Aurora Aksnes, born June 15th, 1997 in Stavanger and known professionally as Aurora sometimes stylized in uppercase as AURORA is a Norwegian music producer and singer. Her debut E.P. Running with the Wolves is released in May of 2015 by Decca Records. It has been praised by the music press and bloggers. The singer has released a number of high-profile cover songs, including Half the World Away (by Oasis), from the group Oasis) to accompany John Lewis' Christmas advert and Nature Boy (by Nat King Cole), which have been widely praised. Katy Perry posted a video in which she endorsed Runaway. The endorsement earned her some attention. Celebrate the special occasion. Aurora Aksnes' first musical memories involve finding a tiny piano that was in her basement, and being fascinated at the sound it produced. Jan Oystein Aksnes was her father. He urged her not to pursue music solely to have fun or to aid in growing, but that she should explore it. This led to her started writing the m...