Seventeen year old old Aurora Aksnes has a voice quite unlike any other.
The cover featured below, of David Bowie’s Life On Mars, is one of the finest live vocal recordings I’ve heard for quite sometime, and showcases a talent that shines even brighter on her debut track. Having performed at Norway’s two biggest festivals over the summer, Oya and Hove, alongside a slot at Berlin Music Week, everything is moving in the right direction for the teenager, and various live clips prove that she’s clearly a born performer. Awakening hints at elements of Lykke Li, yet with a more outwardly pop approach, whilst maintaining an appealing startling innocence and fragility. Check out Awakening below, alongside her live cover of Life On Mars (including a hushed apology for missing a note).