Aura Dione

Maria Louise Johnsen is a Danish singer of Faroese, Spanish and French descent. In 2008, she released her debut album Columbine, which sold 100,000 copies worldwide. The album spawned the hit single “I Will Love You Monday “, which reached number one in Germany and went platinum.

When she was 7 years old, the family moved to the island of Bornholm. There she began her schooling. However, Aura then moved to Australia, where she sought inspiration for her music among the Aboriginal people. She sang about this in the song “Something From Nothing”. With it she entered the big world stage in the summer of 2007. Widespread fame came to her after the song “Song for Sophie”. This track was included in her debut album “Columbine”, which was released in 2008.

The single “I Will Love You Monday” became a No. 1 hit in Europe, where it was released in an extended version called “I Will Love You Monday (365)”. Aura Dion, at the age of 23, authored a platinum single that sold 300,000 copies. She presented her second studio album, Before the Dinosaurs, on November 4, 2011. The first single “Geronimo” was produced by David Yost and reached the No. 1 spot on the official German Media Control Charts. In the same year 2011 Aura Dion won the European Border Breakers Award in the category “International Breakthrough”. The song “Friends” became a hit in 2012.