Her cover of Oasis' 'Half The World Away' for John Lewis is shoe-in for a UK Christmas Number 1. But what else do we know about the Norwegian who runs with wolves?
The cat is out of the stocking: a little-known 19-year-old from Norway has covered one of Britpop's most beloved ballads for this year's John Lewis Christmas advert.
Aurora Aksnes, who performs under her meteorological first name, recorded the cover less than a week before the advert's release, on Friday – despite the creators of the advert chosing the Noel Gallagher-written track during filming, back in July. Steve Winwood's Higher Love was also considered.
After two years of featuring recognisable British singers (Tom Odell in 2014, and Lily Allen the year before, who beat Annie Lennox in auditions to sing the chart-topping cover) the British high street heavyweight has settled on Aurora, who only released her first EP in April.
It's such a beautiful cover.
