12th of March 2016
- "Sometimes you need to be reminded of how it was to feel alive. It's a tricky situation to find yourself in.. When you've forgotten about your reasons to live" (^18.1)
Aurora had a really busy year promoting her great debut album in March. Her popularity grew and dayly her fan base of 'Warriors and Weirdos' grew as she toured and sold out most venues. The year ended quite abruptly, though:
“I am sorry to announce that I have to cancel my shows in Seattle and Vancouver as well. Yesterday I was supposed to perform in Portland, but we had to cancel. I was sent to operations, to have a surgery to remove my appendix. And for the next days I will have to let my body rest. It makes me feel horrible to cancel. But my body can’t really do much at the moment!” (^18.2)
Then the 19th of December, in Drammen, Norway, she fell off the stage: “Yesterday was the last performance of 2016... It all ended with a BANG, as I fell off stage after the first song of the show! They had forgotten to tape the edge of the stage, so I didn’t see it in the dark as I was trying to collect a gift from a fan... But these things happen, and honestly I am fine” - As the Warrior she is, she still finished the show. (^18.2)
Between all of her concerts in Europe, USA and more, she did a tremendous number of interviews, photo shoots and small gigs.
She did, from 2014 to 2016 rise from a local artist to a shining world star - ending the year with an beautiful video for ‘Winter Bird’, released the 20th of December, along with the single:
-“Sometimes I fear our technological progress will slowly take over. We meet people through texts and screens. Is it setting us free? Or are we slowly wrapping ourselves in, depending too much on it? the fall is bigger when our hopes are not realistic, not human. What has no heart can’t give us love and true happiness” (^18.2)
Sources
18.1 - Aurora explains the song
18.2 - Aurora interview.
18 - Winter bird live