Biography

The synth-driven new wave trio A-ha formed
 in Oslo, Norway in the early 1980s out of the
ashes of a local band called Bridges, which
featured Paal Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne
Furholmen. Savoy and Furholmen joined with
Morten Harket in 1982 to record some demos,
later showcasing their material in London
clubs; the group was promptly signed to
Warner Brothers, who released their debut,
Hunting High and Low, in 1985. The No. 1
album (a first for any Norwegian act) went
platinum on the strength of the single "Take on
Me," or rather its video, whose combination of
live acting and comic book-style pencil
drawings made it one of the most memorable
shorts of the early MTV era. Their 1986
follow-up Scoundrel Days charted well in the
U.K., where the group remained popular, but
after recording three more albums the group
called it quits in the early '90s. Savoy went on
to form the New York-based rock quartet
Savoy; frontman Morten Harket recently began
a solo career. Interestingly, A-ha remains
immensely popular in Brazil, where they
headlined a festival before nearly 200,000 fans
 in 1991.

Band Links
 

The Shapes

A-ha: The Beginning, the Middle Bits and Updates

The Memorial Beach

Headlines and Deadlines : The A-ha World Wide Web Site

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