Auri
| Auri | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Finland |
| Genre (s) | Folk , pop music , film music |
| founding | 2011 |
| Founding members | |
| Johanna Kurkela | |
| Tuomas Holopainen | |
| Troy Donockley | |
Auri is a Finnish band . Their music is described as a mixture of folk , pop music and film music .
history
Auri was founded by Nightwish members Tuomas Holopainen and Troy Donockley and singer Johanna Kurkela . The name Auri is based on the character of the same name in the novel series Die Königsmörder-Chronik by Patrick Rothfuss . The first song Aphrodite Rising was written back in 2011 . Due to other obligations of the band members, however, it took until 2017 until work on the debut album Auri could be completed. This was published on March 23, 2018.
Discography
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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 AT
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| 2018 |
Auri Nuclear Blast |
DE29
(1 week)DE |
AT72
(1 week)AT |
CH22nd
(1 week)CH |
FI1
(3 weeks)FI |
First published: March 23, 2018
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Web links
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- ↑ a b Tuomas Holopainen Says New Project Auri 'Opened All The Floodgates When It Comes To Writing Songs For Nightwish. In: Blabbermouth.net . February 18, 2018, accessed April 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Lisa Gratzke: Review of Auri - Auri. In: Metal Hammer . March 23, 2018, accessed April 18, 2020 .
- ^ Portrait of the band on the Nuclear Blast label website. Retrieved April 18, 2020 .