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Birth name | Jamie Lou Stenzel |
Born | 15 May 2002 |
Origin | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
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Website | heyitsaura |
Jamie Lou Stenzel (born 15 May 2002), known professionally as Au/Ra, is an Antiguan singer and songwriter. 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 Alan Walker's number-one single "Darkside" in the same year.
Jamie Lou Stenzel was born in Ibiza, Spain, where she grew up until 2007, but since then she was raised in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. She is the daughter of German producer Torsten Stenzel and the German Ibiza-based singer Asheni, also known professionally as Angela Heldmann, born in Germany. According to Spanish nationality law, since both of her parents are foreigners, she was not granted Spanish citizenship at birth. AU/RA is considered German-Antiguan. [1] [2]
Au/Ra's stage name consists of two elements from the periodic table: "Au" stands for gold, while "Ra" stands for radium. Au/Ra said she decided to put a slash between 'Au' and 'Ra' to differentiate herself from a few singers already named Aura. [3] She drew inspiration from The Lord of the Rings , and in her early adolescence she wrote her own fan fiction piece in which the main character, a sister of the elf prince Legolas, was called Aura. [4]
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Outsiders |
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X Games |
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Soundtrack to an Existential Crisis |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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AUS Club [5] | UK [6] | UK Dance [7] | BEL (FL) [8] | IRE [9] | SCO [10] | US Dance Club [11] | ||||
"Kicks" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outsiders | |
"Concrete Jungle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Outsiders" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Panic Room" (solo or with CamelPhat) [12] | 2018 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 37 | 41 | 21 | 48 | X Games or Dark Matter | |
"Emoji" [14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X Games | ||
"Assassin" [15] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Dance in the Dark" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Medicine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Stay Happy" [16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ghost" (with Alan Walker) [17] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death Stranding: Timefall | ||
"Broken" (with OTR) [18] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lost At Midnight | |
"Ideas" [19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"I Miss U" (with Jax Jones) [20] | 64 | 25 | — | — | 32 [21] | — | — | |||
"Moon River" [23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dead Girl! (Shake My Head)" [24] [A] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soundtrack to an Existential Crisis | |
"Bite Marks" [26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Screw Feelings" [27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Golden Hour" (with York) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"frozen halos" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"plz don't waste my youth" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Evergreen" (with Gryffin) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alive | |
"BLAH" [28] | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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NOR [29] | GER [30] | IRE [31] | SWE [32] | ||||
"Darkside" (Alan Walker featuring Au/Ra and Tomine Harket) [33] | 2018 | 1 [34] | 97 | 86 [35] | 11 [36] | Different World | |
"Drown" (Ekali featuring Au/Ra) [38] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | A World Away | |
"Feel Again" (Kina featuring Au/Ra) [39] | — | — | — | — | Things I Wanted to Tell You | ||
"Side Effect" (Alok featuring Au/Ra) [40] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | Deeper | |
"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) | ||
"Highs & Lows" (ATB featuring Au/Ra and York) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | (Single) |
"GLOW (San Holo featuring Au/Ra) " | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | (Single) |
"MOONBEANS (Alissic featuring Au/Ra) | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | ARC 01:MAIDEN (EP) |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Wish It Was Me" [41] | 2021 | Cheat Codes featuring Au/Ra | Hellraisers, Pt. 1 |
Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Music Moves Europe Talent Awards | Pop-Act | Herself | Nominated | [42] |
2024 | Electronic Dance Music Awards | Vocalist Of The Year | Nominated | [43] |