A-ha is a Norwegian new wave band formed in Oslo in 1982.
| FactSnippet No. 760,734 |
24 Facts About A-ha
2.
A-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album Hunting High and Low in 1985.
| FactSnippet No. 760,735 |
3.
A-ha became the first Norwegian band to have a number-one hit in the U S The popularity of "Take on Me" earned the band a spot on the American television series Soul Train in 1985, making them one of the few white artists to appear on the black music-oriented show.
| FactSnippet No. 760,736 |
4.
In May 1988, A-ha released their third studio album, titled Stay on These Roads, which matched the number-two chart peak of its two predecessors on the British album charts.
| FactSnippet No. 760,737 |
5.
The following February, A-ha performed two concerts during the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, followed by tours in South Africa and Norway.
| FactSnippet No. 760,738 |
6.
A-ha were chosen to compose the official song for the Winter Paralympic Games in Lillehammer, which they entitled "Shapes That Go Together".
| FactSnippet No. 760,739 |
7.
A-ha made a return appearance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 2001, performing a new song, "Differences", and "Hunting High and Low".
| FactSnippet No. 760,740 |
8.
On 12 September 2005, A-ha played a quickly sold-out show at Irving Plaza in New York City, the band's first concert in North America since 1986, despite not having released any material there since 1993.
| FactSnippet No. 760,741 |
9.
On 30 October 2006 in London, A-ha received the prestigious Q Magazine Inspiration Award for their long contribution to music and for inspiring many of their younger colleagues in the business.
| FactSnippet No. 760,742 |
11.
A-ha performed a cover of Depeche Mode's "A Question of Lust" during a live performance for BBC Radio 2 – The Dermot O'Leary Show on 25 July 2009.
| FactSnippet No. 760,744 |
12.
On 24 July 2009, A-ha headlined the iTunes Live festival, the performance of which was made available for download on iTunes.
| FactSnippet No. 760,745 |
16.
In Oslo Spektrum on 3 May 2016, A-ha collaborated with Void, a Norwegian computational computational design studio.
| FactSnippet No. 760,749 |
17.
In early 2018, A-ha went on a European acoustic tour, which was first titled "An Acoustic Evening with A-ha" but then renamed "MTV Unplugged Tour 2018".
| FactSnippet No. 760,750 |
19.
In March 2022, A-ha resumed the Hunting High and Low tour after postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| FactSnippet No. 760,752 |
21.
A-ha's music has appeared in movies such as One Night at McCool's, Grosse Pointe Blank and Corky Romano.
| FactSnippet No. 760,754 |
22.
Christina Aguilera and Pitbull performed the song "Feel This Moment", which contains sampling of A-ha's "Take On Me, " live at the MGM Grand during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, with a surprise appearance from Morten Harket.
| FactSnippet No. 760,755 |
24.
A-ha have won 10 Spellemannprisen awards, the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards.
| FactSnippet No. 760,757 |