. ▁ ▁In flu ences ▁Aur ora ▁has ▁mentioned ▁En ya , ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁Under world , ▁Leonard ▁C ohen , ▁and ▁B jör k ▁as ▁her ▁influ ences . ▁She ▁also ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 2 ▁interview ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁great ▁love ▁for ▁many ▁Sc and in av ian ▁metal ▁bands , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁David ▁B owie . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Aur ora ▁did ▁not ▁originally ▁expect ▁to ▁perform ▁music ▁profession ally , ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁music ▁private : ▁“ I ▁never ▁really ▁wanted ▁to ▁sing , ▁or ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁at ▁all ,” ▁she ▁said . ▁“ I ▁just ▁wanted ▁to ▁write , ▁maybe ▁become ▁a ▁doctor ▁or ▁a ▁phys ic ist ▁or ▁something ▁of ▁that ▁kind .” ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 6 , ▁Aur ora ▁performed ▁a ▁" re ally ▁long ▁and ▁b oring ▁song ▁about ▁world ▁peace " ▁at ▁her ▁high ▁school ' s ▁leaving ▁ceremony ▁and ▁a ▁class mate ▁put ▁the ▁video ▁online . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁friend ▁uploaded ▁a ▁track ▁Aur ora ▁had ▁recorded ▁as ▁a ▁Christmas ▁gift ▁for ▁her ▁parents ▁to ▁Sound Cloud . ▁ ▁These ▁two ▁songs ▁were ▁discovered ▁by ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁Made ▁Management , ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁management ▁company , ▁who ▁invited ▁Aur ora ▁to ▁visit ▁their ▁office ▁for ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁" At ▁first ▁I ▁thought ▁no ," ▁she ▁rec alls . ▁" But ▁then ▁my ▁m um ▁said ▁I ▁should