A-ha
A-ha
A-ha in concert at
Palacio Vistalegre , Madrid, Spain, in 2010 (left to right: Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy)
Origin Oslo , NorwayGenres Years active
1982–1994
1998–2010
2011
2015–present
Labels Spinoffs Spinoff of Bridges Members
Website a-ha .com
A-ha (often stylised as a -ha ) are a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founding members were Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals). The band rose to fame during the mid-1980s.
Band members
Magne Furuholmen (born November 1, 1962) – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
Morten Harket (born 14 September 1959) – lead vocals, occasional guitar
Pål Waaktaar-Savoy (born Pål Gamst, September 6, 1964) – guitars, drum programming, percussion, backing vocals, occasional keyboards
Current touring/session musicians
Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums (2009–present)
Erik Ljunggren – programming, keyboards, backing vocals, bass (2009–2016, 2019–present)
Even Ormestad – bass, keybass (2015–present)
Discography
Videos
Video albums
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
References
1 2 3 4 5 "norwegiancharts.com > A-ha in Norwegian Charts" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019 .
1 2 3 Australian chart peaks:
1 2 3 4 "austriancharts.at > A-ha in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019 .
1 2 3 "lescharts.com > A-ha dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019 .
1 2 3 4 5 "Offizielle Deutsch Charts > Suchen nach: "A-ha" " (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 June 2019 . N.B. Select Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
1 2 3 4 Japanese album chart peaks:
1 2 3 4 5 "dutchcharts.nl > A-ha in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019 .
1 2 "swedishcharts.com > A-ha in Swedish Charts" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2019 .
1 2 3 4 Swiss chart peaks:
1 2 3 4 5 UK chart peaks:
↑ "a-ha Chart History > Billboard 200" . Billboard . Retrieved 29 March 2018 .
↑ "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 33. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
↑ "ARIA Albums Chart 2 March 2020" (PDF) . ARIA Charts . 2 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020 .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (A-ha)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 26 September 2010 .
1 2 "Dutch certifications – A-ha" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 1 August 2022 . Enter A-ha in the "Artiest of titel" box.
↑ "British certifications – A Ha – Hunting High And Low" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type Hunting High And Low A Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "American certifications – A-ha" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 1 August 2022 .
↑ "Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 34. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
1 2 3 4 "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (A-ha)" . IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2022 .
↑ "British certifications – A Ha – Scoundrel Days" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type Scoundrel Days A Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "British certifications – A Ha – Stay On These Roads" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type Stay On These Roads A Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "British certifications – A Ha – East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type East Of The Sun, West Of The Moon A Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "British certifications – A Ha – Analogue" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type Analogue A Ha in the "Search:" field.
1 2 "a-ha return with 'I'm In' as lead single from forthcoming album 'True North' " . Retropop Magazine . 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022 .
↑ "spanishcharts.com - Spanish charts portal" . spanishcharts.com . Retrieved 2022-07-31 .
↑ "irishcharts.com - Discography a-ha" . www.irish-charts.com . Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31 .
↑ "Irish Album Charts 1991/1992 (and a bit of 1990)" . UKMIX Forums . Retrieved 2022-07-31 .
↑ "Japanese certifications – A-ha" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 1 August 2022 .
↑ "British certifications – A Ha – Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits Of" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits Of A Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "British certifications – A Ha – The Definitive Singles Collection" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type The Definitive Singles Collection A Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 1 August 2022 .
↑ "British certifications – A-Ha – 25" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type 25 A-Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know" . irishcharts.ie . Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2022-08-01 .
↑ "a-ha Chart History > Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved 29 March 2018 .
↑ "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF) . Music & Media . 27 December 1986. p. 33. Retrieved 10 June 2020 .
↑ "British certifications – A-Ha – Take On Me" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type Take On Me A-Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "British certifications – A Ha – The Sun Always Shines On Tv" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type The Sun Always Shines On Tv A Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "British certifications – A-Ha – Cry Wolf" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 28 September 2022 . Type Cry Wolf A-Ha in the "Search:" field.
↑ "a-ha Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved 14 December 2020 .
↑ "a-ha unveil new single You Have What It Takes" . Classic Pop Magazine. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022 .
↑ "Austria Top 40 - Musik-DVD Top 10 22.04.2011 - austriancharts.at" . austriancharts.at . Retrieved 2022-08-02 .
↑ "Austria Top 40 - Musik-DVD Top 10 20.10.2017 - austriancharts.at" . austriancharts.at . Retrieved 2022-08-02 .
↑ "a-ha - Ending On A High Note - The Final Concert: Live At Oslo Spektrum, December 4th 2010 [ DVD] " . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved 2022-08-02 .
↑ "a-ha - MTV Unplugged - Summer Solstice [ DVD] " . dutchcharts.nl . Retrieved 2022-08-02 .
↑ "Veckolista DVD Album, vecka 16, 2011" . Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-08-02 .
↑ "Veckolista DVD Album, vecka 41, 2017" . Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-08-02 .
↑ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch" . www.swisscharts.com . Retrieved 2022-08-02 .
↑ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company" . www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 2022-08-02 .
↑ "A-ha: The Movie (2021) - IMDb" . IMDb .
↑ "Film – a-ha | True North" . Archived from the original on 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2025-11-08 .
↑ "Now Available: a-ha, Hunting High & Low – Super Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition rhino.com" . rhino.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016 .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "A-ha videography" . Clipland. Retrieved 7 March 2008 .
↑ "Damon Heath" . IMDb. Retrieved 7 March 2008 .
1 2 "Fra sangboka til Savoy" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008 .
↑ "Howard Greenhalgh" . Howard Greenhalgh videography. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008 .
↑ "Shapes That Go Together" . A-ha.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009 .
↑ "Philipp Stölzl at Clipland" . Clipland.com. Retrieved 7 March 2008 .
↑ "A-ha: The Sun Never Shone That Day (Music Video 2001) - IMDb" . IMDb .
↑ "Jörn Heitmann" . Geocities. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2008 .
↑ "Paul Gore" . actors.mandy.com/uk. Retrieved 7 March 2008 . [ dead link ]
↑ "OLAF HEINE for A-ha" . anjawiroth.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009 .
↑ "Music Video Producer Uwe Flade" . dwelle.de. Retrieved 14 November 2009 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link )
↑ "A-ha Drops New Music Video for "Between the Halo and the Horn" " .
Other websites
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