Aurora Aksnes, known mononymously as AURORA, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Stavanger, Aurora released her debut EP, Running with the Wolves, in 2015, through Decca Records. 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". Aurora released her debut studio album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, in 2016. In 2018, she released her second extended play, Infections of a Different Kind, followed by her second studio album, A Different Kind of Human.
Aurora is a gloomy electro-pop singer-songwriter who also goes by her stage name. Running with the Wolves, her debut EP, was released in May of 2015. She gained international notoriety in 2015 after singing a cover of Oasis'"Half The World Away" in a Christmas commercial for British store John Lewis.
