BRIEF HISTORY
| Morten: |
FULL NAME: |
Morten Harket |
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BORN: |
Kongsberg, Norway |
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
September 14, 1959 |
| Pal: |
FULL NAME: |
Pal (Paul) Garnst |
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BORN: |
Manglerud (Oslo), Norway |
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
September 6, 1961 |
| Mags: |
FULL NAME: |
Magne Furuholmen |
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BORN: |
Oslo, Norway |
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
November 1, 1962 |
The Group formed in 1982 when Mags and Pal met Morten. For three years the group
struggled while living in London, England. Finally, in 1985 "Take On Me" from the
"Hunting High and Low" album was released in the U. S. Later, in 1986 A-ha went on tour
and established themselves as the first Norwegian pop group to succeed in the U. S.