Aura Dione
Maria Louise Joensen (Danish pronunciation: [jœːnsn̩]; born 21 January 1985), known as Aura Dione, is a Danish singer and songwriter. In 2008, she released her debut album, Columbine. The album spawned the hit single "I Will Love You Monday (365)", which reached number one in Germany, achieved over 80 million video views and was certified platinum.
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Aura Dione
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- Born
- 1985 · Copenhagen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter · singer · composer · musician · songwriter
- Fields
- music composing · music · singing
- Honours
- Danish Music Award for Danish Female Artist of the Year
- Languages
- English
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Early life
Early life
After winning the European Border Breaker Award in 2011, Dione won Best Female Artist and Hit of the Year for "Geronimo" at the Danish Music Awards 2012 and Female Artist of the Year in 2013; she is one of Denmark's top two female recording artists.
The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is music composing, music and singing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop music. Distinctions recorded are Danish Music Award for Danish Female Artist of the Year.
Aura Dione was born Maria Joensen on 21 January 1985 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her mother is of Faroese and French descent, while her father is of Danish and Spanish descent. Her parents introduced her to music, and she began writing songs at the age of eight. Her parents were hippies who with Aura as a child sailed all the world's oceans, until the 7-year-old was given residence on Bornholm. Here, she began her formal schooling and as a teenager enrolled in Secondary school, but in the middle of her education she chose to move to Australia where she sought inspiration from the Aborigines. This later resulted in a song "Something From Nothing".
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Aura Dione, recorded as a singer, pop singer, songwriter, composer and musician, was born on 21 January 1985 in Copenhagen. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
2007–2010: Columbine and international breakthrough
2007–2010: Columbine and international breakthrough
Dione debuted in summer 2007 with the single "Something From Nothing", but has also gained success with the track "Song for Sophie" - both from her album Columbine, which was released in 2008. The single "I Will Love You Monday" was a No.1 hit in Europe, where it was issued in an expanded version titled "I Will Love You Monday (365)".
2011–2015: Before the Dinosaurs
2011–2015: Before the Dinosaurs
Dione released her second international studio album Before the Dinosaurs on 4 November 2011. The first single release "Geronimo" was produced by David Jost and went straight to the #1 in the official German Media Control Charts. In the very same year, Aura Dione won a European Border Breakers Award for her international breakthrough. Aura Dione recently released the second single "Friends" of her international hit album Before the Dinosaurs. The song is written and produced by Dione, David Jost and Rock Mafia and reached the official German Radio Charts #1. "Friends" is Dione's third Radio #1 single.
2024: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
2024: Dansk Melodi Grand Prix
Dione was one of the contestants of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the Danish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Mirrorball of Hope".
Personal life
Personal life
Dione was engaged to Danish billionaire Janus Friis but the couple split up in April 2015. In 2023, she gave birth to her first child.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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2010
Aura Dione (Live @ Luxor, Köln 03.11.2010) (2010) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2020
Aura Dione - Fearless Lovers - EP (2020) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
Awards and recognition
Danish Music Awards GAFFA Awards MTV Europe Music Awards
Aura Dione during Stadtfest Ludwigshafen at Berliner Platz, Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany on 2017-06-24,
Sven Mandel
Aura Dione during Night of the Proms at SAP Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on 2023-12-01,
Sven Mandel
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- 1.Staun, Simon. Aura svævede over Clinton. Fyens Stiftstidende. 12 August 2010.
- 2.Winther, Anne. Aura: Mobbeofferet der fandt strutkjolen frem - Avisen.dk. Avisen.dk. 28 January 2008.
- 3.Eriksen, Jan. En aura af succes. B.T.
- 4.Rune Langhoff, "Aura af Verden", Berlingske Tidende (23 January 2008). Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- 5."BILD Newspaper Article about Aura Dione and David Jost" Retrieved February 22, 2012
- 6."Winners of the 2011 European Border Breakers Awards", ec.europa.eu. Retrieved February 20, 2012
- 7."Universal Music Press Release" Retrieved April 24, 2012
- 8.European Broadcasting Union. Denmark 2024: The 'Melodi Grand Prix' lineup is revealed. Eurovision.tv. 25 January 2024.
- 9.Slut for Aura og Skype-milliardær. 29 April 2015.
- 10.Hung Medien. danishcharts.dk - Discography Aura Dione. IFPI.
- 11.Hung Medien. Discographie Aura Dione - austriancharts.at. Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- 12.Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − Columbine. GfK Entertainment charts.
- 13.Hung Medien. Aura Dione - Columbine.
- 14.Hung Medien. Aura Dione – I Will Love You Monday (365).
- 15.IFPI Danmark. Guld og platin i august.
- 16.Christensen, Jeppe Krogsgaard. Med en guldfugl i brystet. Berlingske Tidende. 3 November 2011.
- 17.IFPI Danmark. Danish album certifications – Aura Dione – Before the Dinosaurs.
- 18.IFPI (Austria). Gold & Platin.
- 19.IFPI Czech Republic. Radio Top 100 - Aura Dione.
- 20.I Will Love You Monday (365). Billboard.
- 21.Hung Medien. Discographie Aura Dione.
- 22.Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − In Love With The World. GfK Entertainment charts.
- 23.Hung Medien. Aura Dione - I Will Love You Monday (365).
- 24.Polish Airplay Top 100. Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video.
- 25.IFPI Czech Republic. Radio Top 100 - Aura Dione.
- 26.IFPI Danmark. Guld og platin i marts.
- 27.IFPI (Switzerland). Edelmetall (Aura Dione).
- 28.IFPI Danmark. Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – Geronimo.
- 29.Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Aura Dione).
- 30.IFPI Danmark. Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – Friends.
- 31.IFPI Danmark. Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – In Love with the World.
- 32.iTunes > Love Somebody > Single. iTunes Store.
- 33.IFPI Danmark. Danish single certifications – Aura – Love Somebody.
- 34.iTunes > Indian Giver > Single. iTunes Store.
- 35.iTunes Store. Breathe (feat. Aura Dione) – Single by Da French Connexion on Apple Music. 20 November 2013.
- 36.Spotify. Aura Dione – I'm Only Here for a Moment. 2009.
- 37.iTunes Store. Tomboy – Single by Aura Dione on Apple Music. 2014.
- 38.Amazon Music. Til En Veninde by Aura Dione on Amazon Music. 5 December 2019.
- 39.iTunes Store. In Love with the World (Pure Version) – Single by Aura Dione on Apple Music. 25 March 2022.
- 40.GAFFA-PRISEN 2021 | GAFFA.dk.
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