Aurora (electronic music group)

Aurora, also known as Aurora UK, are a British electronic dance music group, consisting of keyboardist/guitarist Sacha Collisson (born 14 November 1970) and fellow keyboardist Simon Greenaway (born 4 July 1969).^[1] Five of their singles charted on the UK Singles Chart; their biggest hit is their cover of Duran Duran's "Ordinary World" at No. 5.

Aurora
Also known as	Aurora UK
Origin	Weybridge, Surrey, England
Genres	Electronic house trance
Years active	1999–present
Members	Sacha Collisson Simon Greenaway

Their first and only self-titled album was released in 2002 by EMI Records.^[2]

Discography

Albums

• Aurora (2002) (US release renamed Dreaming, credited to "Aurora UK", and contains two additional tracks, "Dreaming (LTI radio edit)" and "Ordinary World (radio mix)")^[2]

Singles

• "Hear You Calling" (1999) - UK No. 71
• "Hear You Calling" (re-issue) (2000) - UK No. 17
• "Ordinary World" (2000) - UK No. 5 (originally by Duran Duran)
• "Dreaming" (2002) - UK No. 24
• "The Day It Rained Forever" (2002) - UK No. 29
• "If You Could Read My Mind" (2002)^[3] (originally by Gordon Lightfoot)
• "Sleeping Satellite" (2003) – AUS No. 60^[4] (originally by Tasmin Archer)
• "Real Life" (2005)
• "Summer Son" (2006) - UK No. 82 (originally by Texas)
• "Love Resurrection" (2009) (originally by Alison Moyet)^[5]

References

1. "Aurora". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
2. "Aurora – "Aurora"". Discogs. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
3. "Aurora – If You Could Read My Mind (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
4. "Chartifacts!" (PDF). ARIA Report. No. 697. ARIA Charts. 30 June 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2003. Retrieved 20 April 2008 – via Pandora.
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 33. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

• SACHA COLLISSON MUSIC