The following is a list of musicians who have toured and or recorded with the Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha, which was founded in Oslo in 1982 by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals). Current touring musicians include drummer Karl-Oluf Wennerberg & programmer/keyboardist Erik Ljunggren (both of whom first joined in 2009) and bassist Even Ormestad (since 2015). Former musicians have included Leif Karsten Johansen, Mike Sturgis, Randy Hope-Taylor, Matthew Letley, Per Hillestad, Per Lindvall and Sven Lindvall.
Members ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsMorten Harketall releasesMagne Furuholmen Pål Waaktaar-Savoy
Touring musicians
Current ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsKarl-Oluf WennerbergErik LjunggrenEven Ormestad2015–presentKjetil Bjerkestrandon occasion
Former touring/session musicians ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsLindsay Elliott1985drums"Take on Me" music video, Top of the Pops, "The Sun Always Shines on TV" music videoGina Schock1986US TV appearances on American Bandstand, Soul Train and Solid Gold.Mike Sturgis1986–1987Scoundrel Days (1986)Leif Karsten Johansenkeyboards noneIan Wherry1988–1989Randy Hope-Taylorbass Stay on These Roads (1988)Rafael Gayol percussion noneMatthew Letleydrums Per Hillestad1990–1994Jørun BøgebergSigurd Køhn1991–1994saxophone noneØivind Madsen1994 bass Sven Lindvall 2000–2007Per Lindvall drums Christer KarlssonAnneli Drecker2000–2002 May Kristin Kaspersen 2002 none2006 bass Tini Flaat Mykland 2016 backing vocalsLars Horntveth 2017–2018Morten Qvenildkeyboards Madeleine Ossum Emilie Heldal LidsheimMTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2017)Tove Margrethe Erikstad
Guests ImageNameYears activeInstrumentsRelease contributionsSondre Lerche2002vocalsLerche performed with the band on "Locust" at the bands reunion concert in 2002.Erin Hill2008harpOpening act in 2008 in Europe and London and at Royal Albert Hall.Kygo2015Kygo performed with the band at The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize Concert on a remixed version on "Take on Me"Ian McCullochvocalsMcCulloch sang on two songs, "The Killing Moon" (by his band, Echo & the Bunnymen) and "Scoundrel Days", with the band at both MTV Unplugged concerts at Øygardshallen (Giske Harbour Hall) on the island of Giske in 2017, as well as at the O2 Arena, London in February 2018 on the same songs.Alison Moyet2017Moyet performed at the MTV Unplugged concert, on the second show, on "Summer Moved On".LissieLissie guested on “I’ve Been Losing You” at both MTV Unplugged concerts.Ingrid Helene HåvikHåvik guested on “The Sun Always Shines on TV” at both MTV Unplugged concerts.Susanne Sundfør2018Sundfør performed on "I've Been Losing You" and on "The Sun Always Shines on TV" at the Oslo Spektrum in February 2018.
Timeline
Line-ups PeriodMembersReleases1982 – 1985 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, drum programing, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass programming, backing vocals Hunting High and Low (1985)1985 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass programming, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Lindsey Elliot – drums "Take On Me" (1985) music video1986 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass programming, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Gina Schock – drums US TV appearances on American Bandstand, Soul Train and Solid Gold.1986 – 1987 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, drum programming, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass and drum programming, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Dag Kolsrud – keyboards Leif Karsten Johansen – bass, backing vocals Mike Sturgis – drums Scoundrel Days (1986)1988 – 1989 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar – guitar, bass and drum programming, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, bass and drum programming, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Ian Wherry – keyboards Randy Hope-Taylor – bass Matthew Letley – drums Rafael Gayol – percussion Stay on These Roads (1988)1990 – 1991 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals, bass and piano Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Jørun Bøgeberg – bass, backing vocals Per Hillestad – drums East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990)1991 – 1994 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, drum programming, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Jørun Bøgeberg – bass, backing vocals Per Hillestad – drums Sigurd Køhn – saxophone Memorial Beach (1993)Band on hiatus from 1994 – 19981998 – 2000 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Sven Lindvall – bass Per Lindvall – drums Minor Earth Major Sky (2000)2000 – 2002 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Sven Lindvall – bass Per Lindvall – drums Christer Karlsson – keyboards, backing vocals Anneli Drecker – backing vocals Live at Vallhall: Homecoming (2001) Lifelines (2002) How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head (2003)2002 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Christer Karlsson – keyboards, backing vocals Sven Lindvall – bass Per Lindvall – drums May Kristin Kaspersen – backing vocals2002 – 2007 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, keyboards , backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, piano, guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Christer Karlsson – keyboards, backing vocals Sven Lindvall – bass Per Lindvall – drums Analogue (2005)2008 Magen Furuholmen – vocals, keyboards, guitar Karl Oluf Wennerberg – drums Dan Sunhordvik – guitar, backing vocals – bass, backing vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – vocals, guitar Lauren Savoy – guitar, vocals Frode Unneland – drums, backing vocals Jørun Bøgeberg – bass Preben Grieg-Halvorsen – keyboards Hågen Rørmark – guitar, backing vocals Erin Hill – harp, backing vocals Morten Harket – vocals Per Lindvall – drums Kjetil Bjerkestrand – keyboards Eivind Aarset – guitar Jonny Sjo – bass2009 – 2010, 2011 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Erik Ljunggren – keyboards, programming, bass, backing vocals Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums Foot of the Mountain (2009) Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert (2011)2015 – 2016 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Erik Ljunggren – keyboards , backing vocals Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums Even Ormestad – bass Cast in Steel (2015)2017 – 2018 Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, piano, guitar, backing vocals, flute
Additional personnel
Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums, percussion Even Ormestad – bass Lars Horntveth – guitars, woodwind Morten Qvenild – piano, keyboards Madeleine Ossum – violin, backing vocals Emilie Heldal Lidsheim – viola, backing vocals Tove Margrethe Erikstad – cello, backing vocals MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice (2018)2019 – present Morten Harket – vocals Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards Magne Furuholmen – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Karl-Oluf Wennerberg – drums, percussion Even Ormestad – bass Erik Ljunggren – keyboards , programming, backing vocals True North (2022)
Live performance / studio session with Orchestras
ImageNameYears activelive performance / studio sessionRelease contributionsHollywood Bowl Orchestra2022Live performanceLive concert at the Hollywood BowlNorwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra2022Studio / Live sessionFeatured on the album True NorthMacedonian Radio Symphony Orchestra2015Studio sessionFeatured on the album Cold As StoneNorwegian Radio Orchestra2011Live performanceMemorial serviceOslo Philharmonic Orchestra2010Live performanceOnly one show at the Royal Albert Hall in London and one show at Oslo Konserthus in OsloNorwegian Radio Orchestra1998, 2001 and 2015Live performanceNobel Peace Price concertOslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Norwegian Radio Orchestra2001Studio sessionUsed on recordings on the A-ha album Minor Earth Major SkyLondon Philharmonic Orchestra1986Studio sessionOn the recording of the music video version of the song Hunting High and Low from the studio album of the same name
References
External links
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