Au/Ra

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Au/Ra
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Background information
Birth nameJamie Lou Stenzel
Born (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 21)
Ibiza, Spain
Origin St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Labels
Website heyitsaura.com

Jamie Lou Aura Stenzel (born 15 May 2002), known by her stage name Au/Ra, is a German singer. She released her first single "Concrete Jungle" in 2016, which quickly gained 15 million streams worldwide. She rose to prominence in 2018 with the CamelPhat version of the single "Panic Room" that she wrote about mental health problems, and was featured on DJ Alan Walker's number-one single "Darkside" in the same year. Her original version of Panic Room without Camelphat's remix, has over 200 million Spotify streams worldwide. [1] Jamie was born in Ibiza, Spain, where she grew up until 2007, but since then she has been raised in St. John's, Antigua by a musical family; her father being German producer Torsten Stenzel.

Contents

Stage name origin

Au/Ra's stage name consists of two elements from the periodic table: "Au" stands for gold, while "Ra" stands for radium. According to Alan Walker's Unmasked Vlog #1 Video on YouTube, [2] Jamie stated that there are already a couple of artists with the first name of 'Aura', and when she chose 'Aura' as her stage name, she decided to put a slash between 'Au' and 'Ra'. She also mentioned that her artist name derives from a The Lord of the Rings fan-fiction she read when she was younger, where the main character was called Aura.

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Outsiders
  • Released: 26 October 2017
  • Label: Loudmouth Music Limited
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
X Games
  • Released: 19 October 2018
  • Label: Loudmouth Music Limited
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Soundtrack to an Existential Crisis
  • Released: 27 August 2021
  • Label: Loudmouth Music Limited
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
Club

[3]
UK
[4]
UK Dance
[5]
BEL
(FL)

[6]
IRE
[7]
SCO
[8]
US
Dance Club

[9]
"Kicks"2017Outsiders
"Concrete Jungle"
"Outsiders"
"Panic Room"
(solo or with CamelPhat) [10]
2018130537412148X Games or Dark Matter
"Emoji" [12] X Games
"Assassin" [13] 2019non-album singles
"Dance in the Dark"
"Medicine"
"Stay Happy" [14]
"Ghost"
(with Alan Walker) [15]
Death Stranding: Timefall
"Broken"
(with OTR) [16]
2020Lost At Midnight
"Ideas" [17] non-album singles
"I Miss U"
(with Jax Jones) [18]
642532
[19]
"Moon River" [21]
"Dead Girl! (Shake My Head)" [22] [upper-alpha 1] 2021Soundtrack to an Existential Crisis
"Bite Marks" [24]
"Screw Feelings" [25]
"Golden Hour"
(with York)
2021
"frozen halos"2021
"plz don't waste my youth"2022
"Evergreen"
(with Gryffin)
2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
NOR
[26]
GER
[27]
IRE
[28]
SWE
[29]
"Darkside"
(Alan Walker featuring Au/Ra and Tomine Harket) [30]
20181
[31]
9786
[32]
11
[33]
Different World
"Drown"
(Ekali featuring Au/Ra) [35]
2020A World Away
"Feel Again"
(Kina featuring Au/Ra) [36]
Things I Wanted to Tell You
"Side Effect"
(Alok featuring Au/Ra) [37]
2022Deeper
"Nice To Meet Me"
(Rxseboy featuring Au/Ra)
(Single)
"LAST CIGARETTE"
(Mothica featuring Au/Ra)
"Worlds On Fire"
(Afrojack featuring Au/Ra and R3HAB)
"Somebody Like U"
(Alan Walker featuring Au/Ra)
Walkerverse, Pt. I (EP)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Wish It Was Me" [38] 2021 Cheat Codes featuring Au/RaHellraisers, Pt. 1

Awards and nominations

Results

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020Music Moves Europe Talent AwardsPop-ActHerselfNominated [39]
2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards Vocalist Of The YearNominated [40]


Notes

  1. "Dead Girl!" was later known as "Dead Girl! (Shake My Head)" weeks after the song's release on select streaming platforms. [23]

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