MUSICIAN

Aurora

1996 - Today

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Aurora Aksnes (Norwegian pronunciation: [æʉ̯ˈɾùːɾɑ ˈɑ̂ksˌneːs]) (born 15 June 1996), known simply as Aurora (stylised in all capital letters), is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and record producer. Born in Stavanger and raised in the towns of Høle and 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 and Glassnote Records in 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aurora has received more than 16,398,755 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Aurora is the 2,394th most popular musician (down from 2,227th in 2019), the 588th most popular biography from Norway (down from 528th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Norwegian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Aurora ranks 2,394 out of 3,175Before her are Joe Boyd, Kathleen Hanna, Tex Beneke, Julian Rachlin, Atticus Ross, and Andy Bell. After her are Robb Flynn, Alex Skolnick, Tyler Joseph, Paul Horn, Charlie Clouser, and John Rutsey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Aurora ranks 97Before her are Jonathan Tah, Davinson Sánchez, Dylan Minnette, Hailey Baldwin, Cristian Pavón, and Alexander Nübel. After her are Gianluca Mancini, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Birdy, Joelinton, Connor Swindells, and Antonio Sanabria.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Aurora ranks 588 out of 1,039Before her are Erling Jevne (1966), Tore Ruud Hofstad (1979), Jakob Ingebrigtsen (2000), Faust (1974), Kari Traa (1974), and Erik Mykland (1971). After her are Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962), Espen Sandberg (1971), Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (1996), Trond Espen Seim (1971), Tor Lund (1888), and Beate Eriksen (1960).

Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Aurora ranks 28Before her are Silje Nergaard (1966), Truls Mørk (1961), Samoth (1974), Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (1973), Cashmere Cat (1987), and Faust (1974). After her are Nocturno Culto (1972), Shagrath (1976), Ihsahn (1975), Biosphere (1962), Erlend Øye (1975), and Ketil Stokkan (1956).