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A-Ha burst onto the teenage pin-up pop scene in 1985 with their worldwide hit Take On Me, partly thanks to a ground-breaking video that was lapped up by the MTV generation. Norway's answer to Duran Duran initally produced synth-pop that critics dismissed

A-Ha Song facts

Composer
Pal Waaktaar-Gamst

Genre
Pop

Album
Hunting High And Low

Year of release
1986

UK Chart Position
5  as another teeny pop sensation. However, it wasn't long before A-Ha proved to have a more long-lasting appeal by releasing mature ballads such as Hunting High And Low.

Morten Harket talks about fame

Morten Harket

Morten Harket from A-ha talks about being a teen idol.
 
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  A-Ha released a live version of their classic song on their Lifelines single in 2002

I adore this song, it sends shivers down my spine every time I listen to it

Karen
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