Norway isn’t just the hotbed
of Black Metal, you know. While that genre has kept a handful of Norwegian
musicians gainfully employed, the country has also given us some artists who
remain popular throughout the rest of the world. Mentioning Classical composer Edvard Grieg is a given, but many other
influential artists hail from Norway including a-Ha, Jan Garbarek, Royksopp, Terje Rypdal, Jaga Jazzist, production
team Stargate, and Anni-Frid ‘Frida’ Lyngstad, one of the
two A’s in ABBA. With each passing
year, Norwegian artists make their presence known outside their homeland and Aurora Laura Aksnes, who releases music
under the name Aurora, is now making
waves as she dances on the cup of international stardom.
