Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora has released five studio albums, one compilation album, one soundtrack album, seven extended plays (including five compilation EPs), 42 singles (including twelve as a featured artist), ten promotional singles and 27 music videos.

Aurora discography
Aurora singing holding a microphone
Aurora performing in June 2019
Studio albums5
EPs7
Compilation albums1
Singles50
Music videos23

Aurora released her debut extended play (EP), Running with the Wolves in May 2015 through Decca Records.[1] A song from the EP, "Runaway", became a sleeper hit in 2021 charting in numerous single charts internationally, including the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. 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", which reached number 11 in the UK.[2] In March 2016, Aurora released her debut studio album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, which included previous singles "Runaway", "Running with the Wolves" and "Half the World Away". It charted in various European countries and earned platinum certification two times in Norway.[1] It was preceded by four additional singles: "Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)", "Conqueror", "I Went Too Far", and "Winter Bird".

In 2018, she released her second studio album Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1), which spawned the singles "Queendom" and "Forgotten Love". Aurora's follow-up album, A Different Kind of Human (Step 2), was released in June 2019. It was supported by five singles: "Animal", "The Seed", "The River", "Apple Tree", and "Daydreamer". As of July 2021, Aurora has sold over 1 million album-equivalent units worldwide.[3]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
NOR
[4]
AUS
[5]
AUT
[6]
BEL
(FL)

[7]
GER
[8]
NLD
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[12]
All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend 1 51 50 40 24 17 41 28 150
Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1)
  • Released: 28 September 2018
  • Label: Decca, Glassnote
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
7 191
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[1]
A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
  • Released: 7 June 2019
  • Label: Decca, Glassnote
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
4 52 66 172 58 54 32 [B]
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[1]
The Gods We Can Touch
  • Released: 21 January 2022[16]
  • Label: Decca, Glassnote
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
1 100 24 25 11 28 16 8 [C]
What Happened to the Heart?
  • Released: 7 June 2024
  • Label: Decca, Glassnote, Petroleum
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
5
[18]
36 15 10 9 81 8
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums

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Title Description
Infections of a Different Kind of Human
  • Released: 25 February 2022[19]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download

Soundtrack albums

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Title Description
Sky: Concert in the Light
  • Released: 8 December 2022
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: streaming, digital download

Extended plays

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Title Details Certifications
Running with the Wolves
  • Released: 4 May 2015
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[1]
Room 17 5 August 2015

Compilation extended plays

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Title Description
For the Humans Who Take Long Walks In the Forest
  • Released: 4 February 2021[21]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Music for the Fellow Witches Out There
  • Released: 11 February 2021[22]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Music for the Free Spirits
  • Released: 18 February 2021[23]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Stories
  • Released: 25 February 2021[24]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
For the Metal People
  • Released: 4 March 2021[25]
  • Label: Glassnote, AWAL
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NOR
[4]
AUS
[26]
BEL
(FL)
Tip

[7]
CAN
[27]
GER
[8]
IRL
[28]
NLD
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[29]
"Awakening"[D] 2013 Non-album singles
"Under Stars"[E] 2014
"Runaway"[F] 2015 14 30 2 39 30 21
[30]
53 21 25 [G] All My Demons Greeting
Me as a Friend
"Running with the Wolves"[H] 72
"Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)"
"Half the World Away"[I] 22 11
"Conqueror" 2016
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[1]
"I Went Too Far"
  • IFPI NOR: Gold[1]
"Winter Bird"
"Queendom" 2018 Infections of a Different
Kind (Step 1)
"Forgotten Love"
"Animal" 2019 A Different Kind of
Human (Step 2)
"The Seed"
"The River"
"Apple Tree" 45
"Daydreamer"
"Into the Unknown"
(with Idina Menzel)
15 39 31 19 46 Frozen II (Soundtrack)
"Exist for Love" 2020 The Gods We Can Touch
"The Secret Garden" The Secret Garden OST
"Stjernestøv" 17 Stjernestøv
"Cure for Me" 2021 The Gods We Can Touch
"Giving In to the Love"
"Heathens"
"A Dangerous Thing" 2022
"A Temporary High"
"The Woman I Am"[J]
"Storm"
(with Wu Qing-feng)
L'Après-midi d'un faune
"The Devil is Human"[K] The Gods We Can Touch
"A Potion for Love"[L]
"Your Blood" 2023 What Happened to the Heart?
"The Conflict of the Mind" 2024
"Some Type of Skin"
"Starvation"[37]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[11]
UK
Rock

[11]
NZ
Hot

[38]
"Home"
(Icarus featuring Aurora)
2016 Non-album single
"In Bottles"[M]
(Kölsch featuring Aurora)
2017 1989
"Ascension"
(Atella featuring Aurora)
2018 Beacon One EP
"To Be Loved"
(Askjell featuring Aurora)
2019 To Be Loved
"Cynical Mind"
(Gundelach featuring Aurora)
2020 My Frail Body
"Sofia"
(Askjell featuring Iris and Aurora)
2021 Everything Will Be Ok
"Paramour"
(Sub Urban featuring Aurora)
Hive
"Alone in the Night"
(Sondre Lerche featuring Aurora)
2022 Avatars of Love
"The Frozen Planet"
(Hans Zimmer, Adam Lukas & James Everingham for Bleeding Fingers Music featuring Aurora)
Frozen Planet II (Original Television Soundtrack)
"Butterflies"
(Tom Odell featuring Aurora)
2023 Non-album single
"Bring Back the Color"
(San Holo featuring Aurora)
Existential Dance Music
"My Sails Are Set"
(Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli featuring Aurora)
One Piece (2023 Soundtrack)
"Limousine"
(Bring Me the Horizon featuring Aurora)
2024 57 7 17 Post Human: Nex Gen
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Promotional singles

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Title Year Album
"Puppet"[N] 2012 Non-album promotional single
"Warrior" 2016 All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
"Scarborough Fair" 2018 Deus Salve o Rei (Música Original da Série de TV)
"A Different Kind of Human" 2019 A Different Kind of Human (Step 2)
"Walking in the Air" Non-album promotional singles
"Into the Unknown"
(solo version)
2020
"Thank U" Goodnight Songs for Rebel Girls
"Midas Touch" 2021 Hanna OST
"Everything Matters"
(featuring Pomme)
2022 The Gods We Can Touch
"Hunting Shadows" Assassin's Creed: 15th Anniversary
"Animal Soul" 2024 Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
"To Be Alright" What Happened to the Heart?

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Her" 2014 Bunny Suit The Mud Here Has Memories
"Born Screaming / Die Quiet"
"Life on Mars" 2016 Girls Vol. 3 (Music from the HBO Original Series)
"Ascension" 2018 Atella Beacon One EP
"Baby Mine"[O] Dumbo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"Pink Moon" 2023 The Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake

Songwriting credits

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  indicates an un-credited lead vocal contribution.

Year Artist Album Song Co-written with
2015 Lena Crystal Sky "In the Light" Ian Barter, Norma Jean Martine, Katrina Noorbergen, Laila Samuelsen
2016 Travis Everything at Once "3 Miles High" Fran Healy
2019 The Chemical Brothers No Geography "Eve of Destruction" Edward Simons, Thomas Rowlands, James Calloway, Leroy Jackson Jr., Nene
"Bango" Edward Simons, Thomas Rowlands
"The Universe Sent Me" Edward Simons, Thomas Rowlands

Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Runaway" 2015 Kenny McCracken [39]
"Running with the Wolves" James Alexandrou (Scratch) [40]
"Murder Song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" Kenny McCracken [41]
"Half the World Away" [42]
"Conqueror" 2016 [43]
"Home"
(Icarus featuring Aurora)
Jackson Ducasse
Grace Lambert
[44]
"I Went Too Far" Arni & Kinski [45]
"Winter Bird" Simon Thirlaway [46]
"Queendom" 2018 Kinga Burza [47]
"Animal" 2019 Tim Mattia [48]
"The Seed" Michael Hali [49]
"The River" Nick Walters [50]
"Eve of Destruction"
(The Chemical Brothers featuring Aurora)
Marcus Lyall
Adam Smith
[51]
"Apple Tree" Rianne White [52]
"To Be Loved"
(Askjell featuring Aurora)
Sophia + Robert [53]
"Exist for Love" 2020 Aurora [54]
"Daydreamer" Un­known
"Stjernestøv" Karianne Lund
Ida sagmo Tvedte
[55]
"Sofia"
(Askjell featuring Iris and Aurora)
2021 Un­known [56]
"Cure for Me" Sigurd Fossen
Aurora
[57]
"Giving in to the Love" Sigurd Fossen [58]
"Paramour"
(Sub Urban featuring Aurora)
Axel Kabundji [59]
"A Temporary High" 2022 Sigurd Fossen [60]
"Alone in the Night"
(Sondre Lerche featuring Aurora)
William Glandberger [61]
"Storm (Original Version)"
(Qing Feng-Wu and Aurora)
Sigurd Fossen
"Storm (English Version)"
(Qing Feng-Wu and Aurora)
"Butterflies"
(Tom Odell featuring Aurora)
2023 Simon Lane
"Your Blood" Kaveh Nabatian
"The Conflict of the Mind" 2024
"Some Type Of Skin" [62]

Notes

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  1. ^ Worldwide sales figures for All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend as of September 2018.[13]
  2. ^ A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) did not enter the US Billboard 200, but did peak at number 96 on the Top Album Sales chart.[15]
  3. ^ The Gods We Can Touch did not enter the US Billboard 200, but did peak at number 56 on the Current Album Sales chart.[17]
  4. ^ "Awakening" is also included on the vinyl edition of the EP Running with the Wolves.
  5. ^ "Under Stars" is also included on the vinyl edition of the EP Running with the Wolves.
  6. ^ "Runaway" is also included in the EP Running with the Wolves.
  7. ^ "Runaway" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[31]
  8. ^ "Running with the Wolves" is also included in the EP Running with the Wolves.
  9. ^ "Half the World Away" is included on the deluxe edition of All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend.
  10. ^ "The Woman I Am" was a non-single from the vinyl edition of The Gods We Can Touch until its official release as a single on 4 April 2022.
  11. ^ "The Devil is Human" was a non-single from the vinyl edition of The Gods We Can Touch until its official release as a single on 8 July 2022.
  12. ^ "A Potion For Love" was originally the B-Side on the "Cure For Me" vinyl single until its official release as a single on 29 July 2022.
  13. ^ "In Bottles" is a remixed version of the eponymous song included in A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) by Aurora.
  14. ^ Credited as Aurora Aksnes.
  15. ^ Trailer only, not released for sale or streaming.

References

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