Maria Louise Joensen (born January 21, 1985 in
Copenhagen,
Denmark), professionally known as
Aura Dione, is a multi-platinum selling Danish
recording artist of
Faroese,
Spanish,
French and
Danish origin. In 2008 she released her debut album,
Columbine. The album spawned the hit single "
I Will Love You Monday (365)" which reached number one in Germany, achieved over 80 million video views and was certified platinum. After winning the European Border Breaker Award in 2011, Aura won Best Female Artist and Hit of the Year for
Geronimo in the Danish Music Awards 2012 and Female Artist of the Year in 2013; she is one of Denmark's top two female recording artists and one of Germany's top three.