Aurora (born 1996) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. After her breakthrough, she won the Spellemann Awards for Newcomer of the Year at the 2016 ceremony. The following year, her debut studio album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend earned the GAFFA Award for Norwegian Album of the Year and the Spellemann Award for Pop Soloist. Aurora also received the P3 Prize, awarded at the P3 Gull, which recognizes artists who have made a significant impact on Norwegian music.
In 2025, Aurora received nominations for Release of the Year and Alternative Pop at the Spellemann Awards for her fifth studio album, What Happened to the Heart?. She was also included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and is scheduled to receive the Contemporary Music Award at the 2025 Silver Clef Awards. Aurora had sold over one million albums worldwide.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result by:Larm 2014 Aurora Role Model Award European Border Breakers Award 2016 Aurora Public Choice Award Running with the Wolves Norway Edvard Prize 2023 "The Devil is Human" Lyrics 2025 What Happened to the Heart? Popular GAFFA Awards (Norway) 2016 Aurora Norwegian Solo Artist of the Year 2017 All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend Norwegian Album of the Year 2019 Aurora Norwegian Solo Artist of the Year Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2018 "Life on Mars" Best Song/Recording Created for Television In Place of War Fellowship Awards 2025 Aurora Fellowship Award MTV Europe Music Awards 2016 Aurora Best Norwegian Act Music+Sound Awards 2023 "Hunting Shadows" Best Original Composition in a Video Game Trailer/Promo Musikkforleggerprisen 2019 "Forgotten Love" Work of the Year – Popular Music (with Martin Sjølie) 2022 "Sofia" Work of the Year – Popular Music 2025 Aurora Author of the Year – Popular Music NOPA Awards 2014 "Runaway" NOPA Scholarship P3 Gull 2014 Aurora Newcomer of the Year 2021 Artist of the Year 2022 P3 Prize Silver Clef Awards 2025 Aurora Contemporary Music Award Spellemann Awards 2016 Aurora Newcomer of the Year & Gramo Scholarship "Running with the Wolves" Song of the Year 2017 All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend Album of the Year Pop Soloist "I Went Too Far" Music Video of the Year 2019 "Queendom" 2020 Aurora International Success of the Year 2022 2023The Gods We Can Touch Producer of the Year (with Magnus Skylstad) Pop "A Temporary High" Music Video of the Year 2025What Happened to the Heart? Release of the Year Alternative Pop Tise Awards 2024 Aurora Cultural Profile of the Year UK Music Video Awards 2022 A Touch of the Divine Best Live Video 2025 "A Rock Somewhere" x "The Seed" (for Greenpeace) (with Jacob Collier)
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