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As the vocalist for a-ha, Morten Harket was considered as just another '80s MTV pretty boy. Born in 
Kongsberg, Norway, on September 14, 1959, Harket learned how to play piano at the age of four; raised
on classical music, Harket was oblivious to rock and pop artists until he was 16. Harket originally wanted
to become a priest; however, when he joined the rock group Bridges, he had to quit his theological 
studies to find time for his band. In 1983, Harket formed a-ha with Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, 
harmonica, vocals) and Paal Waaktaar (bass, guitar, piano, vocals). When a-ha released the video for 
"Take On Me" in America in 1985, critics tossed darts at Harket's pin-up looks, dismissing him as a 
Simon Le Bon clone. However, a-ha's debut album Hunting High and Low was much more diverse than 
"Take On Me" suggested, and Harket spilled his pain with a high-pitched falsetto over a bed of acoustic 
guitars and electronics long before Thom Yorke of Radiohead reaped awards and platinum albums for 
doing it. Harket's stunning vocals finally acquired critical acclaim with a-ha's second album, Scoundrel 
Days, in 1986. In 1987, Harket's voice could be heard in the James Bond adventure The Living Daylights; 
a-ha peformed the film's theme song. In addition to his work with a-ha, Harket has recorded three solo 
albums, Poetenes Evangelium, Wild Seed, and Vogts Villa. In 2000, Harket's haunting vocal work on 
a-ha's Minor Earth Major Sky mesmerized critics, drawing comparisons to Neil Young, the Verve, and 
R.E.M.

1993 - Poetenes Evangelium
1995 - Wild Seed
1996 - Vogts Villa
2008 - Letter From Egypt
2012 - Out Of My Hands
2014 - Brother