Aura Dione

Aura Dione
Dione onstage in Allinge, Bornholm, Denmark 26 July 2010
Background information
Birth name	Maria Louise Joensen
Born	(1985-01-21) January 21, 1985 (age 32) Copenhagen, Denmark
Origin	Bornholm, Denmark
Genres	Pop, folk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Music for Dreams, Island, Universal
Website	auradione.com

Maria Louise Joensen (born January 21, 1985 in Copenhagen, Denmark), professionally known as Aura Dione, is a multi-platinum selling Danish recording artist of Faroese, Spanish, French and Danish origin. 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, Aura won Best Female Artist and Hit of the Year for Geronimo in 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.

Aura Dione was born Maria Joensen on January 21, 1985 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her Faroese/French mother and Danish/Spanish father introduced her to music, and the she began writing songs when she was as young as 8 years old. Her parents were hippies and sailed around on the oceans of the world with her as a child until the 7-year-old was given residence on Bornholm. Here she began her formal schooling and was enrolled as a teenager Secondary schoolhigh school, but in the middle she chose to move to Australia where she sought inspiration from the Aborigines. This resulted later in the song "Something From Nothing".