈɑ̂ksˌneːs}}) (born 15 June 1996),<ref name="DB20190629">{{Cite book \|author=Silje Kathrine Sviggum \|url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagbladet_null_null_20190629_151_147_1 \|title=Magasinet, vedlegg til Dagbladet 2019.06.29 \|place=Oslo \|pages=28–35 \|language=no \|chapter=En fri fugl \|access-date=24 December 2019 \|archive-date=16 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216135604/https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_dagbladet_null_null_20190629_151_147_1 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet \|user=AURORAmusic \|number=610188157284388864 \|title=Love Red heartRed heart #aurorawarrior I feel so lucky to have people supporting me, thank you so much! This is the last day as an 18 year old!!}}</ref> known [[mononym]]ously as '''Aurora''' (stylised in all {{abbr\|caps\|capital letters}}),<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/1WgXqy2Dd70QQOU7Ay074N \|title=AURORA \|website=Spotify \|access-date=1 December 2019 \|archive-date=20 February 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220235831/https://open.spotify.com/artist/1WgXqy2Dd70QQOU7Ay074N \|url-status=live}}</ref> is a ~~[[Norwegians\|~~Norwegian]] singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in [[Stavanger]] and raised in the towns of [[Høle]] and [[Os, Hordaland\|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 Records\|Decca]] and [[Glassnote Records]]<ref>{{cite web \|title=Slik ble Aurora til \|url=https://www.ballade.no/populaermusikk/slik-ble-aurora-til/ \|publisher=ballade.no \|last=Olette Klausen \|first=Aslaug \|date=27 November 2015 \|access-date=27 November 2015 \|archive-date=27 September 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927144018/https://www.ballade.no/populaermusikk/slik-ble-aurora-til/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> in 2014. Aurora gained recognition with her debut [[extended play]] (EP), ''[[Running with the Wolves]]'' (2015), which contained the [[sleeper hit]] "[[Runaway (Aurora song)\|Runaway]]". Later that year, she provided the backing track for the [[John Lewis & Partners Christmas advert\|John Lewis Christmas advert]], singing a cover of the [[Oasis (band)\|Oasis]] song "[[Half the World Away#Aurora version\|Half the World Away]]". Aurora's debut studio album, ''[[All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend]]'' (2016) received generally positive reviews, charting in various European countries and earning platinum certification two times in Norway. Her second studio album ''[[Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1)]]'' (2018) was the first part of a two-part album, while the second part was her third studio album, ''[[A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)]]'' (2019). Her fourth studio album ''[[The Gods We Can Touch]]'' was released on 21 January 2022. Aurora released her fifth studio album, ''[[What Happened to the Heart?]]'', on 7 June 2024. Her music is primarily [[electropop]], [[Folk music\|folk]], and [[art pop]] with vocals referred to as "[[wikt:en:ethereal\|ethereal]]". She only played piano at the beginning of her career, but later involved herself in percussion and other aspects of music production. In addition to her solo work, Aurora has collaborated with and co-written songs for other artists, including [[Askjell]], [[Sub Urban (musician)\|Sub Urban]], [[Sondre Lerche]], [[Tom Odell]] and [[the Chemical Brothers]]. She has also contributed to soundtracks for several films, television series and video game franchises, including ''[[Girls (TV series)\|Girls]]'', ''[[Frozen II]]'', ''[[Wolfwalkers]],'' [[Netflix]]'s live-action [[One Piece (2023 TV series)\|''One Piece'']] series, ''[[Mass Effect: Andromeda]]'', ''[[Sky (video game)\|Sky: Children of the Light]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''. In 2022 Aurora worked alongside film composer [[Hans Zimmer]], providing vocal work for the ''[[Frozen Planet II]]'' soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Frozen Planet II - Original Television Soundtrack \|url=https://propermusic.com/products/hanszimmeradamlukasjameseveringhamfeataurora-frozenplanetiioriginaltelevisionsoundtrack?srsltid=AfmBOopoS1M0uBxwo_5fNKM55Uzs3ulmxgJyAftP8tu3I_gLXdhpbbwk \|access-date=2024-09-09 \|website=Proper Music \|language=en}}</ref> Together they performed ‘Take Me Back Home’ at the Royal Albert Hall as part of BBCs Earth Proms.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Daly \|first=Rhian \|date=2022-08-30 \|title=Watch AURORA perform with Hans Zimmer at Earth Prom 2022 \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-aurora-perform-with-hans-zimmer-at-earth-prom-2022-3300817 \|access-date=2024-09-09 \|website=NME \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ==Early life== [[File:Lysefjorden, Hordaland.JPG\|thumb\|upright=1\|View of [[:no:Lysefjorden (Hordaland)\|Lysefjord]] in [[Os, Hordaland\|Os]] where Aurora was raised]] Aurora was born on 15 June 1996 at [[Stavanger University Hospital]] in [[Stavanger]], the youngest of three daughters to [[midwife]] May Britt ([[Maiden and married names\|née]] Froastad) and garage door salesman Jan Øystein Aksnes.<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web \|date=26 August 2016 \|title=– Eg trur eg har noko av magien frå Høle med på mi reise ut i verda / Aurora budde sine fyrste år i Sandnes \|url=http://sandnesposten.no/kultur/eg-trur-eg-har-noko-av-magien-fra-hole-med-pa-mi-reise-ut-i-verda/19.12245 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826053115/http://sandnesposten.no/kultur/eg-trur-eg-har-noko-av-magien-fra-hole-med-pa-mi-reise-ut-i-verda/19.12245 \|archive-date=26 August 2016 \|access-date=18 October 2019 \|website=sandnesposten.no \|language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media \|title=AURORA – på Lindmo – Interview and Runaway (Live) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSRwxwohtjs \|access-date=28 October 2019 \|website=YouTube \|archive-date=9 March 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309170200/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSRwxwohtjs \|url-status=live }}</ref> Her oldest sister, Miranda, is a makeup artist and former teacher.<ref>{{Cite AV media \|title=Team Aksnes on God Morgen Norge [Subtitled] \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAJ7JM9cab8 \|access-date=31 October 2019 \|website=YouTube \|archive-date=21 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021193130/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAJ7JM9cab8 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Her other sister Viktoria is a fashion designer, stylist, and blogger.<ref>{{Cite AV media \|date=17 April 2016 \|title=AURORA and Viktoria (interview) \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3IZ1vx-kwY \|website=YouTube \|access-date=1 November 2019 \|archive-date=2 December 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202172828/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3IZ1vx-kwY&gl=US&hl=en \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Victoria Aksnes \|url=https://studioboi.no/VIKTORIA-AKSNES-1 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101042114/https://studioboi.no/VIKTORIA-AKSNES-1 \|archive-date=1 November 2019 \|access-date=1 November 2019 \|website=Studio Boi}}</ref> She spent her first three years in [[Høle]], a small town where her parents had lived for 15 years.<ref name="auto5"/> In Høle, Aurora developed her taste for nature, singing, and [[Folk costume\|traditional clothing]], such as hats and long skirts.<ref name="auto5"/> Later the family moved further north in western Norway,<ref name="auto5"/> to a house in the small village of Drange,<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bt.no/kultur/i/x8dy0Q/aa-bli-kjemperik-virker-saa-forraatnende-for-sjelen\|title=Å bli kjemperik virker så forråtnende for sjelen\|trans-title=Becoming extremely rich seems so corrupting to the soul\|newspaper=[[Bergens Tidende]]\|date=3 February 2022\|access-date=9 February 2024\|language=no\|url-access=subscription\|archive-date=2 March 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302052917/https://www.bt.no/kultur/i/x8dy0Q/aa-bli-kjemperik-virker-saa-forraatnende-for-sjelen\|url-status=live}}</ref> located in the woodlands of the [[Os, Hordaland\|Os]] mountains, a remote municipality in [[Hordaland]], near [[Bergen]] and [[:no:Lysefjorden (Hordaland)\|Lysefjord]] (a [[fjord]] which translates to "fjord of light").<ref name=wyp-magazine>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.myp-magazine.com/interview/aurora-a-beautiful-soul/ \|title=A Beautiful Soul \|access-date=27 November 2020 \|last=Weiß \|first=Katharina \|date=19 August 2019 \|work=MYP Magazine \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005091157/https://www.myp-magazine.com/interview/aurora-a-beautiful-soul/ \|archive-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> Aurora said of this place that: "There are almost no cars, and the roads are small and bumpy, and there are lots of trees everywhere; it's very quiet, and the internet is bad."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jupp \|first=Emily \|date=14 March 2016 \|title=Singer Aurora on her debut album and the John Lewis Christmas advert \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/aurora-on-her-debut-album-john-lewis-christmas-advert-and-remote-upbringing-a6930691.html \|access-date=18 October 2019 \|website=The Independent \|archive-date=14 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314171248/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/aurora-on-her-debut-album-john-lewis-christmas-advert-and-remote-upbringing-a6930691.html \|url-status=live}}</ref> She has also compared it to the fictional land of [[Narnia (world)\|Narnia]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|last=Petrarca \|first=Emilia \|date=24 July 2016 \|title=Meet Aurora, the Mythical Lovechild of Björk and Grimes \|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/aurora-music-panorama \|access-date=18 October 2019 \|website=W Magazine \|archive-date=25 July 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725145035/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/aurora-music-panorama \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Rennert \|first=Jenna \|date=23 July 2016 \|title=Meet the Rising Pop Star With "Norwegian Viking Hair" That's Bringing Back the Stealth Buzzcut \|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/music-festival-panorama-artists-aurora \|access-date=18 October 2019 \|website=Vogue \|archive-date=12 February 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212091435/https://www.vogue.com/article/music-festival-panorama-artists-aurora \|url-status=live}}</ref> She calls herself a "forest person" due to being surrounded by nature, her love of "climb[ing] trees", and being "isolated and hidden".<ref name=evening-standard/> She has also shown interest in the ocean since she lived close to the sea, and her parents have a [[sailboat]].<ref name=evening-standard/><ref name="interview"/> When she attended school, her sisters—Miranda (currently her makeup artist) and Viktoria Aksnes (currently her costume designer)—worried that she might be bullied due to her eccentric personality and style of dress.<ref>{{cite AV media \|title=AURORA – Nothing is Eternal (A Documentary) \|website=[[YouTube]] \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vdBorK67tk \|access-date=18 October 2019 \|archive-date=7 October 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007023628/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vdBorK67tk \|url-status=live }}</ref> Instead, Aurora's classmates asked for more time than she was willing to give, and she instead preferred to spend time in the forest.<ref name="jeg"/> She also claimed that withdrawing into natural spaces gave her time to [[Philosophy\|philosophize]] and discover the "power" of her own mind.<ref name=":51">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/aurora-opens-up-about-being-part-of-the-lgbtq-community-and-why-bigots-will-never-win/ \|title=Aurora opens up about being part of the LGBTQ community and why bigots "will never win" \|access-date=27 November 2020 \|last=Megarry \|first=Daniel \|work=Gay Times \|date=29 July 2019 \|archive-date=27 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127135348/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/aurora-opens-up-about-being-part-of-the-lgbtq-community-and-why-bigots-will-never-win/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> As a child, she states that "I used to be terrified of people who wanted to hug me"; "I did not like to be hugged as a child. And I used to be terrified of one of my teachers at school, but then I met him a few months ago, and it was really nice. It's weird how things change."<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web \|last=Usinger \|first=Mike \|date=30 November 2016 \|title=Aurora learns not to sweat things on All My Demons Greeting Me As a Friend \|url=https://www.straight.com/music/838291/aurora-learns-not-sweat-things-all-my-demons-greeting-me-friend \|access-date=18 October 2019 \|website=The Georgia Straight \|archive-date=18 October 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018213711/https://www.straight.com/music/838291/aurora-learns-not-sweat-things-all-my-demons-greeting-me-friend \|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 69: In early 2021, she released five compilation EPs in celebration of her song "Runaway" receiving over 100 million streams on Spotify: ''For the Humans Who Take Long Walks in the Forest'', ''Music for the Free Spirits'', ''Stories'', ''For the Metal People'' and ''Music for the Fellow Witches Out There'' throughout February.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Lavin \|first=Will \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-to-celebrate-six-year-anniversary-of-runaway-with-new-ep-and-livestream-2871682 \|title=AURORA to celebrate six-year anniversary of 'Runaway' with new EP and livestream \|work=NME \|date=3 February 2021 \|access-date=24 November 2021 \|archive-date=12 November 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112021854/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-to-celebrate-six-year-anniversary-of-runaway-with-new-ep-and-livestream-2871682 \|url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 July 2021, Aurora released the single "[[Cure for Me]]" as the second single for the forthcoming album.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Trendell \|first=Andrew \|date=7 July 2021 \|title=AURORA talks new single 'Cure For Me': "Why is it so difficult to let others be themselves?" \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-cure-for-me-lyrics-interview-lgbtq-new-album-runaway-conqeuror-2987717 \|website=NME \|access-date=7 July 2021 \|archive-date=7 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707161000/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-cure-for-me-lyrics-interview-lgbtq-new-album-runaway-conqeuror-2987717 \|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 October, "Giving in to the Love" was released as the album's third single, and ''[[The Gods We Can Touch]]'' was announced for release on 21 January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=14 October 2021 \|last=Moore \|first=Sam \|title=Aurora announces new album 'The Gods We Can Touch' and shares 'Giving In To The Love' \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-announces-new-album-the-gods-we-can-touch-and-shares-giving-in-to-the-love-3070459 \|access-date=16 November 2021 \|website=NME \|language=en-GB \|archive-date=19 October 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019081544/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-announces-new-album-the-gods-we-can-touch-and-shares-giving-in-to-the-love-3070459 \|url-status=live}}</ref> To promote ''The Gods We Can Touch'', she announced a concert tour throughout the United States and Europe (with [[Sub Urban (musician)\|Sub Urban]], Sei Selina, and Metteson as supporting acts) in 2022.<ref name="the-gods-we-can-touch-tour">{{cite web \|url=https://www.majesticdetroit.com/event/11303325/AURORA+Presents+The+Gods+We+Can+Touch+Tour/ \|title=Aurora Presents The Gods We Can Touch Tour \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118122251/https://www.majesticdetroit.com/event/11303325/AURORA+Presents+The+Gods+We+Can+Touch+Tour/ \|archive-date=18 November 2021 \|work=Majestic Detroit \|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> "Heathens" was released on 3 December 2021 as the album's fourth single, and a virtual concert film was announced, which released exclusively to Moment House on 25 January 2022, a week later after the album's release.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Aubrey \|first=Elizabeth \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listten-to-aurora-dreamy-new-song-heathens-3110500 \|title=Listen to Aurora's dreamy new song 'Heathens' \|work=NME \|date=3 December 2021 \|access-date=5 December 2021 \|archive-date=5 December 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205125039/https://www.nme.com/news/music/listten-to-aurora-dreamy-new-song-heathens-3110500 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dork-heathens">{{cite magazine \|last=Ackroyd \|first=Stephen \|url=https://readdork.com/news/aurora-heathens/ \|title=AURORA announces "worldwide digital experience" 'A Touch Of The Divine', debuts new track 'Heathens' \|magazine=Dork \|date=3 December 2021 \|access-date=12 June 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203120111/https://readdork.com/news/aurora-heathens/ \|archive-date=3 December 2021}}</ref> Aurora featured in [[Sub Urban (musician)\|Sub Urban]]'s song "Paramour", released on 19 November as a single for the latter's upcoming debut album.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Rincón \|first=Ally \|url=https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/sub-urban-aurora-paramour-listen \|title=Sub Urban Enlists AURORA For The Ominous "Paramour" \|work=[[Ones to Watch]] \|date=18 November 2021 \|access-date=24 November 2021 \|archive-date=27 November 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127004737/https://www.onestowatch.com/blog/sub-urban-aurora-paramour-listen \|url-status=live}}</ref> She also released the song "Midas Touch" for the soundtrack of the third season of [[Amazon Studios]]'s ''[[Hanna (TV series)\|Hanna]]''. A collaborative event with the video game ''[[Sky (video game)\|Sky: Children of the Light]]'' (in which she previously provided vocals for the game's beginning and ending themes) was released on 17 October 2022. The game included a virtual concert that premiered on 8 December after [[Game Awards 2022\|The Game Awards 2022]] and reoccurred from 9 December until 2 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=13 October 2022 \|title=Gather in the Song of Season of AURORA \|url=https://www.thatskygame.com/news/gather-in-the-song-of-season-of-aurora \|access-date=20 November 2022 \|archive-date=20 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120090145/https://www.thatskygame.com/news/gather-in-the-song-of-season-of-aurora/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=7 December 2022 \|title=Join the Musical Voyage: Season of AURORA Concert Premieres December 8th! \|url=https://www.thatskygame.com/news/join-the-musical-voyage-season-of-aurora-concert-premieres-december-8th \|access-date=17 December 2022 \|website=Sky \|archive-date=17 December 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217110941/https://www.thatskygame.com/news/join-the-musical-voyage-season-of-aurora-concert-premieres-december-8th/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The virtual concert would ~~eventually~~ return again from 23 August to 3 September 2023 for an official attempt to break the [[Guinness World Records\|Guinness World Record]] for "Most Users in a Concert-themed Virtual World".<ref>{{Cite web \|date=August 17, 2023 \|title=Get Ready for the AURORA Encore Concerts \|url=https://www.thatskygame.com/news/get-ready-for-the-aurora-encore-concerts/ \|access-date=November 4, 2023 \|website=Sky \|archive-date=4 November 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104141519/https://www.thatskygame.com/news/get-ready-for-the-aurora-encore-concerts/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> On 25 August 2023, Aurora released "[[One Piece (2023 soundtrack)#My Sails Are Set\|My Sails Are Set]]" as part of the [[One Piece (2023 soundtrack)\|soundtrack]] to the live action series ''[[One Piece (2023 TV series)\|One Piece]]''.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Patches \|first=Matt \|date=2023-08-25 \|title=Hear Aurora's One Piece song 'My Sails Are Set,' and the wild story behind it \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23845202/one-piece-song-aurora-my-sails-are-set-netflix \|access-date=2023-09-09 \|website=Polygon \|language=en-US \|archive-date=6 September 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906051509/https://www.polygon.com/23845202/one-piece-song-aurora-my-sails-are-set-netflix \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-09-09 \|title=Live-Action One Piece Series Unveils 2nd Single by AURORA \|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-25/live-action-one-piece-series-unveils-2nd-single-by-aurora/.201633 \|access-date=2023-09-09 \|website=Anime News Network \|language=en \|archive-date=25 August 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825190939/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-25/live-action-one-piece-series-unveils-2nd-single-by-aurora/.201633 \|url-status=live }}</ref> ===2023–present: ''What Happened to the Heart?''=== Line 94: On Aurora's profile at Glassnote Records' website, she is quoted as stating:<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://glassnotemusic.com/artists/aurora/ \|title=Aurora \|publisher=[[Glassnote Records]] \|access-date=8 December 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921003148/https://glassnotemusic.com/artists/aurora/ \|archive-date=21 September 2017 \|url-status=live}}</ref> {{blockquote\|I don't want to write sad songs only to make people sad, I'll end up with lots of depressed fans. That's not my goal at all. But I want people to know that it's not dangerous to cry or think of something sad for a while. It's easier to think about it through a song, which can also be beautiful while being sad. It's like taking medicine with a teaspoon of sugar. It's important to have some hope.}} Aurora has an eclectic musical style, consisting of [[art pop]],<ref name="interview">{{cite web \|last=Weiss \|first=Haley \|title=Aurora – Interview Magazine \|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/aurora-aksnes-slottsfjell \|website=[[Interview (magazine)\|Interview]] \|access-date=27 July 2017 \|date=27 July 2017 \|archive-date=27 July 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727231448/http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/aurora-aksnes-slottsfjell \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="independent">{{cite web \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/perry-farrell-kind-heaven-review-album-tracklist-aurora-different-kind-of-human-a8946411.html \|title=Album reviews: Aurora – A Different Kind of Human, and Perry Farrell – Kind Heaven \|website=[[The Independent]] \|last=Bray \|first=Elisa \|date=6 June 2019 \|access-date=23 October 2019 \|archive-date=4 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604030028/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/perry-farrell-kind-heaven-review-album-tracklist-aurora-different-kind-of-human-a8946411.html \|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Nordic folk music\|Nordic-folk]],<ref name="omh">{{cite web \|last=Murphy \|first=John \|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/aurora-demons-greeting-friend \|title=Aurora – All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend \|work=[[MusicOMH]] \|publisher= \|date=11 March 2016 \|access-date=21 May 2016 \|archive-date=11 June 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611041401/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/aurora-demons-greeting-friend \|url-status=live}}</ref> [[synth-pop]],<ref name="omh"/> [[electropop]],<ref name="guardian">{{cite web \|last=Cragg \|first=Michael \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/07/aurora-a-different-kind-of-human-step-ii-review \|title=Aurora: A Different Kind of Human: Step II review – idiosyncratic singer's dark electro-pop \|work=[[The Guardian]] \|publisher= \|date=7 June 2019 \|access-date=21 June 2019 \|archive-date=16 June 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616141931/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jun/07/aurora-a-different-kind-of-human-step-ii-review \|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Folktronica\|electro-folk]],<ref name="musicfeeds">{{cite web \|last=Wehner \|first=Cyclone \|title=Norway's AURORA Talks Inspirations Behind Debut Album & Drops Laneway Festival 2017 Hint \|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/features/norways-aurora-talks-inspirations-behind-debut-album-drops-laneway-festival-2017-hint/ \|website=[[Music Feeds]] \|access-date=20 April 2016 \|date=20 April 2016 \|archive-date=12 February 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164215/http://musicfeeds.com.au/features/norways-aurora-talks-inspirations-behind-debut-album-drops-laneway-festival-2017-hint/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> dark pop,<ref name="paper">{{cite web \|last=Rosenzweig \|first=Mathias \|title=Meet AURORA, Scandinavia's Newest Dark Pop Prodigy \|url=https://www.papermag.com/meet-aurora-scandinavias-newest-dark-pop-prodigy-1737548481.html \|website=[[Paper (magazine)\|Paper]] \|access-date=18 April 2016 \|date=18 April 2016 \|archive-date=20 April 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420235704/http://www.papermag.com/meet-aurora-scandinavias-newest-dark-pop-prodigy-1737548481.html \|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Avant-pop\|avant-garde pop]],<ref name="clash1">{{cite web \|last=Higgins \|first=Lisa \|title=Like A Bird In The Night: Clash Meets Aurora \|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/like-a-bird-in-the-night-clash-meets-aurora \|website=Clash \|access-date=4 July 2019 \|date=4 July 2019 \|archive-date=4 July 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704230617/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/like-a-bird-in-the-night-clash-meets-aurora \|url-status=live}}</ref> [[alt-pop]],<ref name="clash2">{{cite web \|last=Fynn \|first=Jessica \|title="Inspired By The Light And The Dark" Clash Meets AURORA \|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/inspired-by-the-light-and-the-dark-clash-meets-aurora \|website=[[Clash (magazine)\|Clash]] \|date=8 July 2021 \|access-date=11 July 2021 \|archive-date=11 July 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711065027/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/inspired-by-the-light-and-the-dark-clash-meets-aurora \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/alt-pop-megastar-aurora-wants-to-make-a-metal-album-my-heart-wouldnt-be-complete-without-it \| title=Alt-pop megastar Aurora wants to make a metal album: "My heart wouldn't be complete without it" \| date=3 July 2024 }}</ref> [[folk-pop]],<ref name="paste">{{cite web \|last=Tinkham \|first=Chris \|title=AURORA: The Best of What's Next \|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/aurora/aurora-the-best-of-whats-next/ \|website=[[Paste (magazine)\|Paste]] \|access-date=12 June 2021 \|date=23 February 2016 \|archive-date=7 March 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307142944/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/aurora/aurora-the-best-of-whats-next/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[new-age music\|new-age]].<ref name=hot-press>{{cite web \|last=O'Toole \|first=Lucy \|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/interview-aurora-talks-listens-enya-impact-youth-climate-strikes-mental-health-gender-disparities-22795226 \|title=Interview – Aurora: "Enya's the only artist I like" \|work=[[Hot Press]] \|date=25 November 2019 \|access-date=24 November 2021 \|archive-date=22 November 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122152309/https://www.hotpress.com/music/interview-aurora-talks-listens-enya-impact-youth-climate-strikes-mental-health-gender-disparities-22795226 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Haley Weiss of ''[[Interview (magazine)\|Interview]]'' introduces her as a "poetic author of art-pop" and an "unaffectedly curious artist".<ref name="interview"/> John Murphy of ''[[MusicOMH]]'' describes her songs as a "beguiling mix of sizzling synth-pop, and for want of a better phrase, Nordic-folk".<ref name="omh"/> Michael Craag of ''[[The Guardian]]'' describes her to be "dark electro-pop".<ref name="guardian"/> Cyclone Wehner from ''[[Music Feeds]]'' said her music has attracted her a [[Cult following\|cult fanbase]] with her "darkly romantic electro-folk" along with her eccentricity.<ref name="musicfeeds"/> Writing for ''[[Paper (magazine)\|Paper]]'', Mathias Rosenzweig sees her as "Scandinavia's newest dark pop prodigy" with her love for [[Scandinavian folklore\|Nordic folklore]], similar to [[Björk]]'s interest of Icelandic mountains and countrysides. Rosenzweig also mentioned her "unexpected melodic twists" akin to [[Sia]] with the "prodigy vibes" of [[Lorde]].<ref name="paper"/> Lisa Higgins from ''[[Clash (magazine)\|Clash]]'', describes her as an artist with an avant-garde pop sound,<ref name="clash1"/> while Jessica Fynn from the same magazine sees her as an "alt-pop aesthete".<ref name="clash2"/> Chris Tinkham of ''[[Paste (magazine)\|Paste]]'' says that she has a "dark folk-pop" sound.<ref name="paste"/> Aurora has a [[soprano]] [[vocal range]].<ref name=":35" /> The word "[[wikt:en:ethereal\|ethereal]]" has often been used to qualify her tone of voice,<ref name="auto2"/><ref name=kind-heaven>{{Cite news \|last=Bray \|first=Elisa \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/perry-farrell-kind-heaven-review-album-tracklist-aurora-different-kind-of-human-a8946411.html \|title=Album reviews: Aurora – A Different Kind of Human, and Perry Farrell – Kind Heaven \|access-date=8 June 2019 \|date=6 June 2019 \|work=[[The Independent]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604030028/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/perry-farrell-kind-heaven-review-album-tracklist-aurora-different-kind-of-human-a8946411.html \|archive-date=4 June 2020}}</ref><ref name=independent-aurora>{{Cite web \|last=Jupp \|first=Emily \|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/aurora-on-her-debut-album-john-lewis-christmas-advert-and-remote-upbringing-a6930691.html \|title=Aurora on her debut album, John Lewis Christmas advert, and remote upbringing \|access-date=11 February 2017 \|date=14 March 2016 \|work=[[The Independent]] \|archive-date=12 February 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212093130/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/aurora-on-her-debut-album-john-lewis-christmas-advert-and-remote-upbringing-a6930691.html \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Christopoulou \|first=Danai \|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/norway/articles/9-musicians-from-norway-you-need-to-know/ \|title=9 Musicians from Norway You Need to Know \|access-date=17 June 2020 \|date=22 April 2018 \|work=Culture Trip \|archive-date=1 October 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001172523/https://theculturetrip.com/europe/norway/articles/9-musicians-from-norway-you-need-to-know/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> while the repeated use of vocals (like "ah", "oh" and "la") has also been pointed out as something characteristic in her music.<ref name=kind-heaven/><ref name=the-new-york-times>{{Cite web \|last=Pareles \|first=Jon \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/arts/music/review-auroras-debut-album-offers-pop-bait-and-dark-introspection.html \|title=Review: Aurora's Debut Album Offers Pop Bait and Dark Introspection \|access-date=18 February 2017 \|date=9 March 2016 \|work=[[The New York Times]] \|archive-date=29 September 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929183904/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/arts/music/review-auroras-debut-album-offers-pop-bait-and-dark-introspection.html?_r=0 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/aurora-different-kind-human-step-2-review-2506625 \|title=Aurora – 'A Different Kind Of Human (Step 2)' review \|access-date=17 June 2020 \|last=Trendell \|first=Andrew \|date=13 June 2019 \|work=NME \|archive-date=17 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617075418/https://www.nme.com/reviews/aurora-different-kind-human-step-2-review-2506625 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Aurora composes her songs in English.<ref>{{cite AV media \|title=Aurora 'I feel like Alice in Wonderland' on John Lewis, life, love, music. A Gigwise interview \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4efgJ0SgyY \|access-date=4 March 2017 \|via=[[YouTube]] \|publisher=Gigwise \|time=0:34 \|quote=I love my language, but there is something very soft about English [...] I was very fascinated with the language, and I think English is very beautiful, and it sounds beautiful. When interpreting in my original language I would be vulnerable, because I would be [myself] and it would be too much. \|archive-date=6 April 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406091145/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4efgJ0SgyY \|url-status=live }}</ref> She has sung songs like "Stjernestøv", "Vinterens Gåte" and "Det Hev Ei Rosa Sprunge" in her native language.<ref name="stjernestov" /><ref name="juleroser" /> Since ''Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1)'' she began to include lyrics in an "emotional language" that she invented in favor of changing the energy and meaning of her performance.<ref name="l'officiel">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/norwegian-pop-star-aurora#image-24902 \|title=Norwegian Pop Star Aurora Sings in Her Own Language \|access-date=24 September 2018 \|last=McDermott \|first=Emily \|date=18 September 2018 \|work=[[L'Officiel]] \|archive-date=24 September 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924190311/https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/norwegian-pop-star-aurora#image-24902 \|url-status=live}}</ref> She mostly plays the [[piano]], but also knows how to play other instruments like [[ukulele]], [[guitar]] and the [[harp]].<ref name=in-contact/><ref name=":6">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/22/11487130/aurora-interview-all-my-demons-greeting-me-as-a-friend \|title=Talking to Aurora about her new album, quitting Snapchat, and writing the perfect song \|access-date=11 February 2017 \|last=Plaugic \|first=Lizzie \|date=22 April 2016 \|work=[[The Verge]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711190557/http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/22/11487130/aurora-interview-all-my-demons-greeting-me-as-a-friend \|archive-date=11 July 2016}}</ref> She is sometimes involved in percussion and other aspects of the production of her songs.<ref name=forest-of-thought>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/mother-earths-warrior-aurora-interview-2018 \|title=AURORA opens up a forest of thought for our future preservation \|access-date=19 September 2019 \|last=Amour \|first=Cheri \|date=28 September 2018 \|work=The Line of Best Fit \|archive-date=21 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121233525/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/longread/mother-earths-warrior-aurora-interview-2018 \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=jeg/> Line 115: In her early years, she drew attention for her 'childlike appearance', pale skin without makeup and short platinum blonde hair, the same color as her eyebrows,<ref name=":27">{{Cite web \|url=http://noticias7dias.com/aurora-hada-saluda-demonios-noruega-musica/ \|title=Aurora, un hada que saluda a sus demonios... \|access-date=11 February 2017 \|last=Anzola \|first=Katiuska \|date=26 April 2016 \|website=Noticias 7 Días }}{{dead link\|date=August 2023\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/aurora-running-with-wolves-interview \|title=Listen to Teenage Songstress AURORA's Deft Debut EP \|last=Kaplan \|first=Ilana \|date=4 May 2015 \|website=Noisey Vice \|access-date=13 February 2017 \|archive-date=21 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121233529/https://www.vice.com/en/article/rq4keq/aurora-running-with-wolves-interview \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":29">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.lamusicasemueve.net:80/aurora-talento-nordico/ \|title=Aurora: talento nórdico \|access-date=4 March 2017 \|last=Fernández \|first=Raúl \|date=7 January 2015 \|work=La música se mueve \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810131829/http://www.lamusicasemueve.net/aurora-talento-nordico/ \|archive-date=10 August 2016}}</ref> in contrast to her vocal range and the meaning of her songs.<ref name=":29"/><ref name=":10">{{Cite web \|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/features/norways-aurora-talks-inspirations-behind-debut-album-drops-laneway-festival-2017-hint/ \|title=Norway's AURORA Talks Inspirations Behind Debut Album & Drops Laneway Festival 2017 Hint \|access-date=11 February 2017 \|last=Wehner \|first=Cyclone \|date=20 April 2016 \|work=Music Feeds \|archive-date=12 February 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164215/http://musicfeeds.com.au/features/norways-aurora-talks-inspirations-behind-debut-album-drops-laneway-festival-2017-hint/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> Aurora then changed her hair style to a partially shaved style referred to as "Norwegian [[viking]]",<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":23" /> and between 2018 and 2024, she has been characterised by a "two-layered" style (long in front and short in back) reminiscent of [[anime]] characters.<ref name=":35">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.crfashionbook.com/culture/a28134795/aurora-is-the-warrior-weirdo-the-world-needs/ \|title=Aurora is the Warrior Weirdo the World Needs \|access-date=20 September 2019 \|last=Studarus \|first=Laura \|date=24 June 2019 \|work=[[CR Fashion Book]] \|archive-date=20 September 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920180100/https://www.crfashionbook.com/culture/a28134795/aurora-is-the-warrior-weirdo-the-world-needs/ \|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the period between ''[[Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1)]]'' and ''[[A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)]]'', it became common for her to have lines drawn on her face, which represented "tears and smile wrinkles."<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://caseyeridio.journoportfolio.com/articles/unraveling-the-mystique-behind-aurora/ \|title=Unraveling the Mystique Behind AURORA \|access-date=17 June 2020 \|last=Casey \|first=Eridio \|date=28 October 2019 \|work=Status Magazine \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623123710/https://caseyeridio.journoportfolio.com/articles/unraveling-the-mystique-behind-aurora/ \|archive-date=June 23, 2023 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> She identifies as a [[Feminism\|feminist]],<ref name="independent interview"/> and is an advocate of [[human rights]], including [[Minority rights\|racial rights]] and [[LGBT rights]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.norwegianamerican.com/rainbow-flags-valentine-hearts/ \|title=Rainbow flags and Valentine hearts \|access-date=17 June 2020 \|last=Reinhall \|first=Lori Ann \|date=4 March 2019 \|work=The Norwegian American \|archive-date=17 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617025451/https://www.norwegianamerican.com/rainbow-flags-valentine-hearts/ \|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cnnchile.com/cultura/aurora-la-centennial-que-cura-el-dolor-del-planeta-con-canciones_20190527/ \|title=Aurora, la centennial que cura el dolor del planeta con canciones \|access-date=17 June 2020 \|last=Delgado \|first=Bruno \|date=27 May 2019 \|work=CNN Chile \|language=es-CL \|archive-date=17 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617211053/https://www.cnnchile.com/cultura/aurora-la-centennial-que-cura-el-dolor-del-planeta-con-canciones_20190527/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> She has also expressed a preference for not wearing makeup.<ref name=":23"/> She has also showed support for various [[environmental awareness]] movements, topics that she explored in songs like "Apple Tree", "The Seed", and "Soulless Creatures" from her second album.<ref name=forest-of-thought/><ref name=clean-sounds/> She hailed initiatives made by band [[Coldplay]] and activist [[Greta Thunberg]].<ref name=cop26>{{cite news \|last=Trendell \|first=Andrew \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-on-cop26-interview-performance-speech-climate-environment-greta-thunberg-runaway-3088629 \|title=AURORA on COP26: "We're fighting for the wellbeing of all living things" \|work=NME \|date=5 November 2021 \|access-date=13 December 2021 \|archive-date=16 December 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216042403/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-on-cop26-interview-performance-speech-climate-environment-greta-thunberg-runaway-3088629 \|url-status=live}}</ref> Since Israel's onslaught on Gaza in the context of the [[October 7th Massacre\|October 7th attack]] on Israel, Aurora has become outspoken on the oppression of the Palestinian people and has repeatedly expressed and called for solidarity.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Instagram \|url=https://www.instagram.com/celebrities4palestine/reel/C3-BKsYthDg/?hl=en \|access-date=2024-10-07 \|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1YTg6SEed8 \|title=AURORA - Starvation \|date=2024-06-07 \|last=iamAURORAVEVO \|access-date=2024-10-07 \|via=YouTube}}</ref> Her wardrobe mostly uses [[Textile recycling\|reused garments]] designed by Aurora and her sister Viktoria.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":35" /> Aurora is a [[pescatarian]],<ref>{{cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1KuqBlKWiQ \|title=AURORA Full Facebook Live Stream (October 14, 2016) \|access-date=14 December 2021 \|via=[[YouTube]] \|time=8:57 \|quote='''Are you vegan?''' Well, I'm a pescatarian. [...] I love sushi. \|archive-date=16 December 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216042400/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1KuqBlKWiQ \|url-status=live }}</ref> and has expressed her belief that the individual's awareness of food choices is an important part of an environmentally conscious lifestyle.<ref>{{cite tweet \|number=1120015643787579392 \|user=AuroraFranceOff \|title=~ Aurora 🗣 \|date=21 April 2019 \|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref><!-- If possible, add the "Warriors & Weirdos" base name she uses for her fanbase. Don't do it for the supposed "Meeps" and the former "Warriors". --> == Controversies == ~~{{Original research section\|date=April 2024}}~~ On 26 March 2023, as Aurora concluded her performance at [[Lollapalooza\|Lollapalooza Brasil]], her drummer, Sigmund Vestrheim, gestured with his hands in a [[OK gesture\|manner]] that some of the singer's fans interpreted as a [[White supremacy\|white supremacist]] [[Dog whistle (politics)\|dog whistle]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-28 \|title=Aurora nega que baterista de sua banda seja supremacista branco após polêmica com gesto e foto \|trans-title=Aurora denies that her band's drummer is a white supremacist after controversy over gesture and photo \|url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/lollapalooza/2023/noticia/2023/03/28/aurora-nega-que-baterista-de-sua-banda-seja-supremacista-branco-apos-gestos-e-fotos-dele.ghtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528020050/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/lollapalooza/2023/noticia/2023/03/28/aurora-nega-que-baterista-de-sua-banda-seja-supremacista-branco-apos-gestos-e-fotos-dele.ghtml \|archive-date=28 May 2023 \|access-date=2024-01-04 \|website=G1 \|language=pt-br}}</ref> Two days later, internet users, upon examining Vestrheim's Instagram, discovered additional alleged evidence of dog whistles and Nazi symbolism, such as a drawing featuring the numbers [[777 (number)#Political significance\|777]] and a [[swastika]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-03-28 \|title=Baterista de Aurora é acusado de fazer gesto supremacista no Lolla e cantora se pronuncia \|trans-title=Aurora drummer accused of making a supremacist gesture at Lolla and singer speaks out \|url=https://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2023/03/baterista-de-aurora-e-acusado-de-fazer-gesto-supremacista-no-lolla-e-cantora-se-pronuncia.ghtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328190434/https://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/cultura/noticia/2023/03/baterista-de-aurora-e-acusado-de-fazer-gesto-supremacista-no-lolla-e-cantora-se-pronuncia.ghtml \|archive-date=28 March 2023 \|access-date=2024-01-04 \|website=Marie Claire \|language=pt-br}}</ref> Aurora addressed the situation on the same day, rejecting claims that the drummer is a white supremacist and asserting that none of her band members endorse [[Right-wing politics\|right-wing political ideologies]].<ref name=":0" /> The response was mostly perceived as a defense of her drummer.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Redação \|date=2023-03-28 \|title=Após gesto de baterista, Aurora nega que integrante de seu grupo seja supremacista branco \|trans-title=After drummer's gesture, Aurora denies that a member of her group are white supremacist \|url=https://aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br/noticias/historia-hoje/apos-registros-de-seu-baterista-aurora-nega-que-integrante-de-sua-grupo-seja-supremacista-branco.phtml \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130135426/https://aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br/noticias/historia-hoje/apos-registros-de-seu-baterista-aurora-nega-que-integrante-de-sua-grupo-seja-supremacista-branco.phtml \|archive-date=30 November 2023 \|access-date=2024-01-04 \|website=Aventuras na História \|language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>(User interpretation.) {{Cite tweet \|number=1640756697395232768 \|user=AURORAmusic \|title=I am deeply saddened by the latest speculations on the internet regarding my drummer Sigmund. \|first=Aurora \|last=Aksnes \|date=28 March 2023 \|access-date=9 May 2024 \|archive-url=https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20230328231017/https://twitter.com/AURORAmusic/status/1640756697395232768 \|archive-date=28 March 2023 \|url-status=live}} </ref> Based on subsequent analyses, all of the alleged [[Dog whistle (politics)\|dog whistles]] were false and distorted except for the drawing containing the swastika, which the drummer himself classified as a childish and irresponsible mistake from his teenage years. The number 777 was a reference to the record label 777music, with which Sigmund has been associated since 2015 through his participation in the band [[Boy Pablo]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=777 Music \|url=https://www.777music.no/publishing/sigmund-vestrheim \|access-date=2024-04-08 \|website=www.777music.no \|archive-date=8 April 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408172721/https://www.777music.no/publishing/sigmund-vestrheim \|url-status=live }}</ref> Sigmund Vestrheim had a history of advocating for [[anti-racism]] and the [[LGBT community\|LGBTQIA+ community]].<ref>(User interpretation.) {{Cite Instagram \|postid=CPxtkEMBi1N \|user=sigmundvestrheim \|title=Heavy summer vibes🍺💞 #happy #happypridemonth🌈 #giddygang #beer 😆😆 \|first=Sigmund \|last=Vestrheim \|date=6 June 2021 \|access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref> Since 2019, Sigmund has been playing in his own band, GiddyGang, and along with his friend and South African rapper Vuyo, they produce music that denounces racism. The track "Sour" depicts Vuyo's childhood in [[South Africa]] during the [[Apartheid\|apartheid regime]] and denounces the [[murder of George Floyd]].{{Cn\|date=May 2024}} ==Philanthropy== Line 137 ⟶ 136: ==Bibliography== * ''The Gods We Can Touch'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.fabermusic.com/shop/the-gods-we-can-touch-p471781\|title=The Gods We Can Touch\|publisher=[[Faber Music]] & [[Decca Records]]\|access-date=December 16, 2023\|archive-date=16 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216135605/https://www.fabermusic.com/shop/the-gods-we-can-touch-p471781\|url-status=live}}</ref> * ''What Happened To The Heart?'' (2024)<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Wilkes \|first=Emma \|date=2024-09-05 \|title=AURORA announces new book 'What Happened To The Heart?' \|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aurora-announces-new-book-what-happened-to-the-heart-3790981 \|access-date=2024-10-06 \|website=NME \|language=en-GB}}</ref> ==Filmography== Line 218: \| 2017 ! scope="row"\| ''Konsert med Aurora fra Nidarosdomen''<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://tv.nrk.no/program/DMTL21280017&ved=2ahUKEwirnI_tt9uFAxV2ppUCHaJvD84QFnoECC0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw3VMP9VdSVssNEnybMez8mj \|title=NRK TV – Konsert med Aurora fra Nidarosdomen \|date=28 December 2017 \|access-date=24 April 2024 \|via=tv.nrk.no \|archive-date=7 June 2019 \|archive-url=https://wayback-api.archive.org/web/20230603042737/https://tv.nrk.no/program/DMTL21280017 \|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~\| rowspan="2"~~ \| Herself \|Christmas concert \|- \| rowspan="2" \|2018 ! scope="row"\| ''[[Deus Salve o Rei]]'' \| rowspan="2" \| Herself▼ ~~\|N/A~~ \|Aurora sings the opening sequence "[[Scarborough Fair (ballad)\|Scarborough fair]]" \|- ! scope="row"\| ''En gang Aurora''<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://tv.nrk.no/program/KMTE30000217 \|title=NRK TV – En gang Aurora \|date=9 December 2018 \|access-date=7 June 2019 \|via=tv.nrk.no \|archive-date=7 June 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607125152/https://tv.nrk.no/program/KMTE30000217 \|url-status=live}}</ref> ▲\| rowspan="2" \| Herself \| Documentary \|- \| rowspan="2" \|2020 ! scope="row"\| ''[[92nd Academy Awards]]'' \|Herself \|Performed "[[Into the Unknown (song)\|Into the Unknown]]" with [[Idina Menzel]] \|- ! rowspan="row"\|''Stjernestøv'' \|N/A \|Series soundtrack ''Stjernestøv'' \|- ~~"Stjernestøv"~~ \|2024 ![https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e35wxj/acts/ah25gw Glastonbury] \|Herself \|Live performance on Park Stage \|} Line 246 ⟶ 250: * A Different Kind of Human Tour (2019) * The Gods We Can Touch Tour (2022–2023) * What Happened to the Earth? (~~2024-2025~~2024–2025) ==Awards and nominations== Line 309 ⟶ 313: \| style="text-align:center;"\| <ref name=spellemannprisen-16>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/marcus-og-martinus-ble-arets-spellemenn-1.13347948 \|title=Marcus og Martinus ble Årets Spellemenn \|access-date=2 March 2017 \|date=30 January 2017 \|language=no \|website=[[NRK]] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302074232/https://www.nrk.no/kultur/marcus-og-martinus-ble-arets-spellemenn-1.13347948 \|archive-date=2 March 2017}}</ref> \|- \| Årets Album (Album of the Year) \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| <ref>{{cite web \|url=https://spellemann.no/arets-nominerte-2016/ \|title=Årets Nominerte (2016) \|website=Spelleman.no \|access-date=14 December 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207185224/https://spellemann.no/arets-nominerte-2016/ \|archive-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> Line 330 ⟶ 334: \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.musikknyheter.no/nyheter/19346/Vinnere-Spellemannprisen-2018.html \|title=Vinnere Spellemannprisen 2018 \|access-date=8 May 2019 \|date=31 May 2019 \|website=Musikknyheter.no \|language=no \|archive-date=8 May 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508151025/http://www.musikknyheter.no/nyheter/19346/Vinnere-Spellemannprisen-2018.html \|url-status=live}}</ref> \|- \| 2019 \| [[Gaffa (magazine)\|GAFFA-Prisen]] \| Årets Norske Soloartist (Norwegian Solo Artist of the Year) \| rowspan="1"\| Herself \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| <ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://gaffa.no/musikk/artikler/197165/noen-priser-blir-jeg-nok-trett-av-a-vinne-men-ikke-akkurat-denne/ \|title=– Noen priser blir jeg nok trett av å vinne, men ikke akkurat denne\|access-date=20 July 2024 \|date=21 January 2019 \|website=GAFFA.no \|language=no \|archive-date=31 August 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831223632/https://gaffa.no/musikk/artikler/197165/noen-priser-blir-jeg-nok-trett-av-a-vinne-men-ikke-akkurat-denne/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> \|- \| 2020 Line 361 ⟶ 372: \| \|- \| [[Cresta International Advertising Awards\|Cresta Awards]] \| Use of Music \| {{won}} Line 380 ⟶ 391: \| rowspan="5"\| 2023 \| rowspan="3"\| [[Spellemannprisen\|Spellemannprisen '22]] \| Pop ~~\| Pop (Best Pop Vocal Album)~~ \| rowspan="1"\| The Gods We Can Touch \| {{nom}} Line 386 ⟶ 397: \|- \| Årets Produsent (Producer of the Year) \| rowspan="1"\| ~~Magnus~~AURORA &and ~~AURORA~~Magnus Skylstad \| {{nom}} \| \|- \| Årets Musikkvideo (Music Video of the Year) \| rowspan="1"\| A Temporary High \| {{nom}} Line 410 ⟶ 421: \| 2024 \| Tise Awards\|Tise Awards \| Cultural ~~profile~~Profile of the ~~year~~Year \| Herself ~~\| "Aurora"~~ \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| <ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://tise.com/editorials/1c0a87af-dbfe-42b8-acde-45df050f80c0 \|title=The winners of Tise Awards 2024 \|access-date=2024-04-27 \|date=27 April 2024 \|website=tise.com \|language=no \|archive-date=2019-05-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508151025/http://tise.com/editorials/1c0a87af-dbfe-42b8-acde-45df050f80c0 \|url-status=live}}</ref>{{failed verification\|date=April 2024}} Line 449 ⟶ 460: [[Category:English-language singers from Norway]] [[Category:Norwegian bisexual women]] [[Category:Norwegian ~~LGBT~~LGBTQ singers]] [[Category:Norwegian ~~LGBT~~LGBTQ songwriters]] [[Category:Norwegian pop singers]] [[Category:Musicians from Stavanger]] Line 459 ⟶ 470: [[Category:Women in electronic music]] [[Category:Glassnote Records artists]] [[Category:21st-century Norwegian ~~LGBT~~LGBTQ people]] [[Category:21st-century Norwegian women singers]] [[Category:21st-century Norwegian singers]]