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. ~ Christian Genzel