[a-ha] (the name is typically written in all lower case) is a synthpop/rock{1} band from Norway, formed in 1982. The group initially rose to fame during the 1980s and has had continued global success in the 1990s and 2000s. The band is the best selling Norwegian music artist in that country's history.

[a-ha] achieved its biggest success with their debut album [Hunting High and Low] and the single "Take on Me," in 1985. [Hunting High and Low] peaked at number 15 on the [Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart] and "Take on Me" became an international #1 single, earning the band a [Grammy Award] nomination as [Best New Artist.] (They have not been nominated since. Causing those not knowing of [a-ha]'s success in the rest of the world to call them a "One-Hit Wonder.) [Hunting High and Low] was one of the best-selling albums of 1986.

In 1994, the band went on a hiatus, and that same year [a-ha] reached sales of 26 million albums sold world.....MORE.....(full a-ha biography) ←