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a-ha

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Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar, and a-ha
Filmmaker Roger Nygard roams the globe to the source of each of the world's philosophies, religions, and belief systems, Nygard interviews spiritual leaders, scholars, scientists, artists, pizza chefs, and others who have influenced, inspired, or freaked out humanity.
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The Nature of Existence (2009)
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Norwegian pop group formed in 1982 comprised of: Morten Harket, lead singer and song writer; Magne Furuholmen (("Mags"), keyboards, piano, vocals and song writer, and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (Pål Waaktaar), guitars, vocals and song writer.

Achieved a major breakthrough in 1985 with the hit "Take On Me." Has since then had following hits with "The Sun Always Shines On TV," "Hunting High and Low," "Manhattan Skyline," "I've Been Losing You," "The Living Daylights," "Stay on These Roads," "Crying in the Rain," "Summer Moved On," "Forever Not Yours," and recently "Analogue - All I Want" to name a few.

Has sold over 70 millions records worldwide.

Made the theme song for the 1987 James Bond movie The Living Daylights (1987).

Made a comeback in the year 2000 after a seven year split with the album "Minor Earth Major Sky."

Released the first fully web-based animated flash music video to be made available (with the song A-ha: I Wish I Cared (2000)). Madonna was a close second.

In August of 2005 they attracted the largest number of people (120,000) ever to attend a concert in Norway.
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar, and a-ha in A-ha: Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha (1991)
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar, and a-ha in A-ha: Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha (1991)
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar, and a-ha in A-ha: Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha (1991)
Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar, and a-ha in A-ha: Headlines and Deadlines - The Hits of A-ha (1991)

Known for

John Cusack and Minnie Driver in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Grosse Pointe Blank
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Take on Me")
  • 1997
Brad Pitt, Josh Brolin, Ryan Reynolds, Terry Crews, Bill Skarsgård, Leslie Uggams, Morena Baccarin, Lewis Tan, Stefan Kapicic, Rob Delaney, Shioli Kutsuna, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, and Brianna Hildebrand in Deadpool 2 (2018)
Deadpool 2
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Take on Me", "Take On Me (MTV Unplugged - Summer Solstice)")
  • 2018
Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)
The Living Daylights
6.7
  • Soundtrack("The Living Daylights")
  • 1987
Bumblebee (2018)
Bumblebee
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Take On Me")
  • 2018

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Actor

  • A-ha: Hunter in the Hills
    • A-ha
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • A-ha: True North
    • A-ha
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • A-ha: As If
    • A-ha
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • A-ha: You Have What It Takes
    • A-ha
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • A-ha: I'm In
    • A-ha
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • A-ha: Objects in the Mirror (2016)
    A-ha: Objects in the Mirror
    • A-Ha (singing voice, as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • A-ha: Cast in Steel (Steve Osborne Version)
    • A-Ha (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Morten Harket in A-ha: Under the Makeup (2015)
    A-ha: Under the Makeup
    • A-Ha (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • A-ha: Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) (2010)
    A-ha: Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
    • A-Ha (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2010
  • A-ha: Nothing Is Keeping You Here
    • A-Ha (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2009
  • A-ha: Shadowside
    • A-Ha (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2009
  • A-ha: Cozy Prisons (2006)
    A-ha: Cozy Prisons
    • A-Ha (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2006
  • Morten Harket and a-ha in A-ha: Analogue (All I Want) (2005)
    A-ha: Analogue (All I Want)
    • A-Ha (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2005
  • A-ha: Celice (2005)
    A-ha: Celice
    • A-Ha (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2005
  • A-ha: The Sun Always Shines on T.V. (Live)
    • A-Ha (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2003

Composer

  • Satellite Young: Take on Me (J-Pop cover) (2018)
    Satellite Young: Take on Me (J-Pop cover)
    • Composer (original song)
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • A French Guy Named Saba (2013)
    A French Guy Named Saba
    • Composer (as A-Ha)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • A-ha: Objects in the Mirror (2016)
    A-ha: Objects in the Mirror
    • Composer (as A-Ha, music by)
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • A-ha: Cast in Steel (Steve Osborne Version)
    • Composer (as A-Ha, music by)
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • A-ha: Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) (2010)
    A-ha: Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
    • Composer (as A-Ha, music by)
    • Music Video
    • 2010
  • A-ha: Nothing Is Keeping You Here
    • Composer (as A-Ha, music by)
    • Music Video
    • 2009
  • A-ha: Shadowside
    • Composer (as A-Ha, music by)
    • Music Video
    • 2009
  • A-ha: Foot of the Mountain
    • Composer (as A-Ha)
    • Music Video
    • 2009

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The Nature of Existence
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The Nature of Existence

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    • A-Ha
  • Other works
    a-ha has released the following albums: Hunting High and Low (1985) Scoundrel Days (1986) Stay on These Roads (1988) East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990) Headlines and Deadlines - Greatest Hits (1991) Memorial Beach (1993) Minor Earth Major Sky (2000) Lifelines (2002) How Can I Sleep With Your Voice in my Head - a-ha Live (2003) The Singles 1984-2004 (2004) Analogue (2005) Foot of the Mountain (2009) Ending on a High Note (2011)Cast in Steel (2015) MTV Unplugged - Summer Solstice (2017)
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    • 1 Print Biography

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  • Trivia
    A-Ha is responsible for the "ripped jeans" fashion trend of 1985. Lead singer Morten Harket was the originator of this trend due to a slight mishap, he mistakenly tore the front of his jeans on a Marshall amplifier while rushing to the stage during a performance. Afterwards, he remarked "Ouch!I just didn't see those". In future performances he used razor blades to achieve the same effect.
  • Nicknames
    • "The U2 of Norway"
    • Aha
    • A~ha

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