With its hit single "I Will Love You Monday (365)" (a number one hit in Germany), Aura Dione's first album, Columbine, put the Danish singer/songwriter on the map back in 2008.
For her 2011 follow-up, Before the Dinosaurs, Dione received a pop star makeover, with the album's mixture of tough R&B, dancefloor beats, and pop balladry taking cues from Lady Gaga (whose producer David Jost is on board, along with Madonna/Nelly Furtado producer Rick Nowels) and Shakira.
The first single, "Geronimo," reached number one in Germany, Austria, and Denmark.