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A-Ha News

A-Ha to play 'Hunting High And Low' at London's Royal Albert Hall

Band to play album in full in October

  • May 11, 2010

A-ha announce they are to split up

Morten Harket an co call it a day after 25 years together

  • Oct 15, 2009

A-Ha announce arena tour

Morten Harket and co hit the road this November

  • Mar 25, 2009

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A-Ha Music Videos

Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah) Play Video

Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)

Official music video for the track Butterfly, Butterfly [The Last Hurrah] by a-ha.

Move To Memphis Play Video

Move To Memphis

Official music video for the track Move To Memphis by a-ha.

The Blood That Moves The Body Play Video

The Blood That Moves The Body

Official music video for the track The Blood That Moves The Body by a-ha.

Early Morning Play Video

Early Morning

Official music video for the track Early Morning by a-ha.

Touchy! Play Video

Touchy!

Official music video for the track Touchy! by a-ha.

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A-Ha Reviews

Minor Earth Major Sky

Minor Earth Major Sky

A little [a]Crowded House[/a], maybe, but you've got to remember they [I]are [/I]pushing 40...

  • May 24, 2000

A-Ha : Summer moved on

The greatest falsetto in the history of pop music EVER...

  • Feb 12, 2000

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A-Ha Biography

A-ha (stylized ‘‘'a-ha‘‘'; ) was a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket (vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards), Pal Waaktaar (guitars) and Peder Anker-Raesch (bass). The group initially rose to fame during the mid-1980s after being discovered by musician and producer John Ratcliff, and had continued global success in the 1990s and 2000s.

A-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album, Hunting High and Low, in 1985. That album peaked at number 1 in neighboring Norway, number 2 in the UK, and number 15 on the U.S. Billboard album chart; yielded two international number-one singles, "Take on Me" and "The Sun Always Shines on T.V."; and earned the band a Grammy Award nomination as Best New Artist. In the UK, Hunting High and Low continued its chart success into the following year, becoming one of the best-selling albums of 1986. In 1994, after their fifth studio album, Memorial Beach which failed to achieve the commercial success of their previous albums, the band went on a hiatus.

Following a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998, the band returned to the studio and recorded their sixth album, 2000's Minor Earth Major Sky, which was another number-one in Norway and resulted in a new tour. A seventh studio album, Lifelines, was released in 2002, and an eighth album, Analogue, in 2005, was certified Silver in the UK -- their most successful album there since 1990's East of the Sun, West of the Moon. Their ninth album, Foot of the Mountain, was first released on 19 June 2009 and returned the band to the UK Top 5 for the first time since 1988, being certified Silver there and Platinum in Germany. The album peaked at number 2 in Norway (their first not to reach number 1 in their home territory). On 15 October 2009, the band announced they would split after a worldwide tour in 2010, the Ending on a High Note tour. Thousands of fans from at least 40 different countries on six continents congregated to see A-ha for the last time.

The band has sold more than 60 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide. In less than a year, during 2010, the band earned an estimated 500 million Norwegian Kroner on touring tickets, merchandising and release of a greatest hits album, making them one of the 40-50 largest grossing bands in the world.

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