Who I Am: A Singer From Norway

October 12, 2026 · The Artist

Before you pick a design, here is a little about me: where I come from, how my music began and where you may have heard it.

Who am I?

I'm Aurora Aksnes, a singer-songwriter from Norway, and I write my name in capitals, AURORA. I was born in Stavanger on 15 June 1996 and grew up in Os, a quiet place in the woods near Bergen. My music mixes art pop and electropop with Nordic folk.

How did it start?

First singles. I signed in 2014 and put out my first singles, "Awakening" and "Under Stars", that same year.

"Runaway". In 2015 came "Runaway", the lead single of my debut EP, Running with the Wolves. Six years later the song went viral on TikTok and reached No. 22 on the Billboard Global 200. Billie Eilish has said "Runaway" is what made her want to make music.

What are my albums?

I've released five studio albums:

All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (2016)
Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) (2018)
A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) (2019)
The Gods We Can Touch (2022)
What Happened to the Heart? (2024)

Where else might you have heard me?

If you have seen Disney's Frozen 2, you have heard me: I sing on "Into the Unknown", and I performed it at the Academy Awards in February 2020. At home in Norway I've won four Spellemann Awards.

What is my music about?

Nature, feeling and kindness come up again and again. "The Seed" asks us to protect the planet, and The Gods We Can Touch borrows from Greek myths. That gentle, slightly otherworldly mood is what the designs here try to catch.

Want to wear a little of that world? Shop the AURORA collection.