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Aura Dione
Aura Dione in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Maria Louise Joensen
Born	(1985-01-21) 21 January 1985 (age 39) Copenhagen, Denmark
Origin	Bornholm, Denmark
Genres	Pop folk country pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Mermaid Records Music for Dreams Island Universal Columbia Sony
Website	aura-dione.com

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.

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

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Early life

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 when she was as young as 8 years old. 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".

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" 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

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

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

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.

Awards and recognition

Danish Music Awards

GAFFA Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Featured singles

Promotional singles

Notes

1. Worldwide sales of Columbine as of November 2011.
2. Sales of Columbine in Denmark as of November 2011.

References

1. Staun, Simon (12 August 2010). "Aura svævede over Clinton" (PDF). Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2011.
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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. "Denmark 2024: The 'Melodi Grand Prix' lineup is revealed". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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12. ^ "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.
13. For peak positions in Germany:
    • For "Before the Dinosaurs": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − Before the Dinosaurs". GfK Entertainment charts (in German). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
    • For "Columbine": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − Columbine". GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
14. "Aura Dione - Columbine". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
15. ^ "Aura Dione – I Will Love You Monday (365)" (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
16. ^ "Guld og platin i august" (in Danish). IFPI Danmark. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
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18. "Danish album certifications – Aura Dione – Before the Dinosaurs". IFPI Danmark. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
19. ^ "Gold & Platin" (in German). IFPI (Austria). Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
20. "Radio Top 100 - Aura Dione" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2022. Note: User may click on each song to retrieve its peak position.
21. For peak positions on the European Hot 100:
    • For "Song for Sophie": "Song for Sophie". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
    • For "I Will Love You Monday": "I Will Love You Monday (365)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
22. "Discographie Aura Dione" (in French). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
23. For peak positions in Germany:
    • For: "Something From Nothing": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − Something From Nothing". GfK Entertainment charts (in German). Archived from the original on August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
    • For: "Song for Sophie": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − Song For Sophie - I Hope She Flies". GfK Entertainment charts (in German). Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
    • For: "I Will Love You Monday": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − I Will Love You Monday". GfK Entertainment charts (in German). Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
    • For: "Geronimo: "Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − Geronimo". GfK Entertainment charts (in German). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
    • For: "Friends": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − Friends". GfK Entertainment charts (in German). Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
    • For: "In Love With The World": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts − Aura Dione − In Love With The World". GfK Entertainment charts (in German). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
24. "Aura Dione - I Will Love You Monday (365)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
25. For peak positions in Poland:
    • For: "I Will Love You Monday": "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" (in Polish). Polish Airplay Top 100. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
    • For: "Friends": "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" (in Polish). Polish Airplay Top 100. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
26. "Radio Top 100 - Aura Dione" (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2012. Note: User may click on each song to retrieve its peak position.
27. "Guld og platin i marts" (in Danish). IFPI Danmark. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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31. "Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – Friends". IFPI Danmark. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
32. "Danish single certifications – Aura Dione – In Love with the World". IFPI Danmark. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
33. "iTunes > Love Somebody > Single". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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35. "iTunes > Indian Giver > Single". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
36. "Breathe (feat. Aura Dione) – Single by Da French Connexion on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
37. "Aura Dione – I'm Only Here for a Moment". Spotify. 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
38. "Tomboy – Single by Aura Dione on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 2014. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
39. "Til En Veninde by Aura Dione on Amazon Music". Amazon Music. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
40. "In Love with the World (Pure Version) – Single by Aura Dione on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

• Official website

• 1985 births
• Living people
• Danish women singer-songwriters
• Danish singer-songwriters
• Singers from Copenhagen
• Danish people of Spanish descent
• Danish people of French descent
• Danish people of Faroese descent
• Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contestants
• English-language singers from Denmark
• Island Records artists
• 21st-century Danish women singers