A-ha Breaking Up After Three Decades Together

By PopEater Staff Posted Apr 29th 2010 06:55AM

A-ha are ending their 30-year run.

The '80s band, who gave us the memorable video for their greatest hit 'Take on Me,' have decided to call it quits, EOnline.com reports.

Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy will tour one last time together this year, but it will be their last.

Although they only had one hit stateside, the trio -- who released nine studio albums -- were huge outside of America. Watch 'Take on Me'

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Thursday 29 April

By Ronda

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Research please! They broke up in 1996!

By vinnie

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how is that when Foot of the mountain was released in 2009? Perhaps your facts are not accurate.

Friday 30 April

By rdora30

They broke up in 1996! Shoo I thought it was 1986! Boy this group sang the song title "Take on me" and really took it to the next level because they got money off of it for the past 30 yrs! Bless them

By joe

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Oh-no!

By James

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Actually, they had a second American hit. "The Sun Always Shines on TV" peaked at #20 in 1985 -- and the 8:25 Extended Version is still a slammin' dance track.

By huntingHighandLow

I love love LOVE that song, especially the synths. Sure would like to hear that 8 minute version.

By kevin

A-who?

By John

Who cares?

By richard

you kidding?...this is the greatest band & blows away the garbage on US Radio & I am from NY. their albums are all amazing

By Susan

Whether you care or not, you have to admit that was one fantastic video....the fact that it was from the time that music videos were still in their infancy is even more amazing. I have always loved that song, and that video, so I guess you can say that I CARE!!!!!!

Sunday 02 May

By DARREN

DAMN! THIS SUCKS..I LOVE A-HA..THEY BOOMED WHEN MTV CAME OUT BACK 1AUG1981..THERE LP HUNTING HIGH N LOW WAS A MAJOR HIT.. IM SORRY 2 C THEM GO.. I GUESS THERE DOING A "SCORPIONS" NOW ALSO...GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE...
UR FANS FROM FT LAUDERDALE FL

By cyndi

You got that right!!! He's still hot. And they're still good, although they've only been huge overseas. I've always considered myself a fan. Oh well...30 years is a good long time, anyway. Sigh.

By mallster

I'm taking my sister to see them in LA in two weeks for her birthday. it'll be kind of like being 16 again hehe!

By Weeble Wobble

I'd have to agree with Grand Mariner, and a few others when they post "I didn't know they were still together." Unless you live and breathe the music scene in Europe, you would never know that many of the acts from the 80's are still playing, touring, and releasing albums(CD's), and in many areas are still nearly as popular as they were when 'Take On Me' was initially released. Even Rick Astley is still famous over in England, and he hasn't had a big hit in the U.S. since the late 80's. This country discards singers/performers as soon as the 'sheen' wears off.

By MandiP

Weeble, not only does America do that to UK/Europe singers and bands, they do even much worse to the ones that orginated there.

By leon

How you talk? Look at Mickey Jackson? The public is still keeping him alive and I am not sure if they ever did put him underground. Is he still on tour?

By tmk

the fact that you had their name in the same dialogue as the rolling stone is insane!!this band was popular for a couple years in the eighties.but any idea that they would be relevant in todays conversation is a joke.that is like putting new kids on the block in the same dialogue as the beatles.

By Me

Yeah; me too! I was only aware of the one song!

By mike b

I remember this band and although I did not know, if they could play together for that long and sustain themselves financially. hats off to them all , as a group and as individuals.

biggest band from Norway & a great solo artists...yeah, they are financially set

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