Aura Dione

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Aura Dione
Dione onstage in Allinge, Bornholm, Denmark, 26 July 2010
Dione onstage in Allinge, Bornholm, Denmark, 26 July 2010
Background information
Birth nameMaria Louise Joensen
Born (1985-01-21) 21 January 1985 (age 36)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OriginBornholm, Denmark
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2007–present
Labels
Websitewww.aurapower.dk www.aura-dione.com

Maria Louise Joensen (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.

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 and one of Germany's top three.

Life and career[]

Early life[]

Aura Dione was born Maria Joensen on 21 January 1985 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her mother is Faroese of French descent, while her father is of Danish and Spanish descent.[1][2][3] Her parents introduced her to music, and she began writing songs when she was as young as 8 years old.[4] 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 to 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 into a song "Something From Nothing".[citation needed]

2007–2010: Columbine and international breakthrough[]

Dione with her band in 2009

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" a No.1 hit in Europe, where it was issued in an expanded version titled "I Will Love You Monday (365)".[citation needed]

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.[5] In the very same year Aura Dione won a European Border Breakers Award for her international breakthrough.[6] 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.[7]

Personal life[]

Dione was engaged to Danish billionaire Janus Friis but the couple split up in April 2015.[8]

Awards and recognition[]

Danish Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Columbine Årets Danske Pop Udgivelse Won
Herself Årets Danske Kvindelige Kunstner Won
2012 Won
Årets Publikumpris Nominated
Ærespris Nominated
Before the Dinosaurs Årets Danske Pop Udgivelse Nominated
"Geronimo" Årets Danske Hit Won

GAFFA Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 Herself Best Danish Solo Act Pending [9]
Fearless Lovers Best Danish Pop Album Pending

MTV Europe Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 Herself Best Danish Act Nominated

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
DEN
[10] 		AUT
[11] 		GER
[12] 		SWI
[13]
Columbine 3 31 44 30
Before the Dinosaurs
  • Released: 4 November 2011
  • Label: Island, Universal, Koolmusic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 6 30 14 36
  • AUT: 10,000
Can't Steal the Music
  • Released: 19 May 2017
  • Label: Island, Universal, Koolmusic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — —

EPs[]

Title Details
Fearless Lovers
  • Released: 27 March 2020
  • Label: Warner Music Group, Queen of Hearts
  • Format: Digital download

Singles[]

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
[10] 		AUT
[11] 		FRA
[17] 		GER
[18] 		NLD
[19] 		SVK
[20] 		POL
[21] 		SWI
[13]
2007 "Something from Nothing" 7 — — — — — — — Columbine (Danish Edition)
2008 "Song for Sophie" 16 — — — — — — —
"I Will Love You Monday" 20 — — — — — — —
"Stay the Same" — — — — — — — —
2009 "Only Here For a Moment" — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"I Will Love You Monday (365)" — 2 — 1 58 14 3 2 Columbine (International Edition)
2010 "Song for Sophie (I Hope She Flies)" — 18 — 12 — 83 — 68
"Something from Nothing" — — — 90 — — — —
2011 "Geronimo" 1 1 95 1 — 17 — 7 Before the Dinosaurs
2012 "Friends" (featuring Rock Mafia) 6 3 — 4 — 29 1 10
"In Love with the World" 5 13 — 52 — — — —
"Reconnect" — — — — — — — —
2016 "Love Somebody"[35] 27 — — — — — — —
  • DEN: Gold
 Can't Steal the Music
"Indian Giver"[36] — — — — — — — —
2017 "Can't Steal the Music" — — — — — — — —
"King of Pain" — — — — — — — —
2019 "Shania Twain" — — — — — — — — Fearless Lovers
"Last Man in the World" — — — — — — — —
"Sunshine" — — — — — — — —
2020 "Colorblind" — — — — — — — —
2021 "Worn Out American Dream" — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

References[]

  1. ^ Staun, Simon (12 August 2010). "Aura svævede over Clinton" (PDF). Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. ^ Winther, Anne (28 January 2008). "Aura: Mobbeofferet der fandt strutkjolen frem - Avisen.dk". Avisen.dk. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  3. ^ Eriksen, Jan. "En aura af succes". B.T. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  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" Archived 2012-09-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved April 24, 2012
  8. ^ "Slut for Aura og Skype-milliardær". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15.
  9. ^ "GAFFA-PRISEN 2021 | GAFFA.dk".
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "danishcharts.dk - Discography Aura Dione". IFPI. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Discographie Aura Dione - austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  12. ^
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Aura Dione - hitparade.ch". Swiss Music Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Guld og platin i august | ifpi.dk". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b Christensen, Jeppe Krogsgaard (3 November 2011). "Med en guldfugl i brystet". Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  16. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Aura Dione – Before the Dinosaurs" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-05-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ Peak positions in Germany:
  19. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Aura Dione - I Will Love You Monday (365)". MegaCharts (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  20. ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  21. ^ Peak positions in Poland:
  22. ^ "Guld og platin i marts" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  23. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Aura Dione – I Will Love You Monday (365)" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  24. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('I%20Will%20Love%20You%20Monday%20(365)')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  25. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Aura Dione; 'I Will Love You Monday')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  26. ^ "Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – Geronimo". IFPI Danmark.
  27. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Aura Dione – Geronimo" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  28. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Aura Dione; 'Geronimo')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  29. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Aura Dione; 'Geronimo')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  30. ^ "Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – Friends". IFPI Danmark.
  31. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Aura Dione – Friends" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  32. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Aura Dione feat. RockMafia; 'Friends')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  33. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Aura Dione; 'Friends')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  34. ^ "Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – In Love With The World". IFPI Danmark.
  35. ^ "iTunes > Love Somebody > Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  36. ^ "iTunes > Indian Giver > Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

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