A-ha facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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A-ha in concert at Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, Spain, in 2010 (left to right: Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
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| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
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| Years active | 1982–1994, 1998–2010, 2015–present |
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A-ha (usually written as a-ha) is a super popular band from Oslo, Norway. They started making music together in 1982. The band has three members: Morten Harket is the singer, Magne Furuholmen plays keyboards and guitar, and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy plays guitar.
A-ha became famous in the mid-1980s. Their first album, Hunting High and Low, released in 1985, was a huge hit. It reached number one in Norway and number two in the UK. Two songs from this album, "Take On Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on TV", became number-one hits around the world. The band was even nominated for a Grammy Award as Best New Artist.
A-ha announced in 2009 that they would take a break after a big world tour in 2010. This tour was called the Ending on a High Note Tour. Many fans from all over the world came to see their last shows.
But good news! In 2014, A-ha announced they would get back together. They performed at the Rock in Rio festival in 2015. This was special because both the band and the festival were celebrating 30 years. In 2015, they released their tenth album, Cast in Steel. They also went on a tour to support this new album.
A-ha has released ten studio albums and many other collections of their songs. In just one year, around 2010, they earned a lot of money from concerts and merchandise. This made them one of the biggest bands in the world.
The band is in the Guinness World Records book for a huge concert. They played for 198,000 people at the Maracanã Stadium in Brazil during the Rock in Rio festival. Their singer, Morten Harket, also holds a Guinness World Record. In 2001, he was listed for holding the longest note live in a song. He held a note in "Summer Moved On" for an amazing 20.2 seconds!
Their record label, Rhino, says A-ha has sold 55 million records worldwide.
Albums Released by A-ha
- 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 – The Hits of a-ha (1991)
- Memorial Beach (1993)
- Minor Earth Major Sky (2000)
- Lifelines (2002)
- How Can I Sleep With Your Voice in My Head (2003)
- The Singles: 1984–2004 (2004)
- Analogue (2005)
- Foot of the Mountain (2009)
- 25 (2010)
Popular Singles from A-ha
- Take on Me
- Love Is Reason
- The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
- Train of Thought
- Hunting High and Low
- I've Been Losing You
- Cry Wolf
- Maybe, Maybe
- Manhattan Skyline
- The Living Daylights
- Stay on These Roads
- The Blood That Moves The Body
- Touchy!
- You Are The One
- There's Never A Forever Thing
- Crying in the Rain
- I Call Your Name
- Early Morning
- Waiting For Her
- Move To Memphis
- The Blood That Moves the Body '92
- Dark Is the Night
- Angel in the Snow
- Lie Down in Darkness
- Shapes That Go Together
- Summer Moved On
- Minor Earth Major Sky
- Velvet
- The Sun Never Shone That Day
- Forever Not Yours
- Lifelines
- Did Anyone Approach You?
- The Sun Always Shines on T.V. a-ha Live
- Celice
- Birthright
- Analogue (All I Want)
- Cosy Prisons
- Foot of the Mountain
- Nothing Is Keeping You Here
- Shadowside
- Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)
Images for kids
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Magne Furuholmen in 2007
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Pål Waaktaar-Savoy live at Cologne, 29 October 2005
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A-ha live at Cologne, 29 October 2005
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Lead vocalist Morten Harket live at Cologne, 29 October 2005
See also
In Spanish: A-ha para niños
