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Pal Waaktaar
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born Pål Gamst, 6 September 1961) is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. Waaktaar-Savoy is best known for his work as the main songwriter and guitarist in the Norwegian pop band A-ha, which has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. He has written or co-written most of the band's biggest hits, including " The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", "Hunting High and Low", "Take On Me", the 1987 James Bond theme "The Living Daylights" and the ballad "Summer Moved On". In addition, Waaktaar-Savoy is also a painter. Waaktaar-Savoy was named Knights First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success. Music career Bridges Pål Waaktaar, as he was then known, was lead singer, guitarist and songwriter in the Norwegian rock band Bridges, along with keyboardist Magne Furuholmen (with whom he later formed A-ha with singer Morten Harket), drummers Erik Hagelien and Øystein Jevanord, and bassist Viggo Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonsenhagen
Tonsenhagen is a neighborhood in the borough of Bjerke in northeast Oslo, Norway. Built in the 1950s, it was one of the early new suburbs within Oslo. The neighborhood is situated on a hillside overlooking Oslo and the Grorud Valley, surrounded by forest and near the ski resort of Grefsenkollen. There is a local school, for which the first headmaster was Rolf Ridar, and the Norwegian children's play and book writer Ingebrigt Davik was once a teacher there. Street names The main road through the area is named after the first female member of parliament, Anna Rogstad, who was also a teacher and an early Norwegian suffragette. The uppermost road on the hill (with three yellow blocks of flats) was named after the first female professor of Oslo University in 1912, Kristine Bonnevie, whilst another main road was named after the teacher and feminist Ragna Nielsen Ragna Vilhelmine Nielsen (née Ullmann) (17 July 1845 – 29 September 1924) was a Norwegian pedagogue, school he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unreleased album by Charli XCX * "14" (song), 2007, from ''Courage'' by Paula Cole Other uses * ''Fourteen'' (film), a 2019 American film directed by Dan Sallitt * ''Fourteen'' (play), a 1919 play by Alice Gerstenberg * ''Fourteen'' (manga), a 1990 manga series by Kazuo Umezu * ''14'' (novel), a 2013 science fiction novel by Peter Clines * ''The 14'', a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings * Fourteen, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Lot Fourteen, redevelopment site in Adelaide, South Australia, previously occupied by the Royal Adelaide Hospital * "The Fourteen", a nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 3 * Fourteen Words, a phrase used by white supremacists and Nazis See also * 1/4 (other) * Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born Pål Gamst, 6 September 1961) is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. Waaktaar-Savoy is best known for his work as the main songwriter and guitarist in the Norwegian pop band A-ha, which has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. He has written or co-written most of the band's biggest hits, including " The Sun Always Shines on T.V.", "Hunting High and Low", "Take On Me", the 1987 James Bond theme "The Living Daylights" and the ballad " Summer Moved On". In addition, Waaktaar-Savoy is also a painter. Waaktaar-Savoy was named Knights First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success. Music career Bridges Pål Waaktaar, as he was then known, was lead singer, guitarist and songwriter in the Norwegian rock band Bridges, along with keyboardist Magne Furuholmen (with whom he later formed A-ha with singer Morten Harket), drummers Erik Hagelien and Øystein Jevanord, and bassist Viggo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cast In Steel
''Cast in Steel'' is the tenth studio album by Norwegian band A-ha. The album was released on 4 September 2015 by We Love Music and Polydor. It is their first studio album since ''Foot of the Mountain'' (2009), following their second reunion in early 2015. ''Cast in Steel'' is the first a-ha album to use the original band logo since ''Memorial Beach'' from 1993, and the first album to be produced by Alan Tarney since ''Stay on These Roads'' (1988). Background and recording Following the release of their ninth studio album, ''Foot of the Mountain'', a-ha announced that they would retire as a band. In 2015, however, the band announced that they would re-unite for a two-year period and release ''Cast in Steel'', followed by a world tour to promote the album. ''Cast in Steel'' was released on 4 September 2015, shortly before a-ha performed in Brazil at Rock in Rio on 27 September for the festival's 30th anniversary. Initially Pål Waaktaar-Savoy and Morten Harket began recording the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foot Of The Mountain
''Foot of the Mountain'' is the ninth studio album by the Norwegian pop rock band A-ha. It was released on 19 June 2009 and reached No. 1 on the Media Control Charts, German Albums Chart and No. 2 on the VG-lista, Norwegian Albums Chart. In its first week in the UK, the album debuted at No. 5, the group's highest chart placing in that country since ''Stay on These Roads'' in 1988. The overall sound of the record marks a return to the synth-pop style the band became famous for in the mid-1980s. Keyboardist Magne Furuholmen describes the album thus: "It's an album that incorporates the key elements that first defined the band: soaring vocals, synth hooks, yearning lyrics and melodic melancholia." ''Foot of the Mountain'' was A-ha's last full-length album before t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Analogue (album)
''Analogue'' is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian band A-ha, released in 2005. It is a-ha's first album on Polydor Records (Universal), having previously been signed to Warner Music. Four singles were also released from this record. The album's second single, " Analogue (All I Want)" became the group's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart since " Stay on These Roads" (1988). The album reached No. 24 in the UK and got silver certification there. Background and recording The song "Analogue (All I Want)" was originally a song called "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)", which (like the rest of the album) was produced by Martin Terefe and mixed by Flood. Max Martin was then brought in to turn "Minor Key Sonata (Analogue)" into a more radio-friendly song, with a less surreal lyric and catchier chorus. The song was then re-written as "Analogue (All I Want)" and re-recorded, and is the only track on the album not produced by Terefe. Upon its release as a single, it became the band's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head
''How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head'' is a live album by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 25 March 2003 by WEA Records. Track listing #" Forever Not Yours" (Morten Harket, Ole Sverre-Olsen, Magne Furuholmen) – 4:33 #"Minor Earth Major Sky" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen) – 5:41 #"Manhattan Skyline" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen) – 5:50 #" I've Been Losing You" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 4:09 #"Crying in the Rain" (Howard Greenfield, Carole King) – 4:56 #" The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 5:51 #" Did Anyone Approach You?" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 4:53 #"The Swing of Things" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 5:27 #"Lifelines" (Magne Furuholmen) – 4:37 #"Stay on These Roads" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket) – 3:34 #"Hunting High and Low" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 5:54 #"Take On Me" (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket) – 5:42 #"The Living Daylights" (John Barry, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) – 7:32 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobel Peace Prize Concert
The Nobel Peace Prize Concert (Norwegian and Swedish: '')'' has been held annually since 1994 on 11 December, to honour the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The award ceremony on 10 December takes place in Oslo City Hall, while the concert has been held at Oslo Spektrum, with the attendance of the laureate and other prominent guests. The Concert is broadcast to a global audience and reaches up to 350 million households in 100 countries. In 2015 a new distributor was announced and after 20 years at Oslo Spektrum, a change of concert venue was announced. The much larger Telenor Arena. The international entertainment giant IMG lost the job in obtaining sponsors and distribute it. Instead the concert will be produced by the Norwegian event agency Gyro in cooperation with the television production department to Norwegian Warner Bros, the former Eyeworks. The concert features performers from a wide range of musical genres, the exception being the year of 1995, when a classical concert was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Unplugged – Summer Solstice
''MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice'' is a live album by the Norwegian band a-ha, released on 6 October 2017 as part of the ''MTV Unplugged'' series. It was recorded live at the Harbour Hall at Ocean Sound Recordings in Giske, Norway, on 22 and 23 June 2017. Commercial performance The album debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart with 6,982 units sold in its first week, becoming A-ha's seventh top-10 album in the United Kingdom. Track listing All tracks are produced by Lars Horntveth, except "Take On Me" produced by A-ha and Martin Terefe. Notes * "Sox of the Fox" was originally recorded as "The Vacant" on the 1980 album '' Fakkeltog'' by the band Bridges (previous band of Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen and for whom the former was its lead singer at the time). * "Killing Moon" is originally from Echo & the Bunnymen's album ''Ocean Rain'' (1984). Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice''. A-ha * Morten Harket – vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Unplugged No. 2.0''. Since 2009, ''MTV Unplugged'' specials have aired occasionally, sometimes online only. Episodes and specials have tended to showcase one artist or group, playing a combination of their hit songs and covers. Many of the artists who appeared on the show in the 1990s released their ''Unplugged'' session as an album, and some of these albums were commercial and critical hits. Eric Clapton's ''Unplugged (Eric Clapton album), Unplugged'' (1992) sold 26 million copies worldwide and became the best-selling live album of all time. Other ''Unplugged'' albums that went platinum include Mariah Carey's ''MTV Unplugged (Mariah Carey EP), MTV Unplugged'' (1992), Rod Stewart's ''Unplugged...and Seated'' (1993), 10,000 Maniacs' ''MTV Unp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LP Record
The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it remained the standard format for record albums (during a period in popular music known as the album era) until its gradual replacement from the 1980s to the early 2000s, first by cassettes, then by compact discs, and finally by digital music distribution. Beginning in the late 2000s, the LP has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Format advantages At the time the LP was introduced, nearly all phonograph records for home use were made of an abrasive shellac compound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
