Aurora (band)
Encyclopedia
Aurora, also known as Aurora UK, are a British
electronic dance music
group, consisting of keyboardist
/guitarist
Sacha Collisson and fellow keyboardist Simon Greenaway.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
group, consisting of keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
/guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Sacha Collisson and fellow keyboardist Simon Greenaway.
Albums
Singles
- "Hear You CallingHear You CallingHear You Calling is a single by Aurora released in 2000.-Track listing:*Germany CDM #Hear You Calling #Hear You Calling #Hear You Calling...
" 1999 #71 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... - "Hear You CallingHear You CallingHear You Calling is a single by Aurora released in 2000.-Track listing:*Germany CDM #Hear You Calling #Hear You Calling #Hear You Calling...
" (re-issue) 2000 #17 UK - "Ordinary World" 2000 #5 UK (originally sung by Duran DuranDuran DuranDuran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
) - "DreamingDreaming (Aurora song)"Dreaming" is a single by Aurora with vocals by Lizzy Pattinson. It reached number 24 on the UK Singles Chart in 2002.-Music video:There were two video versions for the single. One features Lizzy on a charter bus and singing with an acoustic band....
" 2002 #24 UK - "The Day It Rained ForeverThe Day It Rained Forever"The Day It Rained Forever" is a single by Aurora with vocals by Lizzy Pattinson. It reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart in 2000.-Music video:...
" 2002 #29 UK - "If You Could Read My MindIf You Could Read My Mind (song)"If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. It reached number one on Canadian music charts and was his first recording to appear on the American music charts, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in January 1971. Later in the year, it...
" 2002 (originally sung by Gordon LightfootGordon LightfootGordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...
) - "Sleeping SatelliteSleeping Satellite"Sleeping Satellite" was the debut single by the British singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer, released in 1992. The song peaked at no.1 in the UK, and was also an international hit.-Lyrics and music:...
" 2003 - #60 Australia (originally sung by Tasmin ArcherTasmin ArcherTasmin Archer is an English pop singer. Her first album, Great Expectations, spawned the hit "Sleeping Satellite" which reached number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-Biography:...
) - "Real Life" 2005
- "Summer SonSummer Son"Summer Son" is a song by Scottish band Texas and was the second single to be taken from the album The Hush. The song was released on 16 August 1999 in the UK and reached #5 on the Official UK Singles Chart.-CD1 :...
" 2006 #82 UK (originally sung by TexasTexas (band)Texas are a Scottish pop band from Bearsden, near Glasgow, Scotland. They were founded by Johnny McElhone in 1986 and feature Sharleen Spiteri on lead vocals. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at Scotland's University of Dundee...
) - "Love ResurrectionLove Resurrection"Love Resurrection" is a pop song written by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet and producers Jolley & Swain for Moyet's debut studio album Alf . Released as the album's first single in June 1984, it reached number 10 in the UK...
" 2009 (originally sung by Alison MoyetAlison MoyetAlison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
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