16 Facts About Morten Harket

Morten Harket was named a Knight First Class of the Order of St Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success.

The son of Reidar, a chief physician at a hospital, and Henny, an economics teacher, and brother to Gunvald, Hakon, Ingunn and Kjetil, Morten Harket grew up in Asker in southern Norway.

Morten Harket's father had contemplated becoming a classical pianist; Morten Harket took piano lessons for a while but lacked the discipline to practice.

Morten Harket was looking through Paul's notebook, and came across the name, which he liked, and immediately decided that it was the right name.

Morten Harket re-joined his colleagues in A-ha in 1998 to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize concert.

Morten Harket held a note for 20.2 seconds in a-ha's 2000 song "Summer Moved On", believed to be the longest note in UK chart history.

Morten Harket is actually the only one in Norway who had as much ambition as I did.

Morten Harket has the courage of his own convictions and cannot be shaken.

Morten Harket is very loyal and he's fair when it comes to giving people a chance, letting them show who they are and what they're worth before judging them.

Morten Harket released his solo album, Letter from Egypt, on 28 May 2008 via Universal Records Germany.

Morten Harket composed a song with his cousin's son, Blade Whitehead, for an annual music night.

In 2009, Morten Harket created and performed the main theme of A Name is a Name, a film about Macedonia by Sigurjon Einarsson.

Morten Harket is known for his vocal range, which some sources have claimed spans five octaves.

In regards to his "rumoured five-octave [vocal] range", Morten Harket himself said in 2009: "I've never counted, quite honestly".

Morten Harket has three children with his former wife Camilla Malmquist Morten Harket, to whom he was married between 1989 and 1998.

Morten Harket has a daughter with former girlfriend Anne Mette Undlien and another daughter with Inez Andersson.