Au/Ra

Au/Ra
Background information
Birth name	Jamie Lou Stenzel
Born	(2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22) Ibiza, Spain
Origin	St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Genres	Alternative pop electropop electronic
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Labels	Sony Columbia Loudmouth
Website	heyitsaura.com

Jamie Lou Stenzel (born 15 May 2002), known professionally as Au/Ra, is a German 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.

Biography

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 Ibiza-based singer Asheni, also known professionally as Angela Fuller, born Michelle Heldmann in Germany. In Spanish nationality law, because of her two German parents, Au/Ra is considered German herself, and was not granted Spanish citizenship upon birth.

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. Au/Ra said she decided to put a slash between 'Au' and 'Ra' to differentiate herself from a few singers already named Aura. ^[1] She drew inspiration from the 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. ^[2]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		AUS Club [3]	UK [4]	UK Dance [5]	BEL (FL) [6]	IRE [7]	SCO [8]	US Dance Club [9]
"Kicks"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Outsiders
"Concrete Jungle"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Outsiders"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Panic Room" (solo or with CamelPhat) [10]	2018	1	30	5	37	41	21	48	BPI: Platinum [11]	X Games or Dark Matter
"Emoji" [12]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		X Games
"Assassin" [13]	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		non-album singles
"Dance in the Dark"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Medicine"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Stay Happy" [14]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Ghost" (with Alan Walker) [15]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Death Stranding: Timefall
"Broken" (with OTR) [16]	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Lost At Midnight
"Ideas" [17]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		non-album singles
"I Miss U" (with Jax Jones) [18]		64	25	—	—	32 [19]	—	—	ARIA: Platinum [20] BPI: Silver [11]
"Moon River" [21]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dead Girl! (Shake My Head)" [22] [A]	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Soundtrack to an Existential Crisis
"Bite Marks" [24]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Screw Feelings" [25]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Golden Hour" (with York)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"frozen halos"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"plz don't waste my youth"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Evergreen" (with Gryffin)	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Alive
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		NOR [26]	GER [27]	IRE [28]	SWE [29]
"Darkside" (Alan Walker featuring Au/Ra and Tomine Harket) [30]	2018	1 [31]	97	86 [32]	11 [33]	BPI: Silver [34]	Different World
"Drown" (Ekali featuring Au/Ra) [35]	2020	—	—	—	—		A World Away
"Feel Again" (Kina featuring Au/Ra) [36]		—	—	—	—		Things I Wanted to Tell You
"Side Effect" (Alok featuring Au/Ra) [37]	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)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Wish It Was Me" [38]	2021	Cheat Codes featuring Au/Ra	Hellraisers, Pt. 1

Awards and nominations

Results

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2020	Music Moves Europe Talent Awards	Pop-Act	Herself	Nominated	[39]
2024	Electronic Dance Music Awards	Vocalist Of The Year		Nominated	[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]

References

1. Alan Walker (21 August 2018), Alan Walker: Unmasked Vlog (#1) , retrieved 17 April 2019
2. Byers, Rosie (7 January 2019). "Au/Ra: The professional fangirl forming a following of her own". Wonderland . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
3. "ARIA Top 50 Club Tracks Chart". ARIA Charts . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
4. "AU/RA & CAMELPHAT". Official charts. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
5. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 - Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
6. "Discografie CamelPhat". Ultratop.be.
7. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 1 September 2018.
8. "Chart Archive > 10 August 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
9. "Panic Room Chart History - Billboard". Billboard . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
10. "Panic Room – Single by Au/Ra & CamelPhat on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). 29 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
11. "British certifications – Au/Ra". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 15 June 2022.Type Au/Ra in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
12. "Emoji – Single by Au/Ra". Apple Music . 20 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
13. "Assassin – Single by Au/Ra". Apple Music . 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
14. "Stay Happy – Au/Ra". Shazam . Retrieved 12 September 2019.
15. Rodriguez, Krystal (17 October 2019). "Au/Ra & Alan Walker Share New Track 'Ghost' From 'Death Stranding' Soundtrack". Billboard . Retrieved 18 October 2019.
16. "Broken (With Au/Ra) by OTR on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
17. "Ideas by Au/Ra on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
18. "Singles to Radio 1310". The Music Network. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
19. "Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 15 January 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
20. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 1 August 2022.
21. Moon River - Single by Au/Ra , retrieved 12 August 2021
22. "Dead Girl! - Single by Au/Ra on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
23. "Dead Girl! (Shake My Head) by Au/Ra on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
24. "Bite Marks - Single by Au/Ra on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
25. Kenneally, Cerys (30 July 2021). "Au/Ra announces new project with lead single 'Screw Feelings'". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 26 August 2021.
26. "Discography Alan Walker". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
27. "Discographie Alan Walker". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
28. "Discography Alan Walker". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
29. "Discography Alan Walker". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
30. "Darkside". Spotify . Retrieved 26 July 2018.
31. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 31, 2018". VG-lista . Retrieved 3 August 2018.
32. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 11 August 2018.
33. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 11 August 2018.
34. "British certifications – Aura – Darkside". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 15 June 2022.
35. Wright, Raven (24 January 2020). "Ekali takes listeners 'A World Away' on debut album". EDM Identity. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
36. "Personal Clash: Au/Ra vs Kina". Clash . 12 June 2020.
37. "Side Effect (feat. Au/Ra) - Single de Alok no Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
38. Narozniak, Rachel (11 May 2021). "Ekali takes listeners 'A World Away' on debut album". Dancing Astronaut .
39. "The nominees | Music Moves Europe Talent Awards". musicmoveseuropetalentawards.eu. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
40. EDM com Staff (19 February 2024). "Fan Voting for the 2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards is Now Open". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

External links

• Media related to Au/Ra at Wikimedia Commons
• Au/Ra's artist page on Sony Music UK website