Jamie Lou Stenzel (born 15 May 2002), known by her stage name Au/Ra, is a German singer and songwriter. She released her first single "Concrete Jungle" in 2016, which quickly gained 15 million streams worldwide. She rose to prominence in 2018 with the CamelPhat version of the single "Panic Room" that she wrote about mental health problems, and was featured on DJ Alan Walker's number-one single "Darkside" in the same year. Her original version of Panic Room without Camelphat's remix, has over 200 million Spotify streams worldwide.[1] Jamie was born in Ibiza, Spain, where she grew up until 2007, but since then she has been raised in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, by a musical family; her father being German producer Torsten Stenzel.
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Au/Ra | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jamie Lou Stenzel |
Born | Ibiza, Spain | 15 May 2002
Origin | St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Labels | |
Website | heyitsaura |
Stage name origin
Au/Ra's stage name consists of two elements from the periodic table: "Au" stands for gold, while "Ra" stands for radium. According to Alan Walker's Unmasked Vlog #1 Video on YouTube,[2] Jamie stated that there are already a couple of artists with the first name of 'Aura', and when she chose 'Aura' as her stage name, she decided to put a slash between 'Au' and 'Ra'. She also mentioned that her artist name derives from a The Lord of the Rings fan-fiction she read when she was younger, where the main character was called Aura.
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Outsiders |
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X Games |
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Soundtrack to an Existential Crisis |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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AUS Club [3] |
UK [4] |
UK Dance [5] |
BEL (FL) [6] |
IRE [7] |
SCO [8] |
US Dance Club [9] | ||||
"Kicks" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outsiders | |
"Concrete Jungle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Outsiders" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Panic Room" (solo or with CamelPhat)[10] |
2018 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 37 | 41 | 21 | 48 | X Games or Dark Matter | |
"Emoji"[12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | X Games | ||
"Assassin"[13] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
"Dance in the Dark" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Medicine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Stay Happy"[14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ghost" (with Alan Walker)[15] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death Stranding: Timefall | ||
"Broken" (with OTR)[16] |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lost At Midnight | |
"Ideas"[17] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | ||
"I Miss U" (with Jax Jones)[18] |
64 | 25 | — | — | 32 [19] | — | — | |||
"Moon River"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dead Girl! (Shake My Head)"[22][upper-alpha 1] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soundtrack to an Existential Crisis | |
"Bite Marks"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Screw Feelings"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Golden Hour" (with York) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"frozen halos" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"plz don't waste my youth" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Evergreen" (with Gryffin) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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NOR [26] |
GER [27] |
IRE [28] |
SWE [29] | ||||
"Darkside" (Alan Walker featuring Au/Ra and Tomine Harket)[30] |
2018 | 1 [31] | 97 | 86 [32] | 11 [33] |
Different World | |
"Drown" (Ekali featuring Au/Ra)[35] |
2020 | — | — | — | — | A World Away | |
"Feel Again" (Kina featuring Au/Ra)[36] |
— | — | — | — | Things I Wanted to Tell You | ||
"Side Effect" (Alok featuring Au/Ra)[37] |
2022 | — | — | — | — | Deeper | |
"Nice To Meet Me" (Rxseboy featuring Au/Ra) |
— | — | — | — | (Single) | ||
"LAST CIGARETTE" (Mothica featuring Au/Ra) |
— | — | — | — | |||
"Worlds On Fire" (Afrojack featuring Au/Ra and R3HAB) |
— | — | — | — | |||
"Somebody Like U" (Alan Walker featuring Au/Ra) |
— | — | — | — | Walkerverse, Pt. I (EP) | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Wish It Was Me"[38] | 2021 | Cheat Codes featuring Au/Ra | Hellraisers, Pt. 1 |
Awards and nominations
Results
Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | Music Moves Europe Talent Awards | Pop-Act | Herself | Nominated | [39] |
2024 | Electronic Dance Music Awards | Vocalist Of The Year | Nominated | [40] |
Notes
- "Dead Girl!" was later known as "Dead Girl! (Shake My Head)" weeks after the song's release on select streaming platforms.[23]